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contributor authorRichard L. Meehan
contributor authorBrian Chun
contributor authorSang‐wuk Ji
contributor authorStephanie King
contributor authorKnut Ronold
contributor authorFrank Yang
date accessioned2017-05-08T21:19:42Z
date available2017-05-08T21:19:42Z
date copyrightApril 1993
date issued1993
identifier other%28asce%291052-3928%281993%29119%3A2%28138%29.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/47195
description abstractThe civil engineer's involvement in engineering failure litigation provides a basis for examining aspects of professional practice. Several case histories of civil engineering failures were discussed by a seminar group composed of civil engineering graduate students and engineering practitioners. The underlying theme of the seminar was the characterization of civil engineering failures in contemporary society, specifically the need for a more rational approach to the resolution of legal disputes. In the present (and likely future) system, most participants in an engineering project will probably be brought into the litigation process when a dispute arises. Recognition of this reality would lead the future practicing engineer to minimize the high transaction costs of lawsuits through active participation in efforts to resolve disputes, rather than defensively denying responsibility or blaming others. The civil engineering practitioner should understand the expectations of all the participants in a project and make realistic appraisals of the associated risks when the opportunity of participation, with all of its hidden long term costs, is first offered.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleContemporary Model of Civil Engineering Failures
typeJournal Paper
journal volume119
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1993)119:2(138)
treeJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice:;1993:;Volume ( 119 ):;issue: 002
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