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Outline of Contents
• Introduction
• Case Background
Key Individual Selection
Original vs Moderated Design
The Ultimate Fate of Bridge
• Identifying Associates with Ethical Violation
• Related Code of Ethics
• Responsibility to Public Safety
• Recognizing the Rights and Responsibilities
• Justifying Impact of Engineering Decisions
• Conclusion
• References
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INTRODUCTION
• Quebec bridge is a road, rail and pedestrian bridge across the lower
Saint Lawrence river at Quebec, Canada.
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Key Individual Selection
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Original vs Moderated design
stress
Originally
1800 ft assumped
18%
7%+
Bridge length weight 150 ft.
1600 ft. 62 M lb above river
• Erroneous assumption
• Made by Szlapka, chief
designing engineer
• Accepted by Cooper
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The Ultimate Fate of the Bridge
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Associated Engineers with Violation of
Code of Ethics
Action Association
Approving incompetent Theodore Cooper
designing
Incompetent design Szlapka
Failure to fidelity to public Cooper and Szlapka
Didn’t report to appropriate The subordinated Engrs.
professional bodies
Resumed work violating Edward Hoare
McLure’s suggestion
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Related Code of Ethics
Section II- 1b
Engineers shall approve only those engineering documents that are in
conformity with applicable standards
Cooper accepted Szlapka’s below standard design The subordinates know,
without any testing or research but did not complain
Section III- 1e
Engineers shall not promote their own interest at the expense of the dignity
and integrity of the profession
Cooper increased the Lengthening of the span would also
length of span without make Cooper the Chief Engineer for the
running proper test longest cantilever bridge in the world
Section III- 2
Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest.
Lack of public
interest
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Engineering Decisions
Rights and Impact of the
Responsibilities Decisions
More emphasis on
safety of design and Bridge could not sustain
calculation the faulty design
Cooper should not
have depended on Physical absence could not
McLure and others for rectify mistakes
report
Should have
considered the strike It was workmen who
more seriously suffered ill-fate
Cooper should
have allowed other Peer consultant could
consultant to detect excess stress
review his decisions Should not have
manipulated the Manipulation hastened the
foremen to disaster
Should have
performed the continue the work
necessary test for
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Conclusion
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References
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