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Civil
Engineering Web Sites
This is a guide to finding selected Civil
Engineering resources in the Galvin Library. For more in-depth
assistance, please contact Charles Uth,
or consult a Reference
Librarian.
Recommend a website in this area through our online
form.
American Institute of Steel Construction FreePubs
http://www.aisc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ePubs/freePubs1/freePubs_Home.htm
Review:
The American Institute of Steel Consruction (AISC) is a not-for-profit
technical institute and trade association serving the structural steel
design community and construction industry. They are perhaps best
known for their comprehensive "Manual of Steel Construction."
This website provides many free publications of the AISC,
including specifications and codes, siesmic resources, and revisions to
AISC publications. Some sections, such as the "Technical
Library", are free only to members of the AISC while the rest is free
to everybody. Civil Engineering
Virtual Library
http://www.ce.gatech.edu/WWW-CE/
Review: This site, hosted by the
Georgia Institute of Technology, is an extension of the WWW
Virtual Library project specializing in information related to
Civil Engineering. It provides links to numerous free
websites, organized into Commercial, Educational, Organizational,
and Journal groups. The database of links is completely searchable
to provide easy viewing. (Reviewed 6/18/02)
CodeCheck
http://www.codecheck.com/
Review: Codecheck is a swift way
of checking for the most common violations of building codes. It is
not meant to supercede the printed local Codes, but merely to
emphasize the central life-safety principles that underlie building
codes throughout the United States.
iCivilEngineer
http://www.icivilengineer.com
Review: iCivilEngineer
is a free, advertising supported, information gateway especially
designed for civil engineers. Its
main emphasis is in news and current awareness, with many links to
civil engineering news, new civil engineering projects, new journal
articles, and mail and discussion groups.
It also includes a career center with links to PE Exam
guides, job openings, and academic programs.
(Reviewed 6/12/02)
GROW: Geotechnical, Rock, & Water Resources Library
http://www.grow.arizona.edu
Review: GROW is a
collection of electronic resources & news related to geotechnical
engineering, rock mechanics, and water resources. (Reviewed 7/14/06).
NISEE: National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
http://nisee.berkeley.edu/
Review:
A collection of resources on earthquake engineering from the University
of California, Berkeley. Some resources on this site are
available only to students & faculty of UC Berkeley.
Freely available sections include the William G. Godden
Structural Engineering Slide Library (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/godden), V.V. Bertero's web-based Introduction to Earthquake Engineering (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/bertero), and the Jan T. Kozak Collection of Images of Historical Earthquakes (http://nisee.berkeley.edu/kozak).
(Reviewed 7/14/06).
General
Engineering Sites
dlnet: Digital Library Network for Engineering & Technology
http://www.dlnet.vt.edu/
EEVL - Enhanced
and Evaluated Virtual Library
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/
Review EEVL
is an award winning free information gateway service specializing in
the fields of Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing and is
maintained by information specialists in the UK.
The homepage is laid out for browsing by the engineering
topic of choice. EEVL
maintains a large catalogue of independently reviewed sources
including e-journals, databases, training materials, professional
societies, university and college departments, research projects,
bibliographic databases, software, information services and
recruitment agencies. This
catalogue is subject-indexed and searchable by keyword, title, or
subject. The site also
features a current awareness service and access to over 100 full
text e-journals. (Reviewed 06/10/02)
eFunda
– Engineerining Fundamentals
(formulas, constants, properties)
http://www.efunda.com/
Review: A
handy source for formulas and constants with information pertaining
to materials properties, processes and design.
Design content includes calculations for beams, stress
transforms, and principle stress.
The content leans towards mechanical but is useful to all
engineering disciplines.
NOTE: eFunda has changed to a paid membership site. It now sets a cookie on your browser that limits you to about 5 minutes of free access. (Reviewed 10/26/07)
Civil Engineering Organizations
American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
http://www.asce.org
Review The American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE), is dedicated to the advancement of the
individual civil engineer and the advancement of the science and
profession of civil engineering through education. It is the leading
representative body for civil engineers in the United States and is
internationally recognized in the civil engineering
profession. This site gives information about the Society, its
membership, departments, and services. Also included is information
about ASCE publications and some job vacancy sections. The Civil
Engineering magazine is available online at this site. The ASCE
Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) is available for searching.
The CEDB provides access to over 80,000 bibliographic and abstracted
records.
Council of
American Building Officials
http://cabo.org/
Review: Commentary on building
codes, ANSI standards and Congressional bills of interest to the
building code community.
Institution of
Civil Engineers (ICE)
http://www.ice.org.uk
Review ICE is the U.K.
counterpart of the ASCE. This site gives information about the
Institution, its membership, activities, publications, meetings, and
conferences. An electronic newsletter service, Infoshare,
has 15 free weekly newsletters (ranging from ground engineering,
health and safety to transport and highways) and contain a round up
of the news, event listings and ICE announcements. (Reviewed
6/18/02)
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