Sachidanand Joshi and Vaibhav Dange

Sachidanand Joshi is a familiar name in the international bridge management fraternity. He is a staunch advocate of First Repair Worst Defect, and prevention of distress in management of engineering structures. His four decades of professional experience and passion for research led to the evolution of the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS). To date, he continues his research to integrate multi-dimensional technologies with the IBMS/UBMS platforms. Many of his technical papers, articles and documents have been presented at international and national conferences and seminars. With an MBA degree under his belt, Vaibhav Dange devoted his knowledge in management to implementing processes in ensuring speedy redressal of issues in all spheres of activity. From 2014 to 2019, he was the Private Secretary to the Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, and was very closely associated with all development works related to the national highways. During this tenure, he got involved in the IBMS project, and his deep knowledge and insight resulted in many innovations within the IBMS. He is associated with various infrastructure projects undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He actively publishes his experiences.