Life Cycle Cost Analysis Central Atlantic Bridge Associates生命周期成本分析环太平洋大桥联营公司.pptVIP

Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Bridges In Search of Better Investment and Engineering Decisions What is Life Cycle Cost? An economic analysis procedure that uses engineering inputs Compares competing alternatives considering all significant costs Expresses results in equivalent dollars (present worth) Cost Considerations Present Worth Analysis Discounts all future costs and benefits to the present: t=n PW = FC + ? pwf [MC+IC+FRC+UC] + pwf [S] t=0 First (Initial) Cost Initial cost of structure Incentive/disincentive payments should not be included since they would reflect user