ETHICS: A DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY

The design/build method has helped engineers solve some aspects of the construction problem, but being a professional engineer requires more than just project delivery. Civil engineers have ethical responsibilities to the clients who hire them and for the safety of all those who come into contact with their structures. This paper addresses some ethical issues raised by the design/build process and stresses the necessity of ethical behavior in this process. According to the fundamental principles of the American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics, engineers have a duty to "uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the engineering profession by...striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering profession." Strict adherence to this code when implementing the design/build method can help eliminate the possible ethical concerns associated with this method. If civil engineers use the codes to maintain and enhance their strong reputation of dignity, the design/build process will become one more way that the civil engineer can effectively serve society.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Robinson, C
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 66-67
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Civil engineers; Clients; Contractors; Design build; Ethics; Social impacts
• Identifier Terms: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781756
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 20 2000 12:00AM