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Cost-Benefits Analysis in SHM Projects Opening Keynote at SHMII-5. Daniele Inaudi. Is SHM about Monitoring Bridges?. Is SHM about Insuring Safety of Dams?. Is SHM about reducing Risk in Excavations?. Is SHM about Avoiding Leakages in Pipelines?. Is SHM about Adding Prestige to a Building?.
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Cost-Benefits Analysis in SHM ProjectsOpening Keynote at SHMII-5 Daniele Inaudi
An « Industry » is a meeting place between Supply and Demand…
This presentation is about defining Cost and Benefits from a Customer-Supplier Relationship Perspective
WARNING: This presentation has no sophisticated financial models or a universal recipe for commercial success…
Defining Cost Capital Investment + Operational Costs
Cost: Capital Investment SHM design costs, including: Integration with the structure’s design Planning and project management
Cost: Capital Investment Hardware costs: Sensors Cables Data acquisition and management hardware Communication
Cost: Capital Investment Installation costs: Integration with building schedule Configuration Commissioning Reporting
OperationalCosts System maintenance Spare parts and consumables Energy Communication
OperationalCosts Data Management Publishing Archiving
OperationalCosts Data analysis Interpretation Reporting
Total Costs Typically 0.5 – 3% of new construction costs Hardware cost typically less than 50% of total cost Total Investment+ recurring costs are important for the owner
Hard Benefits vs. Soft Benefits
Capital Value Hard(ly) Benefit
Reduction of Risk (hard and soft benefit)
Approx. cost: 800’000€ Benefits: Risk Reduction: insurance Crack Detection in Tunnel
Increase Safety (hard and soft benefit)
Approx. cost: 400’000$ Benefits: Risk Reduction: insurance, safety of rail Sinkhole detection and localization
Increase Quality (hard and soft benefit)
Approx. cost: 25’000$ /building Benefits: Quality control, image Building Monitoring
Discover Structural Reserves (hard benefit)
Approx. cost: 250’000$ Benefits: Avoid strengthening Loads on Arena roof
Early detection of defects (hard benefit)
Approx. cost: 150’000€ Benefits: verify design, no defects Bridge enlargement
Safe Lifetime Extension (hard benefit)