TUNNEL COST MODEL

The Tunnel Cost Model, developed at MIT's Department of Civil Engineering, follows in concept the current estimating practices of contractors, owners, and designers. It is able to treat explicitly many of the major uncertainties of tunnel construction, and its speed and level of detail make it ideal for evaluating alternatives in tunnel site location or method of construction. Because it can operate at several levels of detail, the Tunnel Cost Model adapts readily to the diverse needs of contractors, owners, construction managers, and engineers. This brochure highlights the main features of the model.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139

  National Science Foundation

  Research Applied to National Needs
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction management; Construction projects; Contractors; Cost engineering; Cost estimating; Costs; Designers; Estimates; Estimating; Excavation and tunneling; Geological surveying; Mathematical models; Scheduling; Tunneling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137155
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NSF/RA/T-75/046
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM