Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Subrogation: Enforcing Flood Plain Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Over the years, the Federal Government through the National Flood Insurance Program has attempted to address the issue of flood plain management. Questioning the extent to which the enforcement of Federal regulations has ... -
Engineering Research: Potential for Fraud
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Engineering research has a major impact on human welfare; additionally, public expenditures for this research are significant. These represent important reasons for examining the potential for fraud in engineering research. ... -
Engineer Roles in Public Participation Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Engineers often are key participants in required public participation processes. A case in point is the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement which usually involves engineers as representatives of governmental ... -
The Future: Are C.E.'S Going to be Involved?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Ever since the first Roman engineer used water power to free his horses from grinding corn, engineers have been involved in developing environmentally‐clean energy sources. John Smeaton, the first civil engineer, brought ... -
Student Performance in Televised Lectures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)A study was conducted to determine the effect of televised lecture presentations on student performance in an engineering class. Three groups of students were involved in the experiment. One group received the live lecture, ... -
Fast Track Methods for Management Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Several engineering firms and divisions successfully use four “fast track” methods for developing managers more rapidly in times when they have very high turnover, rapid growth, decentralization, and branch office development. ... -
Waterway User Taxes: Myths, Facts, and Real Surprises
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)The Federal Government increasingly imposes user fees to raise funds. This paper contends the trend is being exploited by railroad lobbyists to impair competing transportation modes. This paper exposes these tactics and ... -
Ethics and Engineering Education
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)A concise definition of ethics is proposed in which it is suggested that ethics can be defined as any set of values, a set of values shared by a group, or a set of shared values that can be absolute and transcend society. ... -
Discussion of “<i>One Uses his Umbrella when it Rains</i>” by Kenneth A. Roe (April, 1982)
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Closure to “<i>One Uses his Umbrella when it Rains</i>” by Kenneth A. Roe (April, 1982)
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Erratum: “Delenda Est Kilogram” by Richard Carl Gerke (October, 1982)
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Efficiency, Equity, and Drainage Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Of the various philosophical concepts considered, those presumably acceptable to a democratic society are utilitarianism and several notions which emphasize equity. Social welfare functions, which map individual preference ... -
A Government Engineer's Personal Liability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)An engineer employed by the Executive Branch of the federal government has the same rights as nearly all other employees with similar responsibility levels. These rights originally developed from the sovereign immunity of ... -
Is Integrated Environmental Management Feasible?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Responsibility for administration of environmental programs will fall heavily on state governments in the years ahead. In state environmental agencies there are some who advocate “programmatic” organizations and some who ... -
Praxeology and Engineering
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)A letter survey was made of engineering colleges to obtain basic information about economics courses presented to engineering students. Main questions addressed the general type of courses offered to engineering students, ... -
Erratum: “Project Evaluation in International Development” by Branden B. Johnson (April, 1982)
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Section Involvement at the National Level
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)The American Society of Civil Engineers emphasizes that its strength is founded on member involvement at the local level. To foster an information exchange, the Society provides an opportunity at National Conventions for ... -
CONSTRUCTION CARTELS
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Construction cartels are often involved in giving away bribes and “coffee‐money” to the parties involved resulting in inflated construction costs. Construction cartels can be organized by: (1),The contractors; (2) material ... -
An Eighth Canon for the Practitioner
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)An eighth canon is proposed for the American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics that states “engineers shall recognize the wise use and conservation of the cultural heritage, natural environment and natural resources, ... -
Professional Engineers in Underdeveloped Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)Because of the shortage of professional engineers, some underdeveloped countries resort to recruiting foreign engineers, consultants, and contractors as well as sending their engineering students abroad. But these have not ...