Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • ASCE 1989 Salary Survey 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The biennial salary survey of the civil engineering profession conducted by the Committee on Employment Conditions during the fourth quarter of 1989 is presented. Results are analyzed on the basis of ASCE professional ...

    • Proper Use of P.E. Seal 

      Robert A. Green (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      When an engineer obtains registration he is given two means of identifying himself as a professional engineer; the use of the suffix P.E. after his name and his P.E. seal. The use of the P.E. seal is regulated by state law ...

    • Tort Reform and Design Professionals 

      Dennis R. Schapker (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Claims frequency against design professionals continues to increase, and many design firms are foregoing insurance coverage due to the expense. Efforts at tort reform have been sporadic, and some proposals have been attacked ...

    • Educational Program for Hazardous‐Waste Management 

      Carol J. Miller; Ralph H. Kummler; James H. McMicking; Robert W. Powitz (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The College of Engineering at Wayne State University has recently instituted two new educational programs designed for the practicing hazardous‐waste professional. Each program draws heavily on the expertise of civil, ...

    • Understanding Terra RRG Professional Liability Insurance 

      Randall M. Horne (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Terra RRG is a Vermont‐based corporation that underwrites professional liability insurance for consulting engineers and engineering firms in private practice whose practices are concentrated in the geosciences. A descriptive ...

    • Use of Humor by Engineers in Oral Presentations 

      Fred Curtis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      An engineer can use humor effectively in oral presentations to enhance his own credibility and the credibility of his ideas. Initially, this paper describes the benefits and problems encountered by a speaker who uses humor ...

    • Be Prepared When Tremors Come: Earthquake Issues in the Mid‐South 

      Tzyy‐Shiou Chang (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The seismic hazard in the Mid‐South, including the states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, has been brought to public concern in the past decade because of the proximity of ...

    • Guidance for Engineering‐Design‐Class Lectures on Ethics 

      Richard H. McCuen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Engineering students can be introduced to the subject of ethics through required enrollment in a philosophy course, a specifically designed engineering course, or through lectures in engineering‐design classes. The advantages ...

    • A Time and Place for Ethics 

      Valcar A. Bowman, Jr. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The paper presents an array of hypothetical ethical conflicts, couched in the field of environmental protection, and offers sources of guidance to assist engineers in making the proper ethical choices and taking the most ...

    • Should There Be a Design Requirement for the Ph.D. Degree? 

      Thomas Sputo (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      It is presently possible to attain a doctoral degree from most engineering schools in this country without any advanced training in engineering design. Many of these doctorate holders will become new faculty members, ...

    • Standard of Care for Delivery of Engineered Products 

      James C. Porter (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The responsibilities of the professional engineer are presented from the perspective of legal liabilities that can be incurred and deficiencies in the law that may relieve his/her accountability. The process for the delivery ...

    • Tenure—Analysis for Professional Engineers in Education 

      William Lawson Magette (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      For professional engineers in education (PEE's), tenure is a necessity for continued employment; it is also a recognition of academic excellence. The road toward tenure is fraught with pitfalls. Tenure requirements are ...

    • Professionalism 

      Larry G. Bell (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Professionalism can be viewed from the standpoint of several definitional terms or criteria. Included in the definition of professionalism are the terms methods, status, standards, and character. Each term forms a stepwise ...

    • Discussion of “<i>Technocracy and Trust: Nuclear Waste Controversy</i>” by David A. Bella, Charles D. Mosher, and Steven N. Calvo (January, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 1) 

      Ruth F. Weiner (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)

    • Developing a Civil Engineer for the 21st Century 

      Ronald W. Eck (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Transportation and public works engineering are used as a model in developing the framework for an undergraduate civil engineering curriculum for the future. Likely technological and educational differences between the ...

    • Closure of “<i>Technocracy and Trust: Nuclear Waste Controversy</i>” by David A. Bella, Charles D. Mosher, and Steven N. Calvo (January, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 1) 

      David A. Bella; Charles D. Mosher; Steven N. Calvo (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)

    • Civil Engineering Education: Case Study Approach 

      Jeffrey S. Russell; Bob G. McCullouch (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The role of a teacher is to facilitate learning. This task is accomplished through a variety of instructional methods, the most established being the classroom lecture. Civil engineering students are taught the basics in ...

    • U.S. Civil Engineer, International Cooperation and Soviet Union 

      William J. Carroll (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The major conclusion of this paper is that ASCE should embark on a major program of cooperation with the engineering profession of the Soviet Union. The Soviet civil engineers exhibit high technical competence and are well ...

    • Computing in Civil Engineering Curriculum: Needs and Issues 

      Kincho H. Law; William J. Rasdorf; Mohammad Karamouz; Osama Y. Abudayyeh (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      Rapid advances in computer software and hardware have provided engineers with a powerful means of processing, storing, retrieving, and displaying data. This has made computer science a growing and essential part of nearly ...

    • Professional Ethical Orientation of Civil Engineering Co‐Op Students 

      Robert Tillman (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)
      The purpose of this study was to determine the professional ethical orientation of undergraduate civil engineering students in a cooperative education program. Using a sample of 190 civil engineering undergraduate students ...