Research Article

An Automated Procedure for Assessing Local Reliability Index and Life-Cycle Cost of Alternative Girder Bridge Design Solutions

Table 2

Initial costs of the two design alternatives for the deck.

Cost itemCost in alternative 1 ()Cost in alternative 2 ()

Construction695.5091.011.634
Safety burdens52.017102.348
Terrain purchase12.37812.378
Testing20.86530.349
Design48.68570.814
Total initial cost 829.4541.227.523