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BookTitle: IntroductiontoProfessionalEngineeringin Canada BookAuthor: Andrews Locationon Chapter3>PracticeQuiz Site: Date/Time March2,2014at1:30AM(UTC/GMT) Submitted:

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Anengineerdesignsasmallstructuralsteelbuildingforaclient,usingpiratedstructural designsoftwareobtainedfromtheInternet.Theengineerlaterlearnsthatthesoftware givesaccuratestressanalysisfortension,butdoesnotproperlypredictbucklingof columnsincompression.Thecomputerprogramispatched,andarevisedanalysis showsthatthebuildingisnotassafeasfirstbelieved.Anextremesnowfallcouldcause thesupportingcolumnstobuckle,andthebuildingmightcollapsecompletely.Sucha severesnowfalloccursaboutonceevery10years.Whatshouldtheengineerdo? YourAnswer: Contacttheclient,disclosetheproblem,andtrytonegotiateawayto reinforcethecolumns.

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Themainpurposeofthecodeofethicsisto YourAnswer: protectthepublic.

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Occasionally,aconflictofinterestmayoccuraccidentallyorunavoidably.Insuchcases, thebestcourseofactionisto YourAnswer: disclosetheconflicttoyouremployerandanyoneelsedirectlyinvolved.

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Whichofthefollowingreprehensibleactionsisclearlyaconflictofinterest? YourAnswer: Acceptingasecretcommissionfromasupplierforbuyingthesupplier's products.

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Whichofthefollowingisabasisfordisciplinaryactionundertheprofessional engineeringlicensingActinyourprovinceorterritory? YourAnswer: Allofthefollowing:

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Codesofethicsstatetheengineer'sdutiestosociety,toemployers,toclients,to colleagues,tosubordinates,andtotheprofession.However,whenthesedutiesconflict, whichgroupshouldtakeprecedence? YourAnswer: Society(thepublic).

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Whenroughdraftsofdrawingsorreportsarepreparedandcirculatedforinformationor discussion,howshouldtheybemarked? YourAnswer: Theyshouldbesigned,butmarkedas"preliminary"or"notfor construction".

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Whichofthefollowingactivitiesisanoffenceforapersonwhoisnotlicensedunderthe professionalengineeringActinyourprovinceorterritory? YourAnswer: Allofthefollowing:

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ThecodeofethicsinyourprovinciallicensingActis YourAnswer: acompulsoryguidetoprofessionalbehaviour,enforcedbythelicensing Association.

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Apersonwhohasgraduatedfromanengineeringprogramatanaccrediteduniversity, buthasnotobtainedalicencetopracticeengineering YourAnswer: mustnotpractiseengineering,exceptunderthesupervisionofa licensedengineer.

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