Construction Cost Engineering Handbook

✍ Scribed by Anghel Patrascu (Author)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 1988
• Leaves: 512
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explains the basic and advanced aspects of engineering economics, cost estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and planning and scheduling. It is intended for engineers, architects, and managers involved in or planning to be involved in engineering and construction projects.

✦ Table of Contents

Part I: Project Economics 1. Project Economics 2. The Life of a Project 3. Project Organization 4. Integrated Cost Engineering Part II: Construction Cost Engineering 5. Estimate Checklist 6. Types of Estimates and Estimating Methods 7. The Detailed or Definitive Estimate 8. Contingency, Allowances, and Escalation Part III: Cost Control and Forecasting 9. Implementing a Cost-Control System 10. Budgets 11. Cost Control 12. Cost Forecasting Part IV: Planning and Scheduling 13. Planning and Scheduling 14. The Bar Chart 15. The Critical Path Method 16. Project Evaluation and Review Technique and the Precedence-Diagram Method 17. Schedule Development 18. Resource Allocation 19. Time Control 20. Progress Reports Part V: Data Bank 21. Data Development 22. Storage and Retrieval of Data 23. Lessons to be Learned Part VI: The Future of Cost Engineering 24. Computer Applications 25. Teaching Cost Engineering

✦ Subjects

Built Environment;Building and Construction;Construction Economics;Engineering & Technology;Engineering Management