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Ethics and Civil Engineering: Past, Present, and Future

Authors: Forister, Clay A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Deals with the role of ethics in civil engineering. Factors that contributed to the changes in the role of ethics in the profession; History of the development of ethics in civil engineering; Ethical dilemmas encountered by civil en...
Year: 2003

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:20

Moonlighting: Ethical Issues for Professional Engineers

Authors: Hui, Andrew M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Discusses some of the ethical implications of "moonlighting" for engineers, or providing professional services to individuals other than your primary employer, and the role the American Society of Civil Engineers' code of ethics pla...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:33

The Sinking Tower

Authors: Fletcher, David
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The Project Engineer in charge of the day-to-day engineering decisions connected with the building of a large outdoor stadium begins to have doubts about the reliability of the work and tests done by a company contracted to research...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/cven/3/civil03.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-06 11:46

The Importance of Regular Ethical Exercise

Authors: Garrett, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Leadership & Management in Engineering
Abstract: The article focuses on the importance of work ethics on civil engineers. The author says, given an ethical training can only give you intellectual knowledge a shallow information of what is really moral behavior however, if you trul...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)lm.1943-5630.0000048

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-23 16:01

An Ancient Dilemma: A Case Study for Use in Teaching Engineering Ethics

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The scenario examines the case of a conflict between completing a project on time and within budget and respecting the demands of heritage. It raises issues about archaelology, heritage and environment. During the construction of a...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/ethics/ancientdilemma.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-16 17:25

Is Moonlighting or Donating Professional Engineering Services Ethical?

Authors: Lynch, Thomas W.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Discusses some of the ethical implications of "moonlighting" for engineers, or providing professional services to individuals other than your primary employer, and the role the American Society of Civil Engineers' code of ethics pla...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1996)122:1(37)

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-07-14 13:42

Conflict between Professionalism and Political Responsiveness

Authors: Cooper, Sol E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Discusses issues concerning the role of civil-engineering planning in a democratic society. Questions regarding relationship between professionalism and neutrality; Details of technical causes for the collapse of the Embarcadero Fre...
Year: 1995
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1994)120:1(36))

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-07-14 13:37

Ethics in Professional Engineering: Leadership through Integrity

Authors: Yarmus, James J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Leadership & Management in Engineering
Abstract: In this article the author discusses the highest ethical standards in civil engineering. He emphasized the essential of ethical code as an asset to succeed in the leadership role in a professional degree of an engineer. He also adde...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)lm.1943-5630.0000045

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-08-03 15:23

“The Hyatt Horror”: Failure and Responsibility in American Engineering

Authors: Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Abstract: Nearly 20 years ago, an elegant Kansas City, Mo., hotel was the site of one of the most famous engineering failures in recent history. The collapse of two elevated walkways in the lobby left 114 people dead and nearly 200 injured, a...
Year: 2000

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-08-23 14:57

H.V.A.C. Design Ethics Case

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As a new engineer of a well-known solar/HVAC energy consulting company in California, you are in charge of helping your clients design their houses so they satisfy California Energy Standards. The case asks you to do the analysis on...
Year: 1995
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/design.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-06 11:58

Heat Transfer Problem

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The case first asks students to calculate the heat transfer rate through a plane surface, a calculation that is useful in designing a wall. The student is then presented with a case study where they are asked to do this same calcula...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/HeatTransfer.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-06 11:55

Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse

Authors: Rabins, Michael J. ; Harris, Charles E. ; Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Briefly describes the engineering disaster of the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse. The judge presiding over the case found the structural engineers involved in the project guilty of gross negligence, and how the American Society of E...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/pitts/be120/Handouts/cases/case68.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-25 17:59

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly : A Structural Engineer on Design Solutions

Authors: Guralnick, Sid
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: Perspectives on the Professions
Abstract: The author discusses the responsibilities of structural engineers to identify technologically feasible options that maximize safety and durability and minimizes cost when designing load-resisting constructs to enclose or bridge spac...
Year: 1991
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/perspective/v10n2%20perspective.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-05-06 13:00

HOT Lanes

Authors: Carr, Edward ; Potthast, Adam ; Price, Connie ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Elliott, Deni ; Carr, Sarah ; Dillard, Brenda ; England, Renee ; Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Civil engineers have devised a solution to traffic problems on crowded highways, converting High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes into High Occupancy/Toll Lanes or HOT lanes. HOT lanes provide a designated lane in which moto...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Hot%20Lanes.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-06-27 14:01