As the need for renovating and repairing structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges is increased, employing innovative methods... Show moreAs the need for renovating and repairing structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges is increased, employing innovative methods which can lead to shorter construction time, better quality, longer durability, and less life-cycle costs become more popular in transportation agencies.Developing a model that has the capability of estimating the total construction cost of ABC projects and compare them with conventional methods costs [without using these methods] will help decision-makers at DOTs in understanding and assessing the benefits and costs of ABC methods at the planning phase of a project and in return, will lead to the elaboration in the use of ABC methods versus the conventional ones. But this decision making process is complicated since the number of executed ABC projects, especially those which done by SIBC and SPMT [two superstructure replacement method] is limited and as a result; there is a lack of historical knowledge to estimate the associated cost of these methods in future projects.
Factors affecting this process include but are not limited to: construction costs, user costs, quality of work, impact on traffic, the safety of road users and construction workers, and the impact on surrounding communities and businesses.
The main aim of this study is to make a model to estimate additional costs of using SIBC and SPMT methods and the saving in user costs. Show less
