Eighth Congress on Forensic Engineering
What Is the Standard of Care?
Publication: Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
ABSTRACT
Engineers and other design professionals are held to “the standard of care” when the possibility of their negligence is being assessed. If it is determined professionals failed to meet that “standard,” they can be liable for damages arising from that failure. This paper is intended to explain what the “standard of care” is, what might a forensic engineer do to assess and to testify regarding a practitioner’s actions relative to the standard of care, and what the standard of care of a forensic engineer might be.
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Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
Pages: 590 - 598
Editors: Rui Liu, Ph.D., Kent State University, Michael P. Lester, Element Analytical, Alicia E. Díaz de León, and Michael J. Drerup
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8201-8
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 27, 2018
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