Ethics Collection

Ethics is defined by Merriam-Webster, as "the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group." To uphold the integrity, honor and dignity of the civil engineering profession, ASCE first adopted a code of ethics in 1914. This collection of papers has been assembled to help engineers apply the ASCE Code of Ethics in your daily practice. Access the current ASCE Code of Ethics and download printable copies.

Journal Papers

• Relationship between Social Media and ASCE Code of Ethics: Review and Case-Based Discussion
  Journal of Civil Engineering Education


• Answers to Questions of Ethics by Highway Contractors
  Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction


• Engineers’ Roles and Responsibilities in Automated Vehicle Ethics: Exploring Engineering Codes of Ethics as a Guide to Addressing Issues in Sociotechnical Systems
  Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems


• Critical Enablers for Codes of Ethics Implementation in Construction Organizations
  Journal of Management in Engineering


• Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics
  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management


• Corporate Ethics in the Construction and Engineering Industry
  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management


• Structural Failures and Engineering Ethics
  Journal of Structural Engineering


• Ethics in Practice
  Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Proceedings Papers

• A Practical Application of Code of Ethics in Failure Case Studies
  Forensics Engineering 2022


• Ethics, Ethics, and Ethics to All Professionals
  World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2021