ASSESSMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE BENEFIT-COST OF COMPOSITES IN CONSTRUCTION

To date, composite materials have found only moderate acceptance in the construction industry. This has been due primarily to technical and economic barriers such as limited information on life-cycle costs and anticipated performance and benefits. To enhance the application of composites in construction, it is important to develop a model that allows life-cycle benefit-cost assessment based on limited available information. This paper presents such a life-cycle benefit-cost model for composites in construction that does not require monetary quantification of benefits for comparison of alternative materials. The model is explained through an example application for highway bridge column rehabilitation. The example considers composite column wraps vs. conventional steel jackets to illustrate the application of the model.

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American Society of Civil Engineers

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Authors:
- Hastak, M
- Halpin, D W
Publication Date: 2000-8

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 103-111
Serial:
- Journal of Composites for Construction
- Volume: 4
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 1090-0268
- EISSN: 1943-5614
- Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jccof2

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Bridge engineering; Columns; Composite construction; Composite materials; Composite structures; Highway bridges; Highway transportation; Rehabilitation (Maintenance); Structural design; Structural engineering; Structural supports
Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00797589
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Aug 3 2000 12:00AM