Some engineers like to go on about this, but the reality is they offload the work to marginally qualified techs and unlicensed engineers and stamp the document, just like in software.
There are all sorts of failures in the structural space. How many pumped reinforced concrete buildings are being built in Miami right now? How many of them will be sound in 50-75 years? How likely is the architect/PE’s ghost to get sued?
PE’s are smart professionals and do a valuable service. But they aren’t magic, and they all have a boss.
There are all sorts of failures in the structural space. How many pumped reinforced concrete buildings are being built in Miami right now? How many of them will be sound in 50-75 years? How likely is the architect/PE’s ghost to get sued?
PE’s are smart professionals and do a valuable service. But they aren’t magic, and they all have a boss.