Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

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:

1. Describe why engineers should consider the safety of the public, maintenance personnel, and constructors, and describe how engineers can plan and design for safety.
2. Describe why engineers should consider maintenance needs, and explain how engineers can plan and design to enhance maintenance.
3. Describe why engineers should consider constructability, and how engineers can plan and design to enhance constructability.
4. Describe why engineers should consider aesthetics, and how engineers can plan and design to enhance aesthetics.
5. Describe why engineers should consider political aspects of infrastructure engineering and management.
6. 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” ...