ENGINEERING ETHICS - WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE：工程伦理的工作经验.pptVIP

Replacing Americas Infrastructure Replacement of infrastructure As America ages a good deal of infrastructure will have to be replaced, everything from canals, to railroads, to stairs. Examples USACE MMD Mount Morris Dam Completed in 1952 it was until recently the largest gravity dam east of the Mississippi river at over seven hundred feet tall Located along The Genesse river it is considered to be one of the corps most successful civil works projects in the second half of this century, saving more than its construction cost within its first ten years in service Stair Replacement After 40 Years exposed to constant dampness, and sulfur fumes the original steel stairs had eroded to a point where they were no-longer safe. The USACE solution was to replace them with fiberglass stairs. What should have been a one year seventy thousand dollar job has turned into a three year ninety thousand dollar job which is not yet complete. Reasons Poor ethics as described by NSPE on the part of the contractor. Health and Safety Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public Work was suspended because the crew did not follow USACE safety regulation specified in the contract Avoid Deceptive Acts While Working on the last few sets of stringers the workers discovered that the fabricator sent out stringers of incorrect length due to a poor measurement by the contractor. When the was discovered the contractors on site engineer ordered the crew to perform an on site splice of the stringers, and not to inform the corps on site construction representative (me) of the splice. The workers complied and proceeded to install the newly spliced stringers then fixing the stairs to them. This was of course discovered and had to be removed (a process which takes twice as long as installing). Who Was Hurt? Contractor None of the cost for lost time will be repaid by the Federal Government, and it is unlikely that this company will receive another government contract for some time Govern