who's responsible for a design?
who's responsible for a design?
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My question is:
Supposing an EIT designs a structures and the structures fails. The structural drawings were stamped by a PE, who did not bother checking the design. Who's going be held responsible for this structural failure in court? the EIT or the PE? or both?
Supposing an EIT designs a structures and the structures fails. The structural drawings were stamped by a PE, who did not bother checking the design. Who's going be held responsible for this structural failure in court? the EIT or the PE? or both?






RE: who's responsible for a design?
Check the engineering law in the state in which the project was done. If you have never read your state's engineering law, it would be a good time to do so!
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Just about anything can be figured out with a little common sense and ingenuity. My Statics professor used to say "DRAW YOUR FREE BODY DIAGRAMS!" and even had a stamp made up for grading tests... If I'm stuck a FBD usually helps clear up whats where and what needs to be resolved.
If your still stuck, log on here and ask.
As for the Hyatt Regency, the EIT was also held responsible? It seems like anyone with deep pockets was held responsible for that one.
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