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1. Definition of technical engineering
In its most general sense, engineering is defined as all the services involved in studying, designing and building a structure.
Specialist engineers can work either within a single speciality, generally as "consulting engineers", or within a larger, multidisciplinary structure, the "technical design office" or engineering company.
It's these organizations that we're interested in here; we'll refer to them as "technical engineering" or "engineering" in the following.
To define this type of engineering more precisely, we need to clarify its missions, services and main types of intervention.
The way in which a professional building engineering company operates and is organized is also presented below.
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Bibliography
Works
Regulations
Law no. 85-704 of July 12, 1985 on public contracting and its relationship with private project management, known as the "MOP Law".
Décret n° 93-1268 du 29 novembre 1993 relatif aux missions de maîtrise d'œuvre confiées par des maîtres d'ouvrage publics à des prestataires de droit privé (decree implementing the MOP law).
Law no. 78-12 of January 4, 1978 on construction liability...
Organizations
Organisme professionnel de qualification de l'ingénierie infrastructure bâtiment industrie (OPQIBI) http://www.opqibi.com
Syntec Ingénierie http://www.syntec‐ingenierie.fr
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