Cost at Element Level
Publication: Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 8, Issue 4
Abstract
Pontis is a bridge management system that performs a network level analysis suggesting specific bridge repair/retrofit projects for projected deterioration and budgets. However, Pontis is not a project level analysis that specifies the design or process of constructing a repair/new build. The Pontis cost associated with the suggested repair/retrofit is not designed to represent the specific real-life cost of a suggested repair/retrofit. This paper documents research in parametric cost engineering to provide a comprehensive approach for a total project cost evaluation. A review of the treatment of structural elements from the bridge cost component of the Parametric Cost Engineering System is provided herein and compared with the methodology of Pontis. The writers recommend that the methodology of Pontis for a network level analysis be augmented by a project level analysis utilizing parametric cost engineering to evaluate the repair/new build cost of bridge treatments. The writers’ parametric recommendation is described herein.
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Journal of Infrastructure Systems
Volume 8 • Issue 4 • December 2002
Pages: 115 - 121
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 12, 2000
Accepted: Jun 27, 2002
Published online: Nov 15, 2002
Published in print: Dec 2002
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