Predicting Seismic Retrofit Construction Cost for Buildings with Framed Structures Using Multilinear Regression Analysis

AbstractAttempts to predict construction cost represent a problem of continual concern and interest to both practitioners and researchers. Such an attempt is presented here for the specific challenge of cost prediction when undertaking seismic retrofitting of existing structures. Using multilinear regression analysis, 14 independent variables were analyzed to develop parametric models for predicting the retrofit net construction cost (RNCC). Half of these variables have never previously been studied in the literature. The required data for this study were collected from 158 earthquake-prone public schools in Iran, each having a framed structure. The backward elimination (BE) regression technique was used to identify any variables that made a statistically significant contribution to the RNCC. The suitability of the BE technique for this identification was examined and demonstrated using a number of model-selection criteria. Rather surprisingly, building age and compliance with the earliest practiced seism...

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