magnetic levitation (maglev) is amongst the most advanced technologies that are available to the transportation industries. it has already been noticed by decision makers in many countries around the globe. contrary to such high levels of interest, there are no practical algorithms available to the engineers and/or managers to assist them in analyzing economics of the maglev systems. therefore,...

<p><em>Building maintenance is an activity to maintain the reliability of building so that it remains functional following Regulation Minister Public Works No. 24 / PRT M 2008 concerning Building Maintenance Guidelines; includes architectural, structural, and mechanical maintenance. This problem must be considered during construction realize use structures fulfil requirements for ef...

There is an increasing awareness within the nuclear power industry of the need to perform detailed life cycle cost analyses (LCCA) to quantify the risks associated with investing in new equipment that is needed to improve plant capacity factors. In undertaking LCCA, there are three primary factors that need to be addressed: What are the considerations that go into performing life cycle cost ana...

This paper presents a sensitivity analysis of the life cycle cost calculation made in the master thesis “Maintenance management of wind power systems Cost effect analysis of condition monitoring systems” by Julia Nilsson (2006). In that thesis, the possible economical gain of a conditioned monitoring system (CMS) in wind power plants is investigated, by comparison of life cycle costs for differ...