Engineer B Undocumented Alteration Successor Design Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/173#Engineer_B_Undocumented_Alteration_Successor_Design_Engineer
Definition
Retained by the client to review and redesign the subdivision project using Engineer A's sealed plans as a guide. Made major changes to grading plans (deleting a sheet, raising housing pad elevations, rerouting streets) and major design changes to storm drains, pipe dimensions, sewers, and utilities — without documenting any changes, without signing or sealing any sheets, and without communicating with Engineer A. Left Engineer A's seal and signature intact on all sheets, placing only a vague title-sheet note claiming responsibility for unspecified 'revisions.'
Properties
Instance of
UndocumentedAlterationSuccessorDesignEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#UndocumentedAlterationSuccessorDesignEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied) |
| specialty | Subdivision redesign — grading, storm drainage, utilities |
| changes_documented | False |
| sheets_signed_by_engineer_b | None |
| prior_engineer_seal_removed | False |
| communication_with_engineer_a | None |
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | peer_successor_to |
| target | Engineer A Discharged Original Design Engineer |
| type | provider_to_client |
| target | Subdivision Project Client |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Client Direction Does Not Authorize Ethical Violation in Plan Transfer, Honesty in Professional Representations Violated by Engineer Bs Vague Disclaimer, Inter-Engineer Communication Obligation Violated by Engineer B, Professional Accountability of Engineer B for Redesign Decisions, Responsible Charge Integrity Violated by Engineer B, Success or Engineer Sealed Plan Alteration Without Attribution Prohibition Applied to Engineer B, Vague Responsibility Assumption Insufficiency Applied to Engineer Bs Title Sheet Note
hasObligation
Engineer B Discharged Engineer Review Without Notification Permissibility Case 82-5, Engineer B Fundamental Redesign Full Design Accountability Assumption Case 82-5, Engineer B Mixed-Authorship Success or Design Attribution Case 82-5, Engineer B Original Seal Removal Upon Material Alteration Grading Plans, Engineer B Original Seal Removal Upon Material Alteration Public Improvement Plans, Engineer B Post-Discharge Collegial Consultation Prudential Obligation Case 82-5, Engineer B Public Welfare Paramount Subdivision Plan Integrity Safety Obligation, Engineer B Sealed Document Modification Documentation Obligation Case 82-5, Engineer B Sealed Document Modification Documentation Public Improvement Plans, Engineer B Sealed Plan Unsigned Alteration Prohibition Grading Plans, Engineer B Sealed Plan Unsigned Alteration Prohibition Public Improvement Plans, Engineer B Success or Engineer Prior-Engineer Communication Before Redesign, Engineer B Success or Redesign Deceptive Omission of Change Specificity Case 82-5, Engineer B Vague Title-Sheet Disclaimer Insufficiency Public Improvement Plans
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer B was later retained by the client to review and redesign the project
Text references
At no time after Engineer B was retained were there any communications between the two engineers
Engineer B also made major design changes to the storm drains, pipe dimensions, sewers, and utilities
Engineer B did not note what changes were made nor did he sign any of the sheets
Engineer B placed a note on the title sheet of the public improvement plans, leaving Engineer A's signature and seal intact, stating that he, Engineer B, is taking responsibility for the 'revisions of the plans,' making no notation what those changes were
Engineer B reviewed the original drawings, made changes on the grading plans
Engineer B was later retained by the client to review and redesign the project
He made no notation of the changes, did not sign the plans, and left Engineer A's seal and signature intact
TTL
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case173:Engineer_B_Undocumented_Alteration_Successor_Design_Engineer a proeth:UndocumentedAlterationSuccessorDesignEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer B Undocumented Alteration Successor Design Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case173:Client_Direction_Does_Not_Authorize_Ethical_Violation_in_Plan_Transfer,
case173:Honesty_in_Professional_Representations_Violated_by_Engineer_Bs_Vague_Disclaimer,
case173:Inter-Engineer_Communication_Obligation_Violated_by_Engineer_B,
