The Engineers Actions

This portion of the case study is a synopsis of a detailed account provided by Whitbeck (1998) and the quotes are taken from that source. Apparently realizing his ethical 

The contractor built a plywood house around each repair site to minimize attention to the work and performed welding at night. The first hurricane moved toward New York on September 1, 1978 while repair work was underway. However, the hurricane turned and the repair work was complete in October of 1978. Note how quickly LeMessurier moved in that the problem was discovered in June 1978 and solved in about four months. 

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