Simulation as a tool for life cycle cost analysis

Khaled Shahata; Tarek Zayed

doi:10.1109/WSC.2008.4736359

Simulation as a tool for life cycle cost analysis

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Abstract

Life cycle cost is an essential approach to decide on alternative rehabilitation strategies for infrastructure systems. Monte Carlo simulation approach is used to develop a stochastic life cycle cost (SLCC) model and methodology in order to compare different rehabilitation scenarios/ alternatives for infrastructures, such as water mains. The presented research in this paper identifies several rehabilitation methods for water mains, which are classified into three main categories: repair, renovation, and replacement. The developed model helps academics and practitioners (e.g. municipal engineers) to predict the suitable new installation and/or rehabilitation programs as well as their corresponding costs, thereby, to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2008
Pages	2497-2503
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2008.4736359
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	2008 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2008 - Miami, FL, United States Duration: 7 Dec 2008 → 10 Dec 2008

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Conference	2008 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miami, FL
Period	7/12/08 → 10/12/08

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Software
Modelling and Simulation
Computer Science Applications

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