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Requirements define what a civil engineering project must achieve and the constraints within which it must be delivered. They translate stakeholder needs, regulatory obligations, and technical performance targets into testable statements.<br />
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== Working definition ==<br />
;Requirement<br />
: a statement of need, capability, or constraint that a project, system, or component must satisfy.<br />
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== Requirements in civil engineering ==<br />
Common requirement classes include:<br />
* Functional requirements (what the facility/system must do)<br />
* Performance requirements (capacity, reliability, serviceability, durability)<br />
* Interface requirements (connections to adjacent systems and utilities)<br />
* Constraints (codes, standards, permits, right-of-way, budget)<br />
* Verification and acceptance requirements (tests, inspections, documentation)<br />
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== Requirements development and management ==<br />
A practical pattern is iterative and incremental: requirements are elicited and refined as knowledge improves, while maintaining traceability and change control.<br />
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Key practices:<br />
* elicit and document requirements early,<br />
* decompose into subsystem/component requirements,<br />
* maintain a requirements baseline and change process,<br />
* verify and validate through tests, inspections, and reviews.<br />
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== Requirements and risk ==<br />
Requirement ambiguity, conflict, or late change is a major source of project risk. Requirements management reduces uncertainty by making assumptions explicit and by bounding decision space.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Project Definition]]<br />
* [[Uncertainty and Risk in Civil Engineering Practice]]<br />
* [[Management Plans and Sub-Plans]]<br />
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