- Author
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Watts, J. M., Jr.
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Chapman, R. E.
- Title
- Engineering Economics.
- Coporate
- Fire Safety Institute, Middlebury, VT
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NFPA HFPE08,
- Book or Conf
- SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 4th Edition. Section 5. Chapter 7,
DiNenno, P. J.; Drysdale, D.; Beyler, C. L.; Walton, W. D.; Custer, R. L. P.; Hall, J. R., Jr.; Watts, J. M., Jr., Editors,
5/129-145 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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fire protection
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fire protection engineering
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handbooks
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economic factors
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economic models
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computation
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costs
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equations
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cost benefit analysis
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cost benefit ratios
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uncertainty
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standards
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cost effectiveness
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Monte Carlo method
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factors
- Identifiers
- cash-flow concepts; time value of money; cash-flow diagrams; interest factors; compound amount factor; continuous interest; software tools for interest calculations; estimated cost data; comparison of alternatives by annual cost; use of benefit-cost analyses in strategy selection; dealing with extreme events; summary of data center case study; symbols and definitions of economic parameters; functional forms of compound interest factors; interest tables