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Daureen Nesdill  (library subject specialist) | U of U  Civil and Environmental Enginnering | Wayne Cottrell (Department Representative)

Library Databases for Civil and Environmental Engineering:

Compendex via  Engineering Village 2 - (1970 - Present)
Compendex is t he primary scholarly index for Engineering. It is a comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database with over 3 millions summaries of journal articles, technical reports and conference papers.

Additional Databases of Interest for Civil and Environmental Engineering:

Academic Search Premier - (1965 - Present)
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,040 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.

Chemical Abstracts via SciFinder Scholar - (1907 - Present)
The CAplus database covers worldwide literature from all areas of chemistry and chemical engineering from 1907 to the present. The seach engine allows for structure searching. Included is information on commercial sources of chemical substances and regulations.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Since the first volume in 1913, the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics has been revised annually except for a few wartime years and has grown steadily, in both size and diversity of information, to become the most widely used source of data for chemists, physicists, and professionals in related fields of science.

Digital Dissertations - (1997 - Present)
ProQuest Digital Dissertations provides full text access to University of Utah, Utah State University and Brigham Young University Dissertations published from 1997 and forward, and citations only to dissertations before that date. Because of the size of the files, dissertations cannot be downloaded to floppy disks. In order to access them patrons must have an e-mail account and a hardrive to download the file to. The database also provides access to the first 24 pages of other school dissertations that have been published since 1997.

Engineering E-journal Search Engine
Searches the full text of one hundred engineering e-journals which are listed in the Main EEVL Database of engineering resources. In order to be selected, e-journals must be free, full text (or offer most of their content as full text), and available without registration.

Inspec via Engineering Village 2 - (1969 - Present)
Inspec is another database accessed through the Ei Village/Engineering Village 2 interface. Scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information science.

IEL Online - IEEE Xplore - (1988 - Present)
Provides full-text access to the complete range of publications including journals, conference proceedings, and standards dating back to 1988 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Institutions of Electrical Engineers (IEE).

NTIS via CSA Illumina - (1964 - Present)
The National Technical Information Service covers information on U.S. government sponsored research and development projects, and reports, software, and data from 300 government agencies, ncluding NASA, DOD, DOE, EPA, DOT and the Department of Commerce. Each biweekly update is cumulative.

Thomas Register
Provides information on industrial products and services, including comapny and product information for more than 170,000 manufacturers, online catalogs, links to company websites. Individual registration is required; each user must complete a registration form and receive a personal login and password.

USPTO Patent Databases - (1790 - Present)
This is the starting point for the USPTO's free patent databases, including both the US Patent Bibliographic Database (1/1/76-current) and the AIDS Patent database.The database provieds full-text for patents awarded since 1976 and full-page images for patents awarded from 1790 to 1975.

Web of Knowledge - Science Citation Index - (1997 - Present)
SCI covers over 3,300 of the world's most significant scientific and technical journals across more than 160 engineering and scientific disciplines (the top 25-30% of journals in each discipline determined by citaion frequency), with over 700,000 new items indexed each year. Find articles by keyword/author searching or by following "citation-webs" to other important articles that don't necessarily share similar keywords.

Science and Engineering Reference:
Besides scholarly literature, much information useful to engineers is in books, handbooks, & encyclopedias. The large majority of property data published over the last century is *not* available on the Internet, but is found in printed handbooks, looseleaf collections, and journals. Locating data takes perseverance and not every material or compound has published values for all possible properties. Reference books are not usually allowed to leave the library. However, many reference books that are available for checkout, may be found in the main engineering collection. Consult a Science & Engineering librarian for assistance in locating property information. Check out the Science and Engineering Reference website for additional reference sources.

Standards:
The Science & Engineering Library carries a full set of ASTM standards (updated every 3 years), IEEE standards, the ANSI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes, SAE - J series standards (in the "SAE Handbook"), most ACI standards (in the "ACI Manual of Concrete Practice"), and a smattering of ISO and other standards. Visit the Science & Engineering Library's Standards Page for more information and links to many standards issuing organizations.