case173:Professional_Accountability_of_Engineer_B_for_Redesign_Decisions,
case173:Responsible_Charge_Integrity_Violated_by_Engineer_B,
case173:Successor_Engineer_Sealed_Plan_Alteration_Without_Attribution_Prohibition_Applied_to_Engineer_B,
case173:Vague_Responsibility_Assumption_Insufficiency_Applied_to_Engineer_Bs_Title_Sheet_Note ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case173:Engineer_B_Discharged_Engineer_Review_Without_Notification_Permissibility_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Fundamental_Redesign_Full_Design_Accountability_Assumption_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Mixed-Authorship_Successor_Design_Attribution_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Original_Seal_Removal_Upon_Material_Alteration_Grading_Plans,
case173:Engineer_B_Original_Seal_Removal_Upon_Material_Alteration_Public_Improvement_Plans,
case173:Engineer_B_Post-Discharge_Collegial_Consultation_Prudential_Obligation_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Public_Welfare_Paramount_Subdivision_Plan_Integrity_Safety_Obligation,
case173:Engineer_B_Sealed_Document_Modification_Documentation_Obligation_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Sealed_Document_Modification_Documentation_Public_Improvement_Plans,
case173:Engineer_B_Sealed_Plan_Unsigned_Alteration_Prohibition_Grading_Plans,
case173:Engineer_B_Sealed_Plan_Unsigned_Alteration_Prohibition_Public_Improvement_Plans,
case173:Engineer_B_Successor_Engineer_Prior-Engineer_Communication_Before_Redesign,
case173:Engineer_B_Successor_Redesign_Deceptive_Omission_of_Change_Specificity_Case_82-5,
case173:Engineer_B_Vague_Title-Sheet_Disclaimer_Insufficiency_Public_Improvement_Plans ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'specialty': 'Subdivision redesign — grading, storm drainage, utilities', 'changes_documented': False, 'sheets_signed_by_engineer_b': 'None', 'prior_engineer_seal_removed': False, 'communication_with_engineer_a': 'None'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Retained by the client to review and redesign the subdivision project using Engineer A's sealed plans as a guide. Made major changes to grading plans (deleting a sheet, raising housing pad elevations, rerouting streets) and major design changes to storm drains, pipe dimensions, sewers, and utilities — without documenting any changes, without signing or sealing any sheets, and without communicating with Engineer A. Left Engineer A's seal and signature intact on all sheets, placing only a vague title-sheet note claiming responsibility for unspecified 'revisions.'" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "173" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T14:15:16.534816+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "173" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T14:15:16.534816+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'peer_successor_to', 'target': 'Engineer A Discharged Original Design Engineer'}",
"{'type': 'provider_to_client', 'target': 'Subdivision Project Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Undocumented Alteration Successor Design Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer B was later retained by the client to review and redesign the project" ;
proeth:textreferences "At no time after Engineer B was retained were there any communications between the two engineers",
"Engineer B also made major design changes to the storm drains, pipe dimensions, sewers, and utilities",
"Engineer B did not note what changes were made nor did he sign any of the sheets",
"Engineer B placed a note on the title sheet of the public improvement plans, leaving Engineer A's signature and seal intact, stating that he, Engineer B, is taking responsibility for the 'revisions of the plans,' making no notation what those changes were",
"Engineer B reviewed the original drawings, made changes on the grading plans",
"Engineer B was later retained by the client to review and redesign the project",
"He made no notation of the changes, did not sign the plans, and left Engineer A's seal and signature intact" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 173 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T14:41:54.497043"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 173 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
173
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T14:15:16.534816+00:00
First case
173
Generated
2026-03-01T14:15:16.534816+00:00
Attributed to
Case 173 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:41:54.497043
Generated by
ProEthica Case 173 Extraction