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

Table 3

Initial costs of the two design alternatives for the girders.

Cost item	Cost in alternative 1 (€)	Cost in alternative 2 (€)
Construction	4.673.660	3.331.431
Safety burdens	349.548	337.046
Terrain purchase	83.182	83.182
Testing	140.209	99.942
Design	327.156	233.200
Total initial cost	5.573.755	4.084.801