61G15-31.001. General Responsibility

CHAPTER 61G15-31 RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 61G15-31.001 General Responsibility 61G15-31.002 Definitions 61G15-31.003 Design of Structures Utilizing Prefabricated Wood Trusses 61G15-31.004 Design of Cast-in-Place Post-Tensioned Concrete Structural Systems 61G15-31.005 Design of Structures Utilizing Precast and Prestressed Concrete Components 61G15-31.006 Design of Structural Systems Utilizing Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders 61G15-31.007 Design of Pre-Engineered Structures 61G15-31.008 Design of Foundations 61G15-31.009 Design of Structural Steel Systems 61G15-31.001 General Responsibility. The Engineer of Record is responsible for all structural aspects of the design of the structure including the design of all of the structure’s systems and components. As noted herein the engineer of record may delegate responsibility for the design of a system or component part of the structure to a delegated engineer. In either case the structural engineering documents shall address, as a minimum, the items noted in the following subsections covering specific structural systems or components. The Engineer of Record’s structural engineering documents shall identify delegated systems and components. Both the Engineer of Record for the structure and the delegated engineer, if utilized, shall comply with the requirements of the general responsibility rules, Chapter 61G15-30, F.A.C., and with the requirements of the more specific structural responsibility rules contained herein. The Engineer of Record for the Structural System(s) shall provide design requirements in writing to the delegated engineer if one is used and shall review the design documents of the delegated engineer for conformance with his written instructions in accordance with Rule 61G15-30.005, F.A.C. When information collected from the engineer or the engineer’s authorized representative from a site visit is part of the engineer’s deliberative process, the engineer is responsible for the accuracy of such information.