Independent Geotechnical Observer
Class
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#IndependentGeotechnicalObserver
Definition
A professional engineering or geotechnical consulting role in which the practitioner is retained by one party to observe and monitor testing or construction activities conducted by another party, report on procedural irregularities or equipment failures, and provide independent technical testimony on the validity of test conditions and results.
Properties
Subclass of
Confidence
0.82
Role category
provider_client
Match Confidence
0.0
Matches Existing
false
Source Evidence
Text references
An independent geotechnical consultant was retained by Engineer A to observe the test
In the opinion of Engineer A's geotechnical consultant, this would have broken the pile bond and undervalued the skin friction value
The geotechnical consultant testified and showed that dynamic test equipment had failed during the test
Source text
An independent geotechnical consultant was retained by Engineer A to observe the test
Used in cases 1
Case ontologies that instantiate this class. Computed from each individual's type, so the list stays current as cases are extracted. The originating case is shown under Extraction details.
Case 71TTL
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proeth:IndependentGeotechnicalObserver a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "Independent Geotechnical Observer" ;
proeth:confidence "0.82" ;
proeth:roleCategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:textReferences "An independent geotechnical consultant was retained by Engineer A to observe the test",
"In the opinion of Engineer A's geotechnical consultant, this would have broken the pile bond and undervalued the skin friction value",
"The geotechnical consultant testified and showed that dynamic test equipment had failed during the test" ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 71 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 1 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-04T14:26:11.026228+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 71 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.0 ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting false ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "An independent geotechnical consultant was retained by Engineer A to observe the test" ;
rdfs:comment "A professional engineering or geotechnical consulting role in which the practitioner is retained by one party to observe and monitor testing or construction activities conducted by another party, report on procedural irregularities or equipment failures, and provide independent technical testimony on the validity of test conditions and results." ;
rdfs:subClassOf proeth:ProviderClientRole ;
skos:definition "A professional engineering or geotechnical consulting role in which the practitioner is retained by one party to observe and monitor testing or construction activities conducted by another party, report on procedural irregularities or equipment failures, and provide independent technical testimony on the validity of test conditions and results." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-04T14:26:11.026228+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 71 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
71
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-06-04T14:26:11.026228+00:00
First case
71
Generated
2026-06-04T14:26:11.026228+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 71 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']