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Bashford, H H, Walsh, K D and Sawhney, A (2005) Production System Loading–Cycle Time Relationship in Residential Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 15–22.

Chen, Z, Li, H and Wong, C T C (2005) {[}EnvironalPlanning{]}: Analytic Network Process Model for Environmentally Conscious Construction Planning. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 92–101.

Chester, M and Hendrickson, C (2005) Cost Impacts, Scheduling Impacts, and the Claims Process during Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 102–7.

Dzeng, R J, Tserng, H P and Wang, W C (2005) Automating Schedule Review for Expressway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 127–36.

Elazouni, A M, Ali, A E and Abdel-Razek, R H (2005) Estimating the Acceptability of New Formwork Systems Using Neural Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 33–41.

Horman, M J and Kenley, R (2005) Quantifying Levels of Wasted Time in Construction with Meta-Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 52–61.

Kaiser, M J, Pulsipher, A G and Byrd, R C (2005) Cost of Abrasive Cutting in Decommissioning Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 137–48.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Coastal management; Gulf of Mexico; Decommissioning; Offshore platforms; Water jets; Abrasives;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:1(137)
  • Abstract:
    Mechanisms that inject cutting materials into a water jet and abrasively wear away steel/concrete are called abrasive cutters. The purpose of this paper is to model the cost of abrasive cutting operations associated with decommissioning offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico. The elements of a standard abrasive cutting contract are presented and the total cost of a job is derived based on the parameters of the contract. The total cost to perform a severance operation is aggregated according to job type and normalized according to the number, size, and length of cut performed. Descriptive statistics are provided based on data collected over a three-year period from 2000–2002, and relations are derived that estimate the time and cost of a cutting operation based on various descriptor variables. A major conclusion of the analysis is that abrasive cutting is a structure-independent operation, or in other words, the total cost of performing the service does not depend on the characteristics of the structure and can only be predicted after the job is finished and the on-site time of the cutting crew is known. This is in sharp contrast to explosive cutting, where structural characteristics are very good indicators of job cost.

Kaiser, M J, Pulsipher, A G and Martin, J (2005) Cost of Site Clearance and Verification Operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 117–26.

Oliveros, A V O and Fayek, A R (2005) Fuzzy Logic Approach for Activity Delay Analysis and Schedule Updating. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 42–51.

Singh, D and Tiong, R L K (2005) A Fuzzy Decision Framework for Contractor Selection. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 62–70.

Tatum, C B (2005) Building Better: Technical Support for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 23–32.

Yiu, C Y, Ho, H K, Lo, S M and Hu, B Q (2005) Performance Evaluation for Cost Estimators by Reliability Interval Method. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 108–16.

Zhang, X (2005) Critical Success Factors for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 3–14.

Zhang, X (2005) Paving the Way for Public–Private Partnerships in Infrastructure Development. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 71–80.

Zheng, D X M, Ng, S T and Kumaraswamy, M M (2005) Applying Pareto Ranking and Niche Formation to Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Time–Cost Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(01), 81–91.