Abstract: In the United States, requirements in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering criteria provide a strong incentive to integrate engineering codes and standards into civil engineering ...

Abstract: The ABET criteria for engineering programs no longer has a requirement for humanities and social sciences but instead requires a general education component that complements the technical component of the curriculum. ...

Abstract: To permit more efficient use of the experimental data in the end‐notched flexure (ENF) test, a mixed finite element method is used to model the macromechanical situation with a small number of four‐noded quadrilateral ...

Abstract: Consulting engineering is performed in a highly competitive marketplace. A conflict emerges that pits the responsibility to profit as businesses against the responsibility to maintain quality in service. This article focuses ...

Abstract: The impact of information systems on the economics of engineering services is examined. The discussion focuses on two areas in which technology affects the profitability of a firm. First, information systems can expand the ...

Abstract: The writer believes that profitability is essential to professional success in consulting engineering, and that professional staff should understand that fundamental. So believing, it follows that management is responsible ...

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