Property Data: EngNetBase (CRC Handbooks Online)
Search 80+ CRC Handbooks from primarily Engineering disciplines. In addition to vast amounts of property data, many of these handbooks have descriptive chapters that provide an overview of certain engineering and science topics.

Government Documents:
Investigate the Government Documents Department electronically or by going to on the first floor of the Marriott Library for publications by the Department of Transportation, Department of Interior (Bureau of Land Management, Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife, FEMA, NOAA, etc.).

Reference Sources, Search Engines Portals & Gateways

EngNetBase (CRC Handbooks Online)
Search 80+ CRC Handbooks from primarily Engineering disciplines. In addition to vast amounts of property data, many of these handbooks have descriptive chapters that provide an overview of certain engineering or science topics.

iCivil Engineer The Internet for Civil Engineers - http://www.icivilengineer.com/
This is a portal to all types of civil engineering resources

Knovel Engineering Handbooks   
  Search for properties or short overview articles from over 450 Handbooks & Instructional Books in Engineering
      Search All Knovel Books for Properties/Data
      Search All Knovel Books for Keywords

NIST Web Search Engine -http://www.boulder.nist.gov/ - (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Lots of property data is published by the US government and is available on the web. Use this site to search all NIST websites. Use the phrase "property data" and then the type of data your looking for. Results can be very specific, but once you've identified a site useful to you . . .

WWW Virtual Library- Engineering - http://vlib.org/Engineering.html
Investigate all of the engineering disciplines listed in this excellent online library.

WWW Virtual Library - Earth Science - http://vlib.org/EarthScience
Portals to information on geology, cartography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering and more.

WWW Virtual Library- All Disciplines - http://vlib.org/
Investigate the full breadth of disciplines in this online library.

Other Reference Sources:      

Allexperts.com: Science - http://www.allexperts.com/central/science.shtml
Volunteer experts answer your questions in any science area. A free public service.

Best Manufacturing Practices - http://www.bmpcoe.org/
Information on "Best Manufacturing Practices" identified in industry, government, and academia through a survey and benchmarking process.

CAD on the Web - http://www.cadontheweb.com/
Database of CAD/CAM/CAE resources on the Internet.

CFD codes list - http://www.icemcfd.com/cfd/CFD_codes.html
A large list of commercial, public-domain and shareware codes.

CFX User Subroutine Archive - http://bgtibm1.me.uiuc.edu/people/d-creech/cfd/subroutine/
A public archive of user Fortran subroutines for adding functionality to the computational fluid dynamics software CFX. Users can share routines by submitting them to the archive.

CGDM - http://greenmfg.me.berkeley.edu/green/Home/Index.html
An interdisciplinary research initiative and an industry/government/university partnership to develop linkages between manufacturing and design and their environmental effects and to integrate engineering information, management practices and government policy-making.

Chemical Propulsion Information Agency - http://www.jhu.edu/~cpia/
Technical resources, including database of propulsion papers.

Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator - http://www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe3114/calc.html
Computes the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas. The calculator is intended to provide a faster more convenient alternative to printed tables and charts (e.g. NACA Report 1135). Three sets of relations are included: Isentropic Flow Relations, Normal Shock Relations, Oblique Shock relations.

DataGalaxy.com - http://www.datagalaxy.com/
Subscription service to access specifications, standards, and product information.

Design for Environment (DFE) - http://www.flash.net/~rcade/dfe Links to hazardous and alternative materials information.

Eng-Tips - http://www.eng-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/16/lev3/58/pid/404/
Mechanical Engineers' technical support forums and mutual help system for engineering professionals. Selling and recruiting forbidden.

EngineeringPages.com - http://www.engineeringpages.com
Links to product vendors, literature, software, standards, patent databases, and jobs.

Engineering Software Database - http://ftp.mecheng.asme.org/
Lots of software available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers site.

