Whole life cost analysis in concrete bridge tender evaluation

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-18

  Arya, C ^a   Vassie, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridges; Economics finance; Tendering

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTRACTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ECONOMICS & FINANCE; LIFE COSTS; STRAIGHT-FORWARD MODEL; TENDERING;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 27344448498     PISSN: 14784637     EISSN: 17517664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/bren.2004.157.1.9     Document Type: Article

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