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Civil Engineering Websites
iCivilEngineer
"...A knowledge portal specially designed for civil engineering professionals and students. It has two goals in mind: 1.) collection and catalog valuable civil engineering relevant Internet resources; 2.) explore how to take advantage of Internet technology to serve the civil engineering community." Explore news, career, tools, and resources.
EEVL: Civil Engineering 
Gateway of engineering materials which can be searched or used as a directory. Each website is carefully selected with summaries and very few broken links.
How to Find Out: Civil Engineering
Comprehensive list of resources by Roddy MacLeod, a librarian at Heriot-Watt University Library including encyclopedias, books, reviews, electronic journals, internet sites, conference papers, technical reports, statistics, and more.
Also try How to Find Out: The Build Environment
Ultimate Civil Engineer Directory
Commercial website with links for geotechnical engineering, hydrology, transportation engineering, building codes and standards, indoor and outdoor environments, information technology, portals, and structures.
World Wide Web Subject Catalog: Environment
Current and updated frequently, this is an extensive list of links to general resources about the environment, to organizations and associations, governmental agencies, new resources, research institutions, commercial products, energy, air, water, and waste.
California's Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Find information about licensing, regulations, professional conduct, and laws.
FreeCalc.com
"Free Calc.com has over fifteen engineering design applications developed by Beacon Engineers Inc., which are useful for quick calculations for work or research." Categories include general engineering, liquid and gas flow, fans and HVAC, pumps, heat transfer, vessels and tanks, valves and piping, civil and structural, and more including Equipment Data Sheets.
U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center
Part of the U.S. Corps of Engineers the "ERDC provides high quality, responsive engineering and environmental research and development to support the Army and the Nation." Find information about war fighter support, installations, environment, water resources, and information technology. Also connect to Construction Engineering Lab, Coastal and Hydraulics Lab, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, Environmental Lab, Geotechnical and Structures Lab, Information Technology Lab and the Topographic Engineering Center.
Caltrans Manuals
Download manuals from the California Department of Transportation such as the Construction Manual, Highway Design Manual, Foundation Manual, Bridge Deck Construction Manual, Construction Site Best Management Practices Manual, and more.
Built in America: Historical American Building Survey & Historic American Engineering Record
Search for digital images and drawings from the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. "The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States."
Asphalt Institute
Find information about the use of petroleum asphalt/bitumen, new technologies, standards, and the full text of Asphalt Magazine (1997 to today).
Universities Council on Water Resources
"About 90 universities in the U.S. and throughout the world comprise the (UCOWR). Member institution engage in education, research, public service, international activities, and information support for policy development related to water resources."
Waste Water Engineering Virtual Library
Searchable directory of 1500+ links with municipal wastewater, academic institutions, professional organizations, suppliers, pretreatment agencies, company listings, and more.
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Construction Websites top
Building Big: Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, Tunnels
Construction Weblinks
"This site is designed to be the starting point for Web searches by construction industry professionals. The Web contains an enormous amount of information -- so much that it sometimes is overwhelming. Through careful indexing and organizing, this site is intended to help users take control when they use the Web to obtain information."
National Transportation Library: Digital Collections
Browse and download digital manuals and reference materials on Highway/Road Transportation, Laws and Regulations, Public Transportation, Rail Transportation, Maritime/Waterways, and more.
NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory
"The Building and Fire Research Laboratory studies building materials, computer-integrated construction practices, fire science, and fire safety engineering, and structural, mechanical, and environmental engineering. Products of the laboratory's research include measurements and test methods, performance criteria, and technical data that supports innovations by industry and are incorporated into building and fire standards and codes."
R.S. Means Building Information
"RSMeans is North America's leading supplier of construction cost information...provides accurate up-to-date cost information that helps owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and others to carefully and precisely project and control the cost of both new building and renovation projects."
SWEET's Building Production Information
Find in-depth product information from more than 61,000 produces including specs, CAD drawings, and local manufacturers. Requires free registration for some services.
