1st Edition

Engineering Reports and Liability A Technical Writing Primer for the 21st-Century Engineer

By Dennis Filler Copyright 2026
168 Pages 91 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Engineering Reports and Liability: A Technical Writing Primer for the 21st-Century Engineer teaches engineers how to create effective technical documentation while minimizing legal risks. With one in every two-to-three engineering firms facing lawsuits within their first five years, and many engineering failures traced to documentation errors, understanding communication liability is essential... Read more

Preface

About the Author

Chapter 1         Introduction

Chapter 2         Chapter 2. Technical Report Style

Chapter 3         Composing a Technical Report

Chapter 4         Report Types – Part I

Chapter 5         Report Types – Part II

Chapter 6         Visuals

Chapter 7         Engineering Liability - Negligence

Chapter 8         Engineering Liability – Standard of Care

Chapter 9         Plans and Specifications

Chapter 10       Ethics and Liability

Chapter 11       Edit for Liability

 

Biography

Dr. Dennis Filler is a registered Professional Engineer with 35 years of diverse civil, environmental, and engineering science experience with residential, commercial, industrial, educational, and utility facilities. He is a Principal with Insight-Forensics, LLC and practices Forensic Engineering related to infrastructure damage assessment, geo-environmental (soils and environmental) and hydrologic investigations, cold regions engineering (infrastructure impacts and permafrost investigations), fire and explosion cause and origin, engineered system failures and impacts (primarily underground infrastructure), product liability investigations, and limited traffic accident reconstruction, evaluation of mechanical systems, and structural failure analysis support. Professor Filler also has 26 years of university experience and is currently teaching and developing new courses for engineering curricula and the next generation of engineers at the University of Central Florida.