TABLE OF CONTENTS Jonathan T.Ricketts [*]
Consulting Engineer
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Civil engineering is that field of engineering concerned with planning, design and construction of natural resource development, regional and local water supply and storm water facilities, waste management facilities, transportation facilities, tunnels, buildings, bridges, and other structures for the needs of people. Persons who are qualified by education and experience and who meet state requirements for practicing the profession of civil engineering are called civil engineers.
As professionals, civil engineers should conform to the following canons as they perform their duties:
Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. (Welfare of the public implies a commitment to sustainable development which is meeting the current needs and goals of the project while protecting the natural resource base for future generations.)
Act for every employer or client as faithful agents or trustees and avoid conflict of interest.
Apply to the fullest extent their knowledge and skill to every client s project.
Maintain life-long learning, always willing to participate in the professional exchange of ideas and technical information.
Perform services only in areas of competence; in other areas, engineers may engage or collaborate with qualified associates, consultants, or employees for performing assignments.
Accordingly, civil engineering projects should be planned, designed, and constructed to satisfy the following criteria:
They should serve the purposes specified by the owner or client.
They should be constructable by known techniques and with available labor...