ENR's Top 500 Design Firms
Search the Engineering New Record (provider of business and technical news about the construction industry) lists of top firms and contractors.
Also try ENR's Top 400 Contractors and ENR's Top 500 Specialty Contractors
Cyburbia: The Urban Planning Portal
Portal for urban planners and others interested in cities and the build environment.
EPA: Green Engineering
"Green engineering is the design, commercialization and use of processes & products that are feasible & economical while minimizing: generation of pollution at the source, and risk to human health and the environment." Website from the Environmental Protection Agency contains large list of resources, a textbook and software.
Green Architecture & Sustainable Living
List of links from the Department of Environmental Design at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Cement & Concrete Basics
This website from the Portland Cement Association gives information about how cement is made, the cement industry, concrete products, admixtures, and much more.
Transportation Websites top
National Transportation Library: Digital Collection
Browse and download digital manuals and reference materials on Aviation, Energy and Environment, Highway/Road Transportation, Laws and Regulations, Public Transportation, Rail Transportation, Maritime/Waterways, and more.
Transportation Research Board from the National Academies
Links to the Transportation Research Board, news, requests for proposals, reports, publications and more.
Transport Web
"Directory with collection of transport databases which are fully searchable, covering subjects such as freight management, transportation logistics and transport software."
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Find statistics, and links to information about airlines, laws and regulations, traffic, Geographic Information Services (GIS), and more from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS)
"The TRIS database contains half a million records of reference to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation." The TRIS database is produced by the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Earthquakes Websites
USGS Earthquake Hazards
This site from the US Geological Service provides information about hazards, preparedness, earthquake probabilities, link to seismic networks, ongoing research, earthquake data, a glossary, and more.
-Earthquake Hazards Program-Southern California
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
Find images, research, history and databases. Search collection such as the Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library, EQIIS and Karl Steinbrugge Image Database, the Jan Kozak collection of Historical Earthquakes, Loma Prieta Earthquake and more.
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER)
Explore the PEER Strong Motion Database, VV Bertero's Introduction to Earthquake Engineering and more. "PEER links researchers in earth sciences, engineering seismology, engineering, architecture, economics, and public policy to bridge gaps in knowledge so that new technologies can be developed and implemented to achieve the diverse life-safety, economic, and functional requirements of owners and society."
Quakeline Database
This is a free bibliographic database of 40,000 records that "covers earthquakes, earthquake engineering, natural hazard mitigation, and related topics. It includes record for various publication types, such as journal articles, conference papers, technical reports, maps, and videotapes."
CISN: California Integrated Seismic Network
"CSIN is a partnership among federal, state, and university agencies involved in California earthquake monitoring. The CISN is dedicated to serve the emergency response, engineering, and scientific communities.
Also try the Advanced National Seismic System
Southern California Earthquake Center
The mission of the SCEC is to "gather new information about earthquakes in Southern California, integrate this information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives."
Materials Websites top
MatWeb: Material Property Data
MatWeb has a free searchable database of 40,000 metals, plastics, composites and ceramics data sheets. Registration is required (either free or fee) to use advanced features.
ThermoDex: An Index of Selected Thermodynamic Data Handbooks
"You can enter both a type of compound and a property, and ThermoDex will return a list of and books that might contain this data. Note: Large data compilations (such as Beilstein, Landolt-Bornstein), online datafiles, and the standard one-volume handbooks (such as the CRC) are not indexed in ThermoDex, and should be checked separately."
Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
Use this site to find material safety data sheets with "melting point, boiling point, flash point, toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill/leak procedures."
Engineering Properties Data
"List of sources to properties for Materials, thermodynamic data, materials property data, chemicals, Materials Safety data sheets, polymers trade names, materials, biomaterials, acoustic material property, and mass spectra."
Great Library Resources
Databases (How do I search for journal articles?)
