Rural roads represent an important part of the economy in the Great Plains and Midwest of the United States. As oil exploration in North Dakota increases, the number of vehicles travelling on these roads is also increasing, resulting in significant n...
Growing demand for road infrastructures and accompanying environmental footprint calls for the replacement of pavement materials with recycled options. The complexities in real-world usability are dependent upon project-specific characteristics and a...
Assessing risk in life-cycle cost and benefit estimates of highway investments is recommended by major organizations such as the World Bank and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This challenging task needs methodological support. Mutually excl...
This study aims to evaluate the economy of a steel bridge deck pavement scheme (SBDPS) using a comprehensive life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis approach. The SBDPS are divided into the “epoxy asphalt concrete system” (EA system) and “Gussasphalt concrete...
Airports play a critical role in transporting goods and passengers and supporting the growth of the world economy. Airports spend huge sums annually to maintain and improve pavement functions by expanding the runways, taxiways, and aprons, and perfor...
The escalating financial burden of deteriorating civil infrastructure worldwide necessitates a shift from conventional repair methods towards more durable and economically efficient long-term solutions. This paper presents a comprehensive techno-econ...
Airport pavements deteriorate with age due to the impacts of environmental factors and air traffic. There is a dearth of studies on the scheduling of airport pavement maintenance and the importance of assessing the different scheduling strategies usi...
Cities are concentrations of economic, social, and technical assets, which are fundamental to addressing climate change challenges. Renewable energy sources are growing fast in cities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in response to these challeng...
Within the context of the large-scale application of industrial robots, methods of analyzing the life-cycle cost (LCC) of industrial robot production have shown considerable developments, but there remains a lack of methods that allow for the examina...
The present paper deals with the Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) of an offshore renewable energy farm that is currently a topic of interest for operators and investors. The LCC analysis refers to the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) considering all the phases of...
In capital-intensive industries, physical assets and maintenance activities play a relevant and strategic role in terms of providing operational continuity and business sustainability. As a result, maintenance support structures are highly complex an...
The preventive maintenance (PM) of asphalt pavements reduces life-cycle costs and minimizes resource consumption compared with reactive rehabilitation, yet its cost-effectiveness is highly sensitive to application timing. This study develops a data-d...
The wastewater conveyance systems in the United States are facing severe structural challenges, with the nation’s overall wastewater infrastructure receiving a critically low grade of D- from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Inno...
Solar energy systems have increasingly replaced conventional energy systems, driving global efforts to combat climate change and promote sustainability. This study conducts a comprehensive life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) of photovoltaic (PV) modules,...
To meet the United Nation’s sustainable development energy goal, the Korean Ministry of Commerce announced they would increase renewable energy generation to 5.3% by 2029. These energy sources are often produced in small-scale power plants loca...
Turbofan engine performance is critically sensitive to operating conditions, yet comprehensive frameworks that simultaneously assess exergo-economic, exergo-environmental, and lifecycle cost performance across realistic flight envelopes remain limite...
In response to the growing need for efficient and sustainable energy systems, phase shifters are pivotal in enhancing the flexibility and reliability of power grids while facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources. This paper conducts a...
Sustainability has gained as much importance as management in business. Sustainable pavement development as a business practice should involve making evaluations according to the triple bottom line in the pavement life-cycle. Despite the current appr...
The transformer is a fundamental piece of equipment for power grids. The analysis and optimization of their life-cycle costs are of great importance to reinforce the economic efficiency of electrical networks. This paper constructs a comprehensive tr...
As is widely known, the construction industry is one of the sectors with a large contribution to global carbon emissions. Despite numerous efforts in the construction industry to develop low-carbon materials, there is a limited number of studies quan...
The increasing penetration of renewable energy has created an urgent need for economically competitive large-scale energy storage technologies. Conventional economic evaluations mainly focus on lifecycle costs while neglecting market participation, r...
The deployment of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a strategic response to the urgent need for advanced building materials, particularly for the repair and enhancement of aging infrastructure. Highway bridges, which are constantly subjected...
In recent decades, the construction industry in China has experienced significant growth, leading to substantial consumption of non-renewable natural resources and a large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW). As a result, the effective...
This research aims to contribute to the international desires of greenhouse gas mitigation through a study on the optimization of 100 MW off-gas power plants’ subcritical steam cycle, operating in conjunction with steel plants. The performance...
Vertical greenery systems (VGS), including vertical gardens (VG) and green façades (GF), are increasingly promoted as nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development. Despite their environmental benefits, economic evaluation remains f...
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Localized corrosion at weathering-steel girder ends near the bearings and deck joints can necessitate recurring maintenance and premature replacement. However, span-dependent comparisons of localized protection strategies under treatment-quantity, se...
