Development of Optimal Strategies for Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Replacement of Highway Bridges, Final Report. Volume 4. Cost Analysis. Executive Summary (Revised)

摘要

The volume is the fourth of a six-volume final report and it presents analyses conducted to develop appropriate cost and timing estimates for various bridge related activities. A computer program was then written so that a life cycle cost analysis can be undertaken to select bridge improvement activities. The titles of all six volumes are listed below: Vol. 1. Elements of Indiana Bridge Management System (IBMS); Vol. 2. A System for Bridge Structural Condition Assessment; Vol. 3. Bridge Traffic Safety Evaluation; Vol. 4. Cost Analysis; Vol. 5. Priority Ranking Method; and Vol. 6. Bridge Performance and Optimization.