Credit for Engineering Work Design Competition
Amory, an engineer, is retained by the City to design a
bridge as part of an elevated highway system. Amory retains the
services of Carroll, a structural engineer, with expertise in
horizontal geometry, superstructure design and elevations, to
design certain parts of the bridge. Carroll drafts plans for
the bridge's three curved welded-plate girder spans, a critical
part of the bridge's design.
Months later, Amory enters the bridge design into a national
organization's bridge-design competition, and it wins first
prize. The entry, however, fails to credit Carroll for his part
in the bridge design.
What, if anything, should Carroll do?
--adapted from NSPE Case No. 92-1
Current NSPE Code of Ethics
An earlier version may have been used in this case.
Original Case and BER Judgement
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"Credit for Engineering Work Design Competition"
Online Ethics Center for Engineering
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National Academy of Engineering
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