Module 5: Research, Codes, Standards, and Citations - Worked Examples

Agentic Engineering For Civil Engineers

These examples treat AI research as evidence discovery and synthesis. Primary-source verification remains mandatory before a requirement enters an engineering decision.

Finding the Current Standard Landscape

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Finding the Current Standard Landscape. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Checking Whether a Citation Exists

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Checking Whether a Citation Exists. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Comparing Two Editions of a Standard

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Comparing Two Editions of a Standard. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Restricting Research to Government Domains

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Restricting Research to Government Domains. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Building a Traceable Literature Matrix

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Building a Traceable Literature Matrix. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Detecting a Stale Web Source

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Detecting a Stale Web Source. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Asking Deep Research to Show Its Evidence Gaps

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Asking Deep Research to Show Its Evidence Gaps. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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Creating a Standards Research Log

For this exercise, design and verify an AI-assisted civil-engineering workflow for Creating a Standards Research Log. State the relevant evidence, assumptions, tool or method boundaries, expected output, and the independent check or human approval required before consequential use.

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