Civil Engineering Reference Resources

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.

Books in Civil Engineering

To find books on this subject, try searching the catalogs.

This list represents a sample of the reference sources available at the Galvin Library.

BASIC DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Academic Press Dictionary of Science & Technology
REF.Q123.A331992

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists
REF.TA330.S661976

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering
REF.TA9.M351994

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
REF.Q121.M31997

Thesaurus of Scientific, Technical, and Engineering Terms
REF.Z695.1.S3T521988

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
REF.Q121.V31995

SPECIAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Builder's Comprehensive Dictionary
REF.TA9.P831984

Construction Glossary
REF.TH9.S781993

The Contractors' Dictionary of Equipment, Tools, and Techniques
REF.TA9.W431995

Illustrated Dictionary for Building Construction
REF.TH9.T731993 

HANDBOOKS AND DATA BOOKS

ACI Manual for Concrete Practice
REF.TA439.A3581994

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Bridge Engineering Handbook    NEW REF.TG145.B852000

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Building Structural Design Handbook REF.TA658.3.B851987

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Civil Engineering Handbook REF.TA151.C571995

Civil Engineering Practice
REF.TA145.C58x1987

Compliance Engineering
REF.TA174.C49x

Concise Encyclopedia of Measurement & Instrumentation
REF.TA165.C621994

The Engineering Handbook
REF.TA151.E4241996

Foundation Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed.
REF.TA775.F6751991

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A Guide to Writing Successful Engineering Specifications REF.TA180.P871991

Handbook of Acoustical Measurement and Noise Control 3rd. Ed.     NEW
REF.TD892.H321998

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Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics REF.TA166.H2751997

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Handbook of Structural Engineering                  REF.TA633.H361997

Highway Design and Traffic Safety Engineering Handbook         NEW
REF.TE175.L361999

McGraw-Hill Handbook of Essential Engineering Information and Data
REF.TA151.M341991

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National Construction Estimator REF.TH435.N31989

Sims' Engineering Formulas
REF.TA151.S491996

Specification Writer's Book of Checklists and Formulas
REF.TH423.S531985Suppl.

Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers
REF.TA151.S81996

Structural Steel Designer's Handbook, 2nd Ed.
REF.TA684.S791994

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Structural Engineering Handbook, 4rd Ed. REF.TA635.S771997

Total Engineering Project Management
REF.TA180.G631984

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What Every Engineer Should Know about Accounting and Finance REF.TA185.K561995

Click Image for Table of Contents	How to make Patent Drawings yourself REF.T223.U3L61999
Click Image for Table of Contents	The Inventor's Notebook REF.KF3114.6.G752000
Click Image for Table of Contents	Patent It Yourself REF.KF3114.6.P742000
Click Image for Table of Contents	Patent Searching Made Easier REF.T210.H582000

Call Numbers

These numbers serve as a guide to some of the pertinent browsing areas.  Remember that there will be appropriate books found in other areas as well.

TA, TC, TE, TG, TH, TJ
Library of Congress Collection
(NOTE: many other types of engineering are also represented here.)

620.4, 624, 625, 627, 628
Dewey Collection