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From: chrisp@regenmeister.uucp (Chris Prael)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Theory vs. Practice in CS Education
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Date: 22 Nov 89 21:44:49 GMT
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 In article <6738@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> leland.f.derbenwick writes:
>And people _died_ a few years ago (the multi-level pedestrian walkway
>that collapsed) largely because an architect didn't properly understand
>the "beam and rivet level".  

Since my wife is a structural engineer and we have discussed this
incident, I think I can consider myself informed about it.  According to
my wife, the basic problem was unprofessional conduct on the part of the
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS on the project.  (Please note that the architect
was not at fault.)  The specific misconduct was the failure to have
their work reviewed by independant peers.  The engineers who were
responsible lost their licenses.

>Architects routinely provide "detailing" of how buildings are to be 
constructed.  

While this is generally done by the architect for minor structures such 
as a house or a carport, this work is all done by structural engineers for 
any building larger than that.

Chris Prael