Accordingly, engineering ethics consists of the

- responsibilities - rights - and also of desirable ideals and personal

commitments in engineering.

Herbert Clark Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964)

-was the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933).

-Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author.

According to him:

“Engineering is a great profession --it elevates the standard of living and

adds to the comforts of life.

Great liability

-the doctors.-the lawyers-the architects-the politicians

-if the engineer’s works do not work, he is damned.”

SAVING CITICORP TOWER--5th highest skyscrapers in US--The Fifty-Nine-Story w/9 story-high stilts--discovered that the building was indeed

structurally deficient--complex and difficult problem of

professional responsibility

William LeMessurier

,one of the nation's most distinguished structural engineers, served as design and construction consultant on the innovative Citicorp headquarters tower, which was completed in 1977 in New York.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

5th highest skyscrapers

Senses of responsibility, begin with obligation—the core idea around which all the other senses revolve.

Obligation.

Accountable.

Conscientious, integrity.

Blameworthy/praiseworthy.

Moral responsibility

Causal responsibility

Job responsibility

legal responsibility

increase their awareness of the world

should reject papers that are intended to harm the general

must ensure the continuous improvement

carried out their work efficiently and supports the laws

expected to commit themselves to high standards of conduct.