Engineering judgement

The presence of groundwater can lead to troublesome conditions when construction operations are to take place below the original groundwater level. There are several techniques or methods available for designing of groundwater lowering systems for a construction project. The selection of a technique or techniques appropriate to a particular project at a particular site or country will depend on many factors.

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The Conditions of Contract prepared by FIDIC have for many years had no rival as the standard form of choice for use in the international construc-tion industry. Traditionally in the standard FIDIC forms the Engineer was given an authoritative role, enabling him to make informed judgements concerning the conduct and execution of projects with a large measure of independence from the Employer. From time to time FIDIC updated these standard forms, continuing to maintain the traditional role of the Engineer, culminating in the 4 th Edition 1987 (reprinted 1992)....

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Practical design requires craftsmanship and whether it relies on manual and / or digital tools is important for the outcome [2], but not for design responsibility. This will be discussed in the following, where we search for a clarification of two issues: Firstly, using aesthetic considerations which are analogous to engineering rules and secondly, using methodical approaches to formgiving just as those methods used in ergonomics, manufacturing and technical construction in the integrated design process. ...

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Important notice Many practical techniques described in this book involve potentially dangerous applications of electricity and engineering equipment. The authors, editors and publishers cannot take responsibility for any personal, professional or financial risk involved in carrying out these techniques, or any resulting injury, accident or loss. The techniques described in this book should only be implemented by professional and fully qualified electrical engineers using their own professional judgement and due regard to health and safety issues....

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Expert systems represent a branch of artificial intelligence aiming to take the experience of human specialists and transfer it to a computer system. The knowledge is stored in the computer, which by an execution system (inference engine) is reasoning and derives specific conclusions for the problem. The purpose of expert systems is to help and support user’s reasoning but not by replacing human judgement. In fact, expert systems offer to the inexperienced user a solution when human experts are not available....

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One definition of wisdom is the thoughtful application of learning; insight; good sense; judgement. It can be said that this book aims to contribute to the reader's wisdom. It sets out to provide knowledge of the fundamentals of naval architecture so that the reader can define a ship form, calculate its draughts and displacement and check its stability. It seeks to give an understanding of other aspects of the ship such as the possible modes of structural failure and its manoeuvring and seakeeping performance....

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) established the B31 Pressure Piping Code Committees to promote safety in pressure piping design and construction through published engineering criteria. The basic consideration of the Codes is safety, however, the Codes are not designed to replace competent engineering design or judgement. Most importantly, the Codes do not “approve”, “rate”, or “endorse” any items of construction; proprietary devices, or activity.

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