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Originally Posted by wilnj
I don’t know much about the medical equipment field but my guess is that there is a testing and validation process with work.
In construction, we don’t have that benefit.
A foundation is designed and constructed. Now we have an independent inspector who checks that the rebar matches the contract documents. We take concrete samples to ensure the mix conforms as well but there is no other test before a steel column is placed on top.
Similarly, the steel if erected, the bolting and welding tested, the metal deck put down and that’s inspected too. Then a concrete deck is poured, loading the structure.
All of this happens without a validation of the design, so a licensed professional, who’s staking his career and errors and omission insurance on his design is needed.
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i dont really get the point of this post.
like, yes, but none of this is a comment on how outside of civil stuff, basically nothing else is touched by a PE.