STRUCTURAL CODES AND THE PROFESSION: REPORT OF A WORKING PARTY

Debate concerning the role, authority and complexity of contemporary structural codes has persisted in Australia and overseas for many years. Beneath the surface of the debate there exist questions of professional responsibility to society, the rapid advance of technology, and the place of innovative engineering endeavour. The report examines contemporary literature, and assesses the results of a widely circulated request for opinion. Conflicting views of different user groups are identified. The traditional roles of codes as multi-user documents, as vehicles for communicating information, and as educational resources are examined. The profession's view of codes is interpreted and a proposal put forward as to what should be the Institution of Engineers' position on the philosophy, form and drafting of codes for assessment by the profession at large. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from The National Engineering Conference: The Community and Technology-Growing Together Through Engineering, Melbourne, 2-8 March 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Evans, E P
  • Baker, K N
  • Cairnes, T H
  • Clyde, D H
  • JOHNSON, R
  • Kavanagh, K T
  • Michael, K C
  • Gorenc, B E
  • MAROSSZEKY, M
  • Melchers, R E
• Conference:
  • Papers from The National Engineering Conference: The Community and Technology-Growing Together Through Engineering, Melbourne, 2-8 March 1985.
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 159-174
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 85/1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Building codes; Civil engineering; Conferences; Design; Information dissemination; Personality; Policy; Reviews; Specifications; Standards; Structures; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibility
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 3355: Engineering structure; 173: Policy; 2264: Responsibility; 187: Specification (standard); 177: Specifications; 3855: Technology
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Law; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450313
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-274-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:55PM