Economic Evaluation of a New Type of Reinforced Concrete Structure with Fabricated Concrete Tubular Columns

Abstract:

A new type of reinforced concrete (RC) structure termed concrete filled fabricated concrete tubular (CFFCT) was economically evaluated. Construction schedule time and construction cost of CFFCT and RC columns were analyzed both in case studies of building structure and bridge structure. A comparative analysis was done on two types of columns by studying on single column and present value of total construction cost. The results show that use of CFFCT shortens the construction schedule time and lowers the total construction cost. The investigation of the multistory building shows that using CFFCT results in an average of 2.31% savings on total project cost, an average of 28.67% savings on total column costs, 25.12% savings on total project time period, and 45.22% savings on columns construction time period. And the investigation of the bridge shows that using CFFCT results in an average of 3.27% savings on total project cost, an average of 46.87% savings on total column costs, 15.68% savings on total project time period, and 29.90% savings on columns construction time period.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 671-674)
• Pages: 2999-3002
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.671-674.2999
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Hong Yan Ding, Xi Chen, Pu Yang Zhang, Chao He
• Keywords: Concrete Filled Fabricated Concrete Tubular (CFFCT), Cost Analysis, Economic Evaluation, Reinforced Concrete Column

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