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• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.

This is a great resource!  I just downloaded it.  Do you know of any programs that have used it as a textbook?

• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.

Re: "Do you know of any programs that have used it as a textbook?"

No Chad, I do not.

I am hoping this post flushes out some, as well as responses to the two questions posed.

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. Just the fact that given your professional and personal commitment in time and energy to ASCE

had this doc "In the closet" causes concern.

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William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
Buffalo, N.Y.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880

Original Message:
Sent: 04-01-2024 04:20 PM
From: Chad Morrison
Subject: ASCE Manual: "Quality in the Constructed Project," 3rd Ed.

This is a great resource!  I just downloaded it.  Do you know of any programs that have used it as a textbook?

• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.

Q. What might the application of knowledge within ASCE's MOP 73 done to mitigate or eliminate this failure?

                         "Michigan's Cascading Dam Failure:"

•      Various contact points at which the dam failures were preventable
•       Apparent ethical issues arising during the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the failed dams
•       Strategies to avoid making similar ethical errors

Presenter: Rebecca A. Bowman, Esq., P.E., D.F.E., Sr. Dir., Ethics and Professional Practice, National Society of Professional Engineers

Cheers,

Bill

Re: "Do you know of any programs that have used it as a textbook?"

No Chad, I do not.

I am hoping this post flushes out some, as well as responses to the two questions posed.

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. Just the fact that given your professional and personal commitment in time and energy to ASCE

had this doc "In the closet" causes concern.

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William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
Buffalo, N.Y.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880

Original Message:
Sent: 04-01-2024 04:20 PM
From: Chad Morrison
Subject: ASCE Manual: "Quality in the Constructed Project," 3rd Ed.

This is a great resource!  I just downloaded it.  Do you know of any programs that have used it as a textbook?

• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.

• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.

Thanks Bill – for posting the link to this useful "aspirational" Guide Book. Perhaps like many others – I was not aware of it. Had the opportunity to download it.

I see that you were one of contributors – no wonder you have interest in promoting it. It's a neat handy book that one can always refer to – as a checklist of 'to do things'. It's good for both experienced and in-experienced engineers – perhaps also for all other non-engineering professionals who are part of an engineering project.

Here are something that caught my attention on quick browsing.

• On: Coordination and Communication

  "The coordination of project activities under any method of delivery is essential to project quality. Coordination depends on the ability of participants to tailor their communications to the project delivery system being used."

• On: Risk, Liability and Handling Conflict

  "All constructed projects involve risks. These risks may be grouped in four general categories: safety, financial, professional, and legal. Participants benefit from identifying potential risks and liabilities, developing a clear and fair plan to allocate and manage them, and securing insurance (where appropriate) before making commitments to other parties. While disagreements are natural in work situations, the selection of mature team members, the alignment of common interests, and the fair allocation of risk can help minimize the adverse impacts of conflict."

Dilip

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Dr. Dilip K Barua, Ph.D

Website Links and Profile

• Subtitle: "A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructor's"

The collapse of  two suspended walkways in a hotel in 1981, killing 114 and injuring 185

energized the first edition of this guide after a meeting in 1984.

• First Edition, 1990
• Second Edition, 2000.
• Third Edition, 2012.

The 25 chapters of this 3rd edition offer practical professional insights and advice. . . NOT requirements. . .intended to be

read, discussed, and then applied as appropriate into the life of a project PRIOR to its initiation.

Q1. What lessons have you adopted from its study and application to your program/project work?

Q2. What subjects/applications do you wish had more specific insights?

Cheers,

Bill

p.s. I had the honor and privilege of being at the start of the first edition, and continued as part of the group for the next two editions as well.