ABSTRACT

This book provides a straightforward approach to explaining engineering economics that is appropriate for members of all of the major engineering disciplines. It includes real world engineering economic analysis examples, and provides the basic knowledge required for engineers to be able to perform engineering economic analyses for different potential alternative equipment, products, services, and projects in both the public and private sectors. It focuses on mastering the basic engineering economics formulas and their use on different types of engineering and construction projects, and includes numerous example problems and real world case studies.

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|32 pages

Annuities: Uniform Series

chapter 5|26 pages

Arithmetic and Geometric Gradients

chapter 10|14 pages

Replacement Analysis

chapter 11|14 pages

Breakeven Analysis Comparisons

chapter 12|14 pages

Benefit/Cost Ratio Economic Evaluations

chapter 13|18 pages

Depreciation

chapter 14|28 pages

Taxes and After-Tax Economic Analysis