11.8 - Service Life Design
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Practice Questions
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What do performance-based specifications focus on?
💡 Hint: Think about the time period that matters most for concrete.
Why is life cycle costing important?
💡 Hint: Consider all the ways you might spend money on a concrete structure.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What do performance-based specifications emphasize?
💡 Hint: Link specifications with what's most important for the future.
True or False: Life Cycle Costing only considers initial construction costs.
💡 Hint: Remember the full cost picture.
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Challenge Problems
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Evaluate a project that uses standard concrete vs. one with high-performance concrete. Discuss cost implications over 30 years.
💡 Hint: Consider maintenance schedules and potential failures.
Design a strategy to incorporate life cycle costing into a new infrastructure project, including specific examples of evaluations.
💡 Hint: Think about all phases from initial planning to long-term operations.
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