Development an Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Cost of R/C Building by Using Life-Cycle Cost Function: Case Study of Mexico City

Table 5

Input vector of the second ANN model.

Input parameter	Units	Input parameter	Units
Number of bays X direction		b	cm
Number of bays Y direction		h	cm
STory levels		Ase	cm^2
Bays spacing X		Ase'	cm^2
Bays spacing Y		Asm	cm^2
Dead load design factor		Asm'	cm^2
Live load design factor		se	cm
Seismic load design factor		sm	cm
b	cm	b	cm
h	cm	h	cm
Ase	cm^2	As	cm^2
Ase'	cm^2	s	cm
Asm	cm^2	b	cm
Asm'	cm^2	h	cm
se	cm	As	cm^2
sm	cm	s	cm
b	cm	b	cm
h	cm	h	cm
Ase	cm^2	As	cm^2
Ase'	cm^2	s	cm
Asm	cm^2
Asm'	cm^2
se	cm
sm	cm