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      Cost Analysis of Precast and Cast-in-Place Concrete Construction for Selected Public Buildings in Ghana

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      Journal of Construction Engineering
      Hindawi Limited

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          The construction industry in Ghana is becoming efficient in the area of cost and achieving advance technologies. The effective management of cost enables clients, developers, and facilitators to achieve value for money. Concrete is a major component in every construction project. The use of precast concrete technology has been embraced by the construction industry in Ghana. This study seeks to analyze cost estimating of the structural frame (column and slab) by considering cast-in-place and precast concrete slabs and columns, respectively. Relative importance and Kendall’s concordance agreement were used to determine the rankings and agreement of advantages of using precast concrete. The study established that precast concrete slabs were on average 23.22% cheaper than the cast-in-place concrete elements and precast columns were averagely 21.4% less than cast-in-place concrete columns. The study established that professionals prefer the use of precast concrete products because of the life cycle cost.

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              Journal
              Journal of Construction Engineering
              Journal of Construction Engineering
              Hindawi Limited
              2356-7295
              2314-5986
              2016
              2016
              : 2016
              :
              : 1-10
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              10.1155/2016/8785129
              103fc098-1d63-4532-a318-76db4e802c46
              © 2016

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