A study on techno-economic aspects for highway projects

Seehra, S S and Krishnmurthy, (1999) A study on techno-economic aspects for highway projects. In: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Fly Ash Utilisation, February 26-27, 1999, NML Jamshedpur, India.

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Abstract

The paper outlines several methods of carrying out conomic analysis of highway projects.The emphasis is on the factors to be considered and their effect on the results of economic analysis. Viewpoints of various authors about inflation and discount rate are given. Various cost and benefit factors related to the highway transportation projects are given in the paper. The different concepts available to use in various economic analysis methods are highlighted. This paper outlines the important information which should be considered while selecting particular type of economic analysis methods for a specific project- This paper also covers the various applications of economic analysis methods in different projects. Primarily, the different problems, which are met usually in carrying out economic analysis, are also incorporated.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Official URL/DOI:http://www.nmlindia.org
Uncontrolled Keywords:Project evaluation, Economic analysis, Highway pavement
Divisions:Metal Extraction and Forming
ID Code:2451
Deposited By:Sahu A K
Deposited On:03 Feb 2011 15:02
Last Modified:26 Dec 2011 14:13

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