December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
453 pages
18h 33m
English
book
Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
by Michael R. Penn, Philip J. Parker
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Chapter Nineteen
Other (No Less Important) Considerations
Legal Considerations contributed by Matthew S. Carstens, Esq.
Chapter Outline
Introduction
Introductory Case Study: Stormwater Management in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Safety Considerations
Maintenance Considerations
Constructability Considerations
Aesthetic Considerations
Political Considerations
Legal Considerations
Outro
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Describe why engineers should consider the safety of the public, maintenance personnel, and constructors, and describe how engineers can plan and design for safety.
- Describe why engineers should consider maintenance needs, and explain how engineers can plan and design to enhance maintenance.
- Describe why engineers should consider constructability, and how engineers can plan and design to enhance constructability.
- Describe why engineers should consider aesthetics, and how engineers can plan and design to enhance aesthetics.
- Describe why engineers should consider political aspects of infrastructure engineering and management.
- Describe why engineers should consider legal aspects, and how engineers can plan and design to minimize potential for litigation.
Introduction
In this chapter, we will introduce aspects of safety, maintenance, constructability, aesthetics, and political and legal matters. When writing this text, we hesitated “lumping” ...
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