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence workloads has triggered unprecedented data center construction, yet environmental assessment remains focused on operational energy efficiency. This paper introduces DC-WLC3O, a framework that simultaneo...
A consistent computational framework is presented that integrates Markov chain modeling, decision optimization, and cost–benefit analysis for the life-cycle management of engineering assets. The approach combines deterioration modeling with a c...
This study evaluates the economic feasibility of retrofitting split-type air-conditioning systems in a university administrative building in a hot-humid tropical climate in Colombia, addressing the need for cost-effective energy-efficiency strategies...
This study investigates how traditional costing methods hinder the development of modular product architectures. A structured literature review identifies the gap between Management Accounting (MA) and Innovation and Operations Management (IOM), reve...
Ammonia is a promising carbon-free energy carrier for decarbonizing existing fossil fuel power plants. However, its economic viability and life-cycle environmental performance remain uncertain across different power generation technologies. This stud...
This study discusses the issue of disposable and reusable medical devices in the context of the circular economy. Its objective is to analyze the opinions of physicians in gynecological practice on the use of disposable and reusable gynecological spe...
The growing demand for sustainable pavement materials has driven increased interest in asphalt mixtures incorporating recycled crumb rubber (CR). While CR modification enhances mechanical performance and durability, its often increases initial produc...
A comprehensive case study on life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) was conducted on a two- story education building with a projected 40-year lifespan in College Park, Maryland. The aim of this paper was to (1) create a life cycle assessment model, using a...
This study investigates the optimal service life of urban Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) by integrating two complementary evaluation methods: economic service life and maintenance limit life. Using a comprehensive dataset from Seoul Metro—inclu...
For this present paper, we performed a life-cycle analysis and an evaluation of the mechanical properties of an epichlorohydrin/cardanol adhesive in a neat and a nano-filled form. Six different potentials and the cost of the adhesives were derived an...
This study aims to present an efficient plan for the application of a geothermal energy facility at the building structure planning phase. Energy consumption, energy cost and the primary energy consumption of buildings were calculated to enable a com...
China accounts for approximately 30% of the CO2 emissions—one of the largest proportions from a single nation. Therefore, reducing the CO2 emissions in China will play a decisive role in global CO2 emissions reduction. This paper is a proposal of opt...
The use of photovoltaic technologies in building envelopes has attracted more and more interest as a promising solution to building sustainability by considering energy efficiency, economic feasibility, and environmental impact issues altogether. Thi...
In this paper, an optimization-based analysis approach is presented to cost-effectively improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings in Morocco. This study introduces a unique focus on the Moroccan context, where a comprehensive application...
Due to the extreme marine operating environment, the remoteness from the maintenance base, and the expensive specialized accessibility and overhaul equipment needed (e.g., barges, boats, ships, and vessels), offshore O&M costs are greater than th...
This paper examines the costs associated with installing PIP (Pile-in-Pile) slip joints compared to traditional tubular joints, focusing on investment, installation processes, and long-term benefits. Previous studies have indicated that the structura...
Electric carsharing (ECS) is a potential option to address the problem of unsustainability in the transportation sector. The business-to-consumer model of ECS, which is one of several different electric carsharing models, has gained much popularity i...
This study focuses on optimizing hybrid photovoltaic (PV)–wind–lithium-ion battery systems, aiming to balance lifecycle cost (LCC) minimization and power supply reliability (measured by loss of power supply probability, LPSP). A multi-alg...
Vehicles with electrified powertrains carry the promise of significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a lifecycle analysis (LCA) standpoint compared to conventional internal combustion engine (CICE) vehicles. However, trade-offs ex...
Global Nickel (Ni) smelters’ have been experiencing profit losses for nearly a decade due to the 2008 recession still impacting the industry, oversupply, and fluctuating ore quality. This paper proposes to aid the Ni smelters with the lattermos...
Engineering education benefits from computational cases that connect system assumptions, computational analysis, and engineering judgment in authentic contexts. This study documents the design of a Python-based engineering education case that recasts...
Taxi fleets operate intensively, accumulate high annual mileage, and contribute disproportionately to urban greenhouse gas emissions, making them attractive candidates for transport electrification. Despite growing interest in electric mobility, inte...
The growing demand for clean energy transitions has become increasingly significant, with solar energy emerging as one of the most prominent clean energy resources contributing to this effort. However, there remains limited knowledge regarding the ec...
Generally, various kinds of cracks are the main type of distresses during the service period of asphalt pavements. To save maintenance costs and improve the crack resistance of asphalt pavements effectively, this paper presents a unique design method...
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