Minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume 106, pt. 4
Автор:Institution of Civil Engineers Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 180 ISBN: 1130105970 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...of Writers to the Signet. The mere fact that membership is confined to those who are actively engaged, and have attained some degree of eminence, in the profession, does not militate against the object of the institution being the advancement of engineering science; because they are really the only persons possessing the knowledge and practical experience requisite for the efficient promotion of that object. Membership is not required for admission to the profession of a civil engineer: it confers no rights or privileges in the practice of that profession, over which the institution neither has, nor professes to have any power of control. A writer to the signet in carrying on his private business, and practically in no other form, exercises his rights and privileges as a member...