ASCE Civil Engineering (instructions)
--Search American Society of Civil Engineers journals
--1970 to present
Environmental Science and Pollution Management (instructions)
--Search 4,000 multidisciplinary journals
--1981 to present
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (instructions)
--Search over 1 million citations about applied technologies
--1983 to present
Compendex (instructions)
--Search over 7 million citations
--1969 to present
ThomasNet Register of American Manufactures (instructions)
--Search for products, companies, and brands manufactured in the United States and Canada
--Current information
Web of Science (instructions)
--Use Cited Reference search to see who is citing a specific author or paper
--1996 to present
Science Direct (instructions)
--Search full text database
--latest 5 years to present
GeoRefs (instructions)
--Search 25,000+ journals in all fields of geology
--1795 to present
Proceedings First
--Search for conference proceedings
--1993 to present
Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. (How can I find more books?)
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Building Design and Construction Handbook | |
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ASHRAE Handbook. Fundamentals |
The Civil Engineering Handbook |
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The Blue Book |
Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam |
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Concrete Construction Handbook |
Earthquake Engineering Handbook |
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A Dictionary of Environmental & Civil Engineering |
Civil Engineer's Illustrated Sourcebook |
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Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers |
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology |
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Means Square Foot Costs |
ASCE Author's Guide to Journals, Books, and Reference Publications |
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The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction (Ref TA 9.W44 1997) |
When Technology Fails: Significant Technological Disasters, Accidents, and Failures of the Twentieth Century (Ref TA 169.5.W44 1994) |
Frequently Cited Journals top
This is a brief list of journals in Civil Engineering.
Use a database to search for specific articles on your topic.
| Journal Title | Location of print | Location of electronic full text |
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| Advances in Environmental Research | Science Direct (2000 to present) | |
| Annual Review of Energy and the Environment | Annual Reviews (1998 to present) | |
| Applied Catalysis. B, Environment | Science Direct (1992 to present) | |
| Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics | 4th floor TA 654.6 E37 (1972 to 2003) | Wiley Interscience (1997 to present) |
| Environmental Science & Technology | 4th floor TA 420 E55 (1985 to present) | American Chemical Society (1967 to present) |
| Journal of Environmental Engineering | 4th floor TD 1 A3 (1985 to present) | ASCE Database (1995 to present) |
| Journal of Bridge Engineering | 4th floor TG 300 J56 (1996 to present) | ASCE Database (1996 to present) |
| Journal of Hydraulic Engineering | 4th floor TC 1 A39 (1983 to present) | ASCE Database (1995 to present) |
| Journal of Hydrology | 3rd floor GB 651.J63 (1970 to 1997) | Science Direct (1963 to present) |
| Journal of Structural Engineering | 4th floor TA 1 A5235 (1985 to present) | ASCE Database (1995 to present) |
| Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | 4th floor TA 1 A523 (1983 to present) | ASCE Database (1995 to present) |
Note: Current year located on lower level and older holdings may be in storage or microfilm. Check COAST, Journals for exact location of the year you are interested in.
Trade Journals
Use databases to search for full text trade publications such as:
Building Design & Construction in ABI/INFORM Global
Civil Engineering in Academic Search Elite
Consumer Reports in Lexis/Nexis Academic
Plant Engineering in ABI/INFORM Global
Pollution Engineering in ABI/INFORM Global
Tunnels & Tunneling International in Lexis/Nexis Academic
Water Engineering & Management in ABI/INFORM Global
Societies & Organizations
Find information about fellow researchers and professionals. Many sites have Internet links and news.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF)
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Precaste/Prestressed Concrete Institute
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Print Indexes top
Use to find older citations or historic information.
ASCE Annual Combined Index (TA 145.A46)
1981-1998 Room 407 West
Current Coverage in ASCE Civil Engineering
Terms
What are technical reports?
Technical reports are reports produced by researchers from government, corporations, and non-profit organizations. Often they contain highly technical information from a specific project in industry. Many technical reports can be found in full text for free on the Internet and they can be a good source of information. Check out a company or organization's website to see if they have posted technical reports.
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This page was created by Kate Peterson, updated by Cathy Outten and now maintained by Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian,
University Library, California State University, Long Beach