Load combinations Tensile strength of members Compressive strength of members Cost Calculations The cost of the design will be calculated using the following cost factors: Material Cost: Carbon steel bars $3.78 per kilogram – Carbon steel tubes $6.30 per kilogram – High-strength steel bars $4.62 per kilogram – High-strength steel tubes $7.03 per kilogram – Quenched and tempered steel bars $5.70 per kilogram – Quenched and tempered steel tubes $7.95 per kilogram – Connection cost $300.00 per joint – Product cost $1000.00 per product – Site Cost: Reinforced concrete deck (medium strength) $4,850 per 4 meter panel – Reinforced concrete deck (high strength) $5,500 per 4 meter panel – Excavation $1.00 per cubic meter (see the Site Design Wizard for – excavation volume) Supports (abutments and pier) cost varies (see the Site Design Wizard – for specific values) Cable Anchorages $6,000 per anchorage – Explore West Point Bridge Designer Software Launch West Point Bridge Designer Application. Select a New “Create Bridge Design”. Select “OK”. Read the design requirements overview. Select “Next”. Under local contest code, select “No”. Select “Next”. Explore and investigate the impact of deck
Load combinations Tensile strength of members Compressive strength of members Cost Calculations The cost of the design will be calculated using the following cost factors: Material Cost: Carbon steel bars – $3.78 per kilogram Carbon steel tubes – $6.30 per kilogram High-strength steel bars – $4.62 per kilogram High-strength steel tubes – $7.03 per kilogram Quenched and tempered steel bars – $5.70 per kilogram Quenched and tempered steel tubes – $7.95 per kilogram Connection cost – $300.00 per joint Product cost – $1000.00 per product Site Cost: Reinforced concrete deck (medium strength) – $4,850 per 4 meter panel Reinforced concrete deck (high strength) – $5,500 per 4 meter panel Excavation – $1.00 per cubic meter (see the Site Design Wizard for excavation volume) Supports (abutments and pier) – cost varies (see the Site Design Wizard for specific values) Cable Anchorages – $6,000 per anchorage Explore West Point Bridge Designer Software Launch West Point Bridge Designer Application. Select “Create a New Bridge Design”. Select “OK”. Read the design requirements overview. Select “Next”. Under local contest code, select “No”. Select “Next”. Explore and investigate the impact of deck