Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials
|
Buy Now
Life Cycle Costing for Construction (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,461
Discovery Miles 14 610
|
|
Life Cycle Costing for Construction (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
The construction industry is becoming increasingly aware of the
need to adopt a holistic approach to the design, building, and
disposal of structures. With 60 per cent of the total construction
budget in most developed countries being spent on repair and
maintenance, there is an obvious need to design for reliability and
durability, with more carefully planned maintenance and repair
schedules. One important facet is to look at how costs are
distributed and spent during the lifetime of a structure: an
approach known as life cycle costing, which has the ultimate aim of
minimising total lifetime expenditure. As an example, choosing an
inexpensive coating for steelwork may require maintenance every
three years, whereas a coating which is more expensive may require
repairing only once per decade. It is a question of balance -
taking the lifetime costs of the structure into consideration. This
new book provides an insight into how whole life costing is
affecting our approach to designing, building, maintaining and
disposing of structures. The book is written for consulting
engineers in the fields of civil and structural engineering,
building designers, architects, quantity surveyors, refurbishing
specialists, as well as practising civil and structural engineers
engaged in planning, design, construction, repair and refurbishment
of structures.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.