02161nam a22002657a 450000500170000001000150001702000260003202000230005803500130008103700130009408200170010710000240012424501200014824600690026825000110033726000440034827000460039230000350043850000190047350512480049265000430174065000440178365000430182770000250187020140701145057.0  aENG-109645  c565.00a9789351340041  c565.00a935134004x  aEN-93178  bDBAD/PUB  a343.73078624  aBockrath, Joseph T.00aContracts and the legal environment for engineers and architects /cby Joseph T. Bockrath [and] Fredric L. Plotnick  aContracts and the legal environment for engineers and architects  a7th ed  aNew DelhibMcGraw Hill Education c2013  aP-24, Green Park Extn.bNew Delhie110016  axxvii,589p. :c26cm(pbk)bill.  aIncludes index  a Evolution of engineering and law -- Legal systems in the United States and the world -- Substantive v. procedural law -- Systems of courts -- Types of contracts -- Formation of contracts -- Procedural issues in formation of contracts -- Terms and conditions -- Privity and third-party beneficiaries -- Construction and interpretation -- Discharge of obligations -- Issues with discharge by performance -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Agency -- Partnerships -- Corporations -- Insurance -- Bonds and suretyship -- Federal statutes and regulations -- Definition and scope of torts -- Torts based upon intentional actions -- Torts based upon negligent actions -- Torts without fault -- Procedural issues relating to torts -- Professional liability for architects and engineers -- Real and personal property -- Above and below : air, water, and mineral rights -- Intellectual property -- Contracts for construction projects -- Drawings -- Specifications -- Specifications for workmanship -- Specifications for materials -- General conditions -- Clauses relating to finance -- Proposals -- Advertising for bids -- Duty to design : engineering v. statutory codes -- The engineer’s role in litigation -- The engineer’s role in arbitration.  a Engineering contractszUnited States.  a Architectural contractszUnited States  aConstruction contractszUnited States.  aPlotnick, Fredric L.