BridgeLCC is user-friendly life-cycle costing software developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help bridge engineers assess the cost effectiveness of new, alternative construction materials. The software uses a life-cycle costing methodology based on both ASTM standard E 917 and a cost classification developed at NIST.

BridgeLCC is specifically tailored for comparing new and conventional bridge materials --- for example, high-performance concrete versus conventional concrete --- but works equally well when analyzing alternative conventional materials. Also, it can be used to analyze pavements, piers, and other civil infrastructure. See the Overview section for more details on the tools and functionality that BridgeLCC provides. See the Screenshots gallery for screenshots of the most common BridgeLCC windows.

BridgeLCC runs in Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, and XP. The software, along with related publications describing the underlying life-cycle costing methodologies, can be downloaded from the Download section. Recommended values of analysis parameters can be found in the Analyses section.

Current version of BridgeLCC: Version 2.0 (9/24/03)

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