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Quick questions on Engineers as managers in civil structures: HSC Engineering Studies Civil Structures
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What is the lifecycle of a civil engineering project?Show answer
1. Feasibility and concept. Site investigation, options assessment, cost and benefit estimation, environmental impact. 2. Preliminary design. Loads, materials, structural form, indicative drawings.
What is ethical responsibilities?Show answer
The Engineers Australia Code of Ethics and Guidelines on Professional Conduct binds members to four principles:
What is work health and safety?Show answer
NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 places duties on engineers as designers and as people conducting business or undertaking (PCBU). Engineers must:
What is westConnex as a case study?Show answer
WestConnex (the M4-M5-M8 motorway tunnel network in Sydney) is among the largest road projects in Australia. The project's engineering managers had to balance:
What is treating ethics as a vague principle?Show answer
Australian engineers are bound by an explicit code and by WHS law, both enforceable.
What is missing the lifecycle frame?Show answer
Many exam responses get stuck at design and ignore construction, operation and decommissioning.
What is forgetting Australian regulatory bodies?Show answer
Engineers Australia (professional), the NSW Building Commission, and the Architects and Engineers Registration Boards all have a role. :::
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