ABSTRACT
Recent advancements in composite materials for civil engineering have created interesting possibilities for replacing conventional structural members with components made out of fiber reinforced composites. However, application of composite materials in construction is still not widespread. This is mainly due to the lack of economic performance data of composite materials in terms of life cycle costs and benefits. Therefore it is important to develop a model that allows life cycle cost-benefit assessment based on the limited available information. This paper presents such a life cycle cost-benefit model for composites in construction that does not require monetary quantification of benefits for comparison of alternative materials.
