Engineering Failures and Professional Ethics (22CET-359)

Assignement:3

Total Marks: 10

Set A:

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Rajendra is a reputed structural engineer and is working for a major
metro rail project. He is in charge of design, construction and
positioning of pillars of metro flyover.
A junior engineer in his team tells him that there is a major flaw in
two erected pillars supporting a section of the flyover and they should
be replaced/readjusted at any cost. These two pillars supported a
flyover curve and if collapsed, it would cause a major accident and
put many lives into danger. Moreover, in few days it is to be
inaugurated for trial runs.
Rajendra brushes aside the apprehension and warning by his junior.
But later in the evening, on second thought, he once again scrutinizes
1 his plans and drawings, and finds that his junior was indeed right. 3 CO5
Accepting his mistake would tarnish his reputation for Rajendra. If
any accident happens, which is certain to happen at certain point of
time in future, it will affect the reputation of the company that
constructed it. It will embarrass the government too.
Also, replacing the pillars would inflate the cost for the company and
would further delay the project.
In this situation:
1) What should Rajendra ideally do?
2) What would be the legal and ethical consequences of Rajendra’s
continued silence?
3) What are the qualities that are tested in this case study? Examine.

What principles of the sustainable development must be taken into

2 3 CO5
account by the public administration?

3 2 CO4
Give any ten international rights suggested by Donaldson?

4 2 CO4
Write any three objectives of engineering ecology.

Total Marks: 10
Set B:

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1 What are the reasons for the disaster at Bhopal? 3 CO4

A multi-storey building which was illegally constructed collapses and

kills fifty innocent workers – including women and children. These
workers were poor migrants from far away villages. The building was
allowed to construct only three storeys, but the builder has violated
the rules and raised four more storeys. The government immediately
announces cash relief to aggrieved families. The builder is arrested
2 and put under court trial. 3 CO5

A. On whom does the ultimate blame for the death of fifty

innocent lives rest – government or builder? Explain why.
B. Is it morally correct to give cash relief to the diseased
families in this case? Substantiate why.

3 Explain any two engineering failures due to foundations. 2 CO5

The movement of the tectonic plates builds up pressure on fault zones

at their boundaries during Turkey - Syria Earthquake. What are the
4 2 CO4
major reasons for this event? Explain in detail.
Total Marks: 10

Set C:

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1 a) Elaborate engineering ecology? 3 CO5

b) Discuss an engineer’s involvement in weapons work?

2 What is the goal of sustainable development? 3 CO4

Research the recent approaches, legislation, and international

3 agreements in fighting global warming. Which hold the most 2 CO4
promise?
How man-made factors assaulted fragile ecology in JoshiMath.
Explain in detail the geological and anthropogenic causes resulting
4 from the sinking of mountains in JoshiMath, Uttarakhand, India. 2 CO5

SET A
20BCE1004
PRIYANGI SHARMA
20BCE1011
KARTIK SHARMA
20BCE1014
MUZAMIL QAYOOM
20BCE1056
ISHAN AGGARWAL
20BCE1068
Sahil
20BCE1082
Aditya kumar gupta
20BCE1093
Nishant Chaudhary
20BCE1101
MAYANK SHARMA

SET B
20BCE1120
Sahil Sharma
20BCE1135
ASHUTOSH YADAV
20BCE1138
Hurain Ashraf
20BCE1147
PANKAJ GAUTAM
20BCE1166
ASHISH KHAIRWAL
20BCE1172
ANURAG KUMAR
20BCE1176
ZEESHAN BASHIR
20BCE8011
RISHUL SINGH LAMBA

SET C

21BCE8037
RAGHAV SHARMA
21BCE8047
SHIV PRATAP MISHRA
21BCE8049
SUNNY KUMAR
21BCE8053
NIKHIL KUMAR
21BCE8058
SAHIL SHARMA
21BCE8030
ANMOL DEEP SINGH
21BCE8031
SAKSHAM THAKUR
20BCE1107
RAJ PRAKASH GUPTA
20BCE1117
KAUSTUBH SINHA