Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering: Recent submissions
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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)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990) -
Factors Affecting Quality Performance of Professional Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The writers conducted a study of performance measures among engineers and professionals in other fields. They discovered that performance declined with increasing age after age 35. However, some older engineers continued ... -
Plain Engineering: Philosophical and Ethical View
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Engineers solve problems well, but sometimes they write poorly. They try to write with an academic tone by using overworked, important‐sounding expressions; by filling sentences with adjectives and adverbs; by using lifeless ... -
Dialogue on Political Contributions and Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The National Society of Professional Engineers has initiated a dialogue on political contributions and their relationships to engineers' contracts with governmental agencies. Triggered by newspaper headlines and stories ... -
Why Can't You Ethicists Tell Me the <i>Right</i> Answers?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Engineers, accustomed to obtaining right answers by consensus from various experts, often assume that professional ethicists can help them solve problems related to professional ethics. Unfortunately, engineers invariably ... -
Debris Torrents and Professional Responsibilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)There have been several debris torrents down steep cracks along Howe Sound, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A debris torrent is a rapid surge of water, mud, and rocks down a steep creek. Debris torrents only occur ... -
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)
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Ph.D. Roadblocks for Experienced Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)AS the world becomes more technical and complex, there is an increasing and expanding need for engineers with doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, to serve in capacities beyond traditional research and educational facilities. ... -
Sumer: Where Engineering Was Born
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The first Sumerian city‐states, which knew no centralized authority, emerged around 3500 B.C. in the lower part of Mesopotamia, where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers merge before flowing into the Persian gulf. This region, ... -
SI Conversion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)This paper assists engineers in the conversion of the complicated foot‐pound‐second (FPS) system to the simplified System International (SI), expressed in meters‐newtons‐seconds. It is useful in both analytical and dimensional ... -
Technical Personnel Shortages in Construction Industry
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The construction industry faces a major shortfall in needed technical manpower over the upcoming decades due to demographic trends. There will be fewer college‐age students in the educational pipeline, and a higher percentage ... -
Trends and Solutions in Hazardous‐Waste Cleanups
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)The number of cleanup sites is growing. Federal, state and private cleanups must be undertaken. Impediments to hazardous‐waste construction such as fear of liability, lack of insurance, and lack of direction, are identified. ... -
Institutional Oversight to Enhance Integrity in Research
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Because of the apparent increase in unprofessional conduct, oversight of research is being considered as an alternative for enhancing professional integrity in research. Since those who have been involved in unprofessional ... -
Reviewers of the <i>Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering</i>
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990) -
Training Municipal Employees in Hazardous‐Waste Issues
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990)Municipal governments are becoming involved in hazardous‐waste issues that have in the past been addressed primarily at the state and national level. Often, the expertise and protocols have not yet fully developed at this ... -
Discussion of “<i>Organizations and Systematic Distortion of Information</i>” by David A. Bella (October, 1987, Vol. 113, No. 4)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989) -
Discussion of “<i>Organizations and Systematic Distortion of Information</i>” by David A. Bella (October, 1987, Vol. 113, No. 4)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989) -
Closure to “<i>Public Affairs Activity: Seeds of Reality?</i>” by Dan H. Pletta (April, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 2)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989) -
Closure to “<i>Professionalism and the Civil Engineer</i>” by Harvey R. Gobas (April, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 2)
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1989)