Engineer T Structural Modification Design Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/9#Engineer_T_Structural_Modification_Design_Engineer
Definition
Senior structural engineer in responsible charge of designing major structural modifications to an existing building; selected a constrained-space connection approach without exploring alternatives; issued construction documents; a construction worker was seriously injured during construction; subsequently felt personal responsibility and raised the question of error acknowledgment with supervisor Engineer B; later provided deposition testimony in the resulting lawsuit
Properties
Instance of
StructuralModificationDesignEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#StructuralModificationDesignEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied by responsible charge and NSPE code obligations) |
| specialty | Structural engineering, commercial buildings |
| seniority | Senior structural engineer |
| employer | XYZ Consulting Engineers |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employer |
| target | XYZ Consulting Engineers |
| type | peer |
| target | Engineer B Senior Engineering Supervisor |
| type | public_responsibility |
| target | Injured Construction Worker |
| type | supervisor |
| target | Engineer B Senior Engineering Supervisor |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Construction Safety Awareness In Structural Design Invoked By Engineer T Design, Construction Safety Awareness in Structural Design Applied to Engineer T Connection Selection, Contractual Risk Transfer Applied to Engineer T Construction Safety Delegation, Err or Acknowledgment Obligation Raised By Engineer T, Fact-Based Disclosure Obligation Applied to Engineer T Post-Accident Statements, Missed Opportunity Acknowledgment Obligation Applied to Engineer T Post-Accident, Proactive Design Alternatives Presentation Missed by Engineer T, Professional Accountability Applied to Engineer T Lessons Learned Obligation, Professional Accountability Invoked By Engineer T Self-Assessment, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked By Engineer T Design Selection, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked in Engineer T Design Analysis, Responsible Charge Engagement Invoked By Engineer T Design Process
hasObligation
Competence Boundary Awareness Obligation Engineer T Construction Safety Doma in, Construction Safety Consideration Obligation Engineer T Design Selection, Engineer T Constructability Safety Review Solicitation Pre-Construction, Engineer T Construction Safety Consideration in Design Document Notation, Engineer T Fact-Based Disclosure in Post-Accident Professional Statements, Engineer T Missed Opportunity Acknowledgment Post-Accident, Engineer T Proactive Design Alternatives Presentation Pre-Design Selection, Engineer T Standard of Care Compliance Ethical Sufficiency Determination, Err or Acknowledgment Obligation Engineer T Post-Accident Assessment, Internal Err or Concern Escalation Obligation Engineer T Self-Assessment, Responsible Charge Design Safety Obligation Engineer T Structural Modifications
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer T, a senior structural engineer who designs commercial buildings in the employ of XYZ Consulting Engineers, was in responsible charge of the design of major structural modifications to an existing building
Text references
Engineer T felt some personal responsibility for the accident
Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged
Engineer T selected a straightforward approach that required making structural connections immediately beneath floor level on an upper floor, in a tightly constrained space
Engineer T, a senior structural engineer who designs commercial buildings in the employ of XYZ Consulting Engineers, was in responsible charge of the design of major structural modifications to an existing building
In the deposition, Engineer T responded factually to all questions regarding the design and the design process
TTL
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case9:Engineer_T_Structural_Modification_Design_Engineer a proeth:StructuralModificationDesignEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer T Structural Modification Design Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case9:Construction_Safety_Awareness_In_Structural_Design_Invoked_By_Engineer_T_Design,
case9:Construction_Safety_Awareness_in_Structural_Design_Applied_to_Engineer_T_Connection_Selection,
case9:Contractual_Risk_Transfer_Applied_to_Engineer_T_Construction_Safety_Delegation,
case9:Error_Acknowledgment_Obligation_Raised_By_Engineer_T,
case9:Fact-Based_Disclosure_Obligation_Applied_to_Engineer_T_Post-Accident_Statements,
case9:Missed_Opportunity_Acknowledgment_Obligation_Applied_to_Engineer_T_Post-Accident,
case9:Proactive_Design_Alternatives_Presentation_Missed_by_Engineer_T,
case9:Professional_Accountability_Applied_to_Engineer_T_Lessons_Learned_Obligation,
case9:Professional_Accountability_Invoked_By_Engineer_T_Self-Assessment,
case9:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_By_Engineer_T_Design_Selection,
case9:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_in_Engineer_T_Design_Analysis,
case9:Responsible_Charge_Engagement_Invoked_By_Engineer_T_Design_Process ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case9:Competence_Boundary_Awareness_Obligation_Engineer_T_Construction_Safety_Domain,
case9:Construction_Safety_Consideration_Obligation_Engineer_T_Design_Selection,
case9:Engineer_T_Constructability_Safety_Review_Solicitation_Pre-Construction,
case9:Engineer_T_Construction_Safety_Consideration_in_Design_Document_Notation,
case9:Engineer_T_Fact-Based_Disclosure_in_Post-Accident_Professional_Statements,
case9:Engineer_T_Missed_Opportunity_Acknowledgment_Post-Accident,
case9:Engineer_T_Proactive_Design_Alternatives_Presentation_Pre-Design_Selection,
case9:Engineer_T_Standard_of_Care_Compliance_Ethical_Sufficiency_Determination,
case9:Error_Acknowledgment_Obligation_Engineer_T_Post-Accident_Assessment,
case9:Internal_Error_Concern_Escalation_Obligation_Engineer_T_Self-Assessment,
case9:Responsible_Charge_Design_Safety_Obligation_Engineer_T_Structural_Modifications ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied by responsible charge and NSPE code obligations)', 'specialty': 'Structural engineering, commercial buildings', 'seniority': 'Senior structural engineer', 'employer': 'XYZ Consulting Engineers'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Senior structural engineer in responsible charge of designing major structural modifications to an existing building; selected a constrained-space connection approach without exploring alternatives; issued construction documents; a construction worker was seriously injured during construction; subsequently felt personal responsibility and raised the question of error acknowledgment with supervisor Engineer B; later provided deposition testimony in the resulting lawsuit" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "9" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T22:30:42.399028+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "9" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T22:30:42.399028+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employer', 'target': 'XYZ Consulting Engineers'}",
"{'type': 'peer', 'target': 'Engineer B Senior Engineering Supervisor'}",
"{'type': 'public_responsibility', 'target': 'Injured Construction Worker'}",
"{'type': 'supervisor', 'target': 'Engineer B Senior Engineering Supervisor'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Structural Modification Design Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer T, a senior structural engineer who designs commercial buildings in the employ of XYZ Consulting Engineers, was in responsible charge of the design of major structural modifications to an existing building" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer T felt some personal responsibility for the accident",
"Engineer T met with XYZ's Chief Structural Engineer, Engineer B, explained the situation, and expressed a belief that a design error – i.e., not exploring alternative, safer design concepts – had been made and the NSPE Code of Ethics required that the error be acknowledged",
"Engineer T selected a straightforward approach that required making structural connections immediately beneath floor level on an upper floor, in a tightly constrained space",
"Engineer T, a senior structural engineer who designs commercial buildings in the employ of XYZ Consulting Engineers, was in responsible charge of the design of major structural modifications to an existing building",
"In the deposition, Engineer T responded factually to all questions regarding the design and the design process" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 9 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T22:41:24.549826"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 9 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
9
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-24T22:30:42.399028+00:00
First case
9
Generated
2026-02-24T22:30:42.399028+00:00
Attributed to
Case 9 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T22:41:24.549826
Generated by
ProEthica Case 9 Extraction