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The application of charts developed for RC beam and slab construction (Chapter 3), flat/waffle slab constructions (Chapter 4) and prestressed beam and RC slab construction (Chapter 5) has been demonstrated for (a) comparative cost estimation to assess the effect of various design parameters, (b) approximate structural cost estimation of an overall project given its design features, (c) checking the estimates for structural works, (d) calculation of quantity index for structural works and (e) various other building economics studies. For clarity, problems have been defined and, using the charts/ statistical relationships, solutions to these problems obtained are shown. The applications given are merely illustrative although the charts developed are capable of generating valuable and voluminous quantity/cost information about the effects of various design parameters for each of the structural elements.
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© 1994 Surinder Singh
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Singh, S. (1994). Applications. 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_6
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