Research Article

First-Time Application of Underwater Live Concrete for Economic Retrofitting of Damaged Bridge Piers in Bangladesh

Table 3

Cost analysis of underwater concreting method.

Arial Kha Bridge
Pile surface repairing cost at Pier 7
Si. no.ItemUnitAmount

1Direct cost
 a.Material cost
  1MASTERFLOW 870Bag50.00
  2CementBag450.00
  3Coarse sandcft714.00
  4Stonet67.00
  510 mm rebart2.50
  66 mm rebart1.00
  7Admixturekg900.00
  8Grouting cementkg700.00
 b.Equipment cost
  1Concrete mixer mMachineNos1.00
  2BoatNos4.00
  3GeneratorNos3.00
  4Formworkkg3360.00
  5Fuel for the equipmentLiter750.00
  6Other related equipmentNos
 c.Manpower
  1Chinese technical personPerson2.00
  2EngineerPerson2.00
  3Water diverPerson7.00
  4Skilled laborPerson6.00
  5Unskilled laborPerson10.00
  6Subtotal (a + b + c)7,029.50
2Overhead cost4,381,976.00
Total (1 + 2)4,389,005.50