Thai Building Laws towards Practices of Civil Engineers
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This documentary research aims to investigate the effects of Thai building laws governing the practices of civil engineers with these objectives: (1) to study the details of the building laws including the Building Control Act and the Ministerial Regulations issued under that Act, (2) to study the roles and responsibilities of civil engineers according to the Controlled Engineering Profession Act, and (3) to analyze the building laws affecting the practices of civil engineers. The main aim of the study is to propose guidelines for the development of technology or legal information resources in relation to civil engineers professional practice. The results of the study showed that the Building Control Act contains provisions specifying the legal imposition or exclusion on certain types of buildings or some particular areas where the law is not applicable. The provisions in the law cover both relevant and irrelevant aspects of the practices of civil engineers. Relevant activities to be undertaken according to civil engineering procedure encompass construction surveying and design, application for planning and building permission, construction operations, modification, demolition, relocation, use and any change of building use, and contractor obligations and liabilities after completion of the construction project. Different provisions are established based on building occupancy classification, usage, site location and building dimensions.
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