A senior licensed professional engineer with 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering is placed in charge of a multidisciplinary design team consisting of a structural group, a geotechnical group, and an environmental group. in this role, the engineer is responsible for supervising and coordinating the efforts of the groups when working on large interconnected projects. in order to facilitate coordination, designs are prepared by the groups under the direct supervision of the group leader, and then they are submitted to her for review and approval. this arrangement is ethical as long as

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Aliza Ball

24 July, 20:05

A senior licensed professional engineer with 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering is placed in charge of a multidisciplinary design team consisting of a structural group, a geotechnical group, and an environmental group. in this role, the engineer is responsible for supervising and coordinating the efforts of the groups when working on large interconnected projects. in order to facilitate coordination, designs are prepared by the groups under the direct supervision of the group leader, and then they are submitted to her for review and approval. this arrangement is ethical as long as

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Araceli Riggs · Answer 1

This arrangement is ethical as long as the engineer signs and seals each design segment only after it has been reviewed by an independent consulting engineer who specializes in the field which it pertains. If what she was dealing is not her field of expertise, she needs to have the aid of independent engineer who can verify the work passed to her before she signs the design segment.