CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Reference Books | Databases | Periodicals | Websites

REFERENCE BOOKS

• Civil engineering formulas. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. R624 H53
• The civil engineering handbook. Boca Raton [FL]: CRC Press, 2003. R624 C57
• Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures. New York: ASCE, 1996. R624.1 M56
• Environmental engineering dictionary and directory. Boca Raton: Lewis, 2001. R628 P36
• Environmental engineers' handbook. Boca Raton: Lewis, 1997. R628 E574
• Standard handbook for civil engineers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. R624 M553

DATABASES

Click here for Science databases (including Civil & Environmental Engineering).

PERIODICALS

Find Journals on Civil Engineering, available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases.

WEBSITES

General | Organizations & Publications | Hydraulics | Geotechnical | Special Topics

-- GENERAL

• eFunda Engineering Fundamentals: Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.
• Eng.Net Engineering Directory: Directory can be searched and browsed by products, companies, or brandnames; a glossary of terminology, technical information, and design tools is also provided.
• iCivilEngineer: The Internet for Civil Engineers: Organized by categories under News Center, Career Center, and Resource Center, with information here about seminars, conferences, and Internet-based discussion groups. A site search engine links to papers, biographies, and landmark documents.
• A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering: Travel guide that highlights engineering achievements throughout the United States. Site provided by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
• Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory: Ten best (usually a few more) resources in specific categories, including bridges; building codes and standards; geotechnical engineering; hydrology; humor; indoor and outdoor environment; information technology; tall buildings and structures; and transportation engineering.
• Science.gov - Civil Engineering: Government science organizations select their best science information for science.gov. Includes selected authoritative science Web sites and often hard-to-access scientific databases (specific content varies by database).
• Report Card for America's Infrastructure
  From the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the annual report card consists of short fact sheets and letter grades for America and states in categories ranging from Aviation through Schools, Transit, and Wastewater. The site gives assessment methodology, statistics, and policy options and covers legislation, hearings, and testimony.

-- ORGANIZATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

• American Public Works Association: Briefings on public works infrastructure; water, solid waste, landfills, roads, highways, urban planning, bridges, mass transit, utilities, civil engineering, transportation, sanitary sewers, and the environment.
• ASCE's Civil Engineering Database: Provides access to over 95,000 bibliographic and abstracted records. Site covers ASCE documents published since 1974 and provides access to all the ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletter.
• Asphalt Institute: Contains information about the Asphalt Institute and its work, including a FAQ section with answers to questions that arise most often in the use of asphalt, and details of areas of current research. Some sections of site open to members only.
• International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Provides news, details of conferences, links to technical committees' pages, and regional societies contact information.
• Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering: Peer-reviewed research papers on all phases of engineering hydrology, irrigation, drainage, and related water management subjects, such as watershed management, weather modification, water quality, ground water and surface water. Site provides information about the journal as well as abstracts of issues from 1995 onward.

-- HYDRAULICS

• Bibliography of Fluid and Flows in Faults and Shear Zones: Contains references grouped under subject headings, including: mechanics of faulting, permeability of and flow within crystalline rock, fluids flow in shear zones, and ore deposits developed by fluid flow during deformation.
• Foundation for Water Research: Provides detailed summaries (with findings) of reports from FWR and other bodies, including the Drinking Water Inspectorate with full reports available for purchase. Also features information services, water-related acronyms, and relevant websites.
• International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research: Features an extensive e-library with up to date journals (abstracts of article and conference proceedings and reports associated with Hydraulic Engineering). Also includes a news web containing articles, discussion lists and job opportunities for Water Scientists and Engineers.

-- GEOTECHNICAL

• Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory: Catalogues over 1,246 programs in the fields of geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, engineering geology, foundation engineering, hydrogeology, geo-environmental engineering, data analysis, and data visualization, and lists over 800 worldwide suppliers and publishers of these programs.
• National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering: Site contains earthquake-related information including: full-text papers and reports; newsletters; the Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (EEA) database with over 100,000 records; and the EQIIS (Earthquake Image Information System) database with 11,000 slides and photographs of earthquake damage.

-- SPECIAL TOPICS

• The Big Dig: Features continual updates on Boston's The Central Artery/Tunnel Project (aka The Big Dig), historical and current traffic information, videos and photos documenting the project, an artist gallery inspired by the Big Dig, and plans and maps of future development.
• Cyburbia.org: Cyburbia (formerly called PAIRC - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center) contains a directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism, and other topics related to the built environment.
• US Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program: Publications of the US Geological Survey Mineral: Resources Program available online, including bulletins, circulars, fact sheets, reports, and project details. The Minerals Information pages provide statistical information, including a commodity statistics and information page, and other full text publications.
• World Trade Center - Some Engineering Aspects: Basic information about the World Trade Center buildings, including information about the structural system and informed speculation as to why it collapsed. Includes diagrams, photographs, and related links. From the University of Sydney, Department of Civil Engineering.