Abstract
Research relating to structural design economics either uses records of past completed projects or is based on first principles by analysis, design and computation of quantities. Studies carried out using the former approach indicate that, in similar structural schemes and with specific values of design variables substantial variation in the quantities of constituents exists and thus a rational comparison of structural costs cannot be made. In contrast, the results of studies based on first principles indicate more scientific trends. Further, limited research work has been carried out in the past, both nationally and internationally, on aspects of structural design economics; the scientific investigations described in Chapters 3 to 5 of this book have never previously been reported.
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Singh, S. (1994). Review of Previous Work. In: Cost Estimation of Structures in Commercial Buildings. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13030-6_2
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