Standards in Civil Engineering Design Education
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 134, Issue 1
Abstract
In the United States, requirements in the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering criteria provide a strong incentive to integrate engineering codes and standards into civil engineering undergraduate curricula. Under the current criteria, specifically Criterion 4, appropriate engineering standards must be incorporated into the major design experience. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current ABET Engineering Criteria requirements with respect to engineering standards and suggest some ways standards can be included in both the technical and nontechnical portions of undergraduate curricula.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 134 • Issue 1 • January 2008
Pages: 59 - 66
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© 2008 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 3, 2006
Accepted: Aug 10, 2006
Published online: Jan 1, 2008
Published in print: Jan 2008
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