ethical question (Engineering paper )

ECIV 401 – Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice

Read Chapter 5 Risk, Safety and Accidents from your text by Fledderman.

In the field of civil engineering, there is a general concern that the mandate to provide for the safety and welfare of the public, coupled with the litigious nature of contemporary society, stifles innovation and the adoption of new engineering techniques and/or processes that would benefit society if they were adopted.

Identify an emerging technology or process, applicable within one or more sub-discipline of civil engineering that you believe exemplifies this issue of finding an appropriate balance between innovation and caution. Relative to this technology/process, provide a response to the seven prompts below. You should print the specific numbered item requested below followed by a short response. For items 3-7 your response should consist of a few well-constructed sentences. Your response will be graded based on the appropriateness of the selected technology relative to the question asked, and the thoroughness and thoughtfulness of your answer.

1. Area(s) of civil engineering:

2. Technology/process:

3. Purpose of technology/process, problem addressed:

4. Innovative/attractive features of technology/process:

5. Possible risks and adverse consequences associated with implementing technology/process, indicate both type and severity:

6. Mitigation measures, if any that can be implemented to minimize risk:

7. Do you think this technology/process requires more development, is ready to be implemented or should it be abandoned? Provide a short comment explaining your answer.