Engineer A Bridge Field Notes Alteration
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/86#Engineer_A_Bridge_Field_Notes_Alteration
Definition
Engineer A was prohibited from altering the engineering notes documenting the observed defective bridge wall condition, even after agreeing not to include that information in the final written report.
Properties
Instance of
FieldNotesPreservationObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FieldNotesPreservationObligation
Case context
Engineer A agreed at client request to exclude the speculative wall condition observation from the final report but retained the information in engineering notes. The prohibition on altering those notes was absolute regardless of client preference.
Confidence
0.88
Constrained entity
Engineer A (bridge inspection context)
Constraint statement
Engineer A was prohibited from altering the engineering notes documenting the observed defective bridge wall condition, even after agreeing not to include that information in the final written report.
Severity
high
Source
NSPE Code of Ethics; BER Case No. 97-13
Temporal scope
From the time of the observation through the conclusion of the engagement and beyond
Match Confidence
0.0
Matches Existing
false
Synthesis Literal
caseContext
confidence
constraintClass
constraintStatement
severity
source
temporalScope
textReferences
Source Evidence
Text references
Engineer A stated that he would retain the information from his engineering notes but not include it in the final report, as requested.
However, under no circumstance would it be appropriate for Engineer A to alter his field notes.
Source text
However, under no circumstance would it be appropriate for Engineer A to alter his field notes.
TTL
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case86:Engineer_A_Bridge_Field_Notes_Alteration a proeth:FieldNotesPreservationObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Bridge Field Notes Alteration" ;
proeth:caseContext "Engineer A agreed at client request to exclude the speculative wall condition observation from the final report but retained the information in engineering notes. The prohibition on altering those notes was absolute regardless of client preference." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:constrainedEntity "Engineer A (bridge inspection context)" ;
proeth:constraintClass "Field Notes Preservation Obligation" ;
proeth:constraintStatement "Engineer A was prohibited from altering the engineering notes documenting the observed defective bridge wall condition, even after agreeing not to include that information in the final written report." ;
proeth:severity "high" ;
proeth:source "NSPE Code of Ethics; BER Case No. 97-13" ;
proeth:temporalScope "From the time of the observation through the conclusion of the engagement and beyond" ;
proeth:textReferences "Engineer A stated that he would retain the information from his engineering notes but not include it in the final report, as requested.",
"However, under no circumstance would it be appropriate for Engineer A to alter his field notes." ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 86 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 2 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "discussion" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-04T17:35:44.662063+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 86 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.0 ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting false ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "However, under no circumstance would it be appropriate for Engineer A to alter his field notes." ;
proeth-prov:synthesisLiteral "caseContext",
"confidence",
"constraintClass",
"constraintStatement",
"severity",
"source",
"temporalScope",
"textReferences" ;
rdfs:comment "Engineer A was prohibited from altering the engineering notes documenting the observed defective bridge wall condition, even after agreeing not to include that information in the final written report." ;
skos:definition "Engineer A was prohibited from altering the engineering notes documenting the observed defective bridge wall condition, even after agreeing not to include that information in the final written report." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-04T17:35:44.662063+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 86 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 86 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
86
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-06-04T17:35:44.662063+00:00
First case
86
Generated
2026-06-04T17:35:44.662063+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 86 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']
Generated by
ProEthica Case 86 Extraction