Engineering Toolbox - http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ Covers many engineering disciplines. Tutorials, design, materials properties information and more.

EPO - European Patent Office - http://ep.espacenet.com/
Users map choose to connect to individual member nations' patent servers or may perform a basic patent search of all member nations' sites at once through the EPO search engine.

Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Physics - http://www.entek.chalmers.se/~vide/liens/cfd/cfdlnk.htm
Links to web pages related to fluid dynamics and statistical physics.

iCrank.com - http://icrank.com/cgi-bin/pageman/pageout.cgi?path=/knowledge_bank.htm&t=3
Provides index to design resources, reference data, vendors, seminars, trade shows, employment information, and more.

Library of Congress, Selected Internet Resources - Engineering - http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/scitech/engineering.html
Links to many sites related to engineering, including specialized government sites, national laboratories, societies, etc.

MatWeb - http://www.matweb.com/
MatWeb's database of materials properties includes thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, and polyolefins; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus a growing list of semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.

Mathematical and Statistical Software Available at NCSA - http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Apps/Math/the_packages.html

Modern Aviation Museum - http://surf.to/airpictures/
Pictures, background information, and technical specifications for military and civil aircraft.

Nanometer-Scale Metrology (NIST) - http://www.mel.nist.gov/div821/webdocs-14/821-14.htm
National Institute of Standards and Technology - research projects and measurement services in nanometer scale metrology. ITSC Fluids Movie.

Robotics and Automation Related Sites - http://www.ncsu.edu/IEEE-RAS/RAS/RASsite.html
A clearinghouse for information about every aspect of Robotics and Automation. Worldwide sites are arranged by country with links to professional societies and publications.

Robotics Internet Resources Page - http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/robotics.html

Robotics Related Services on the Internet - http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/groups/ailab/links/robotic.html

Steven Henderson's Design Links - http://w3.one.net/~shender4/eng-links.htm
Resources for design engineers and a Java units conversion calculator.

ThomasRegister.com - http://www93.thomasregister.com:80/login.cgi?&script_name=index.html
Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America where you can View thousands of online company catalogs and websites,View and download millions of Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings, and submit RFQs for open bids. Must register for free.

USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov/
Search US Patent Grants back to 1790 (full-text since 1976, full-page images since 1790) as well as trademarks. A great deal of engineering information is available through patents.

yourDictionary.com - http://www.yourdictionary.com/
A meta engine for searching over 800 dictionaries in 160 different languages. Look up the deffinitions of physical properties, laws, and other technical terms.

Journals, Magazines, & Newsletters

The EEVL List of Free Online E-journals - http://www.eevl.ac.uk/eese/maglist.html
While many of these publications are not shcolarly, this is a very good pointer to many freely available online publications in, or related to , engineering topics.

(The) Engineer - http://www.theengineer.co.uk/
Online version of the UK weekly newspaper for engineers in the manufacturing industry. Web site includes the latest issue plus archives of previous issues, job listings, and an events calendar.

Scholarly Societies & Trade Associations

American Consulting Engineers Council, ACEC - http://www.acec.org/

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA - http://www.aiaa.org

American Society for Testing and Materials - http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore

American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE - http://www.asce.org/

American Society of Civil Engineers - Student Chapter - http://www.civil.utah.edu/~asce/

American Water Resources Association, AWRA - http://www.awra.org/

Society of Women Engineers, SWE - http://www.swe.org/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=5

Educational Resources

Civil Engineering - Academic Departments - from Google
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Technology/Civil_Engineering/Academic_Departments/
Web sites of Civil Engineering departments at other universities offer a variety of resources, most important among these are lists of preferred web resources (links) as well as in-depth information on research conducted at other universities.

An introduction to robotics - http://ananke.advanced.org/18242/robotics.shtml
Provides a brief overview of robotics and AI.

Bad Human Factors Designs - http://BadDesigns.com/
Learn from other peoples' mistakes! Useability design is the focus

CAD on the Web - http://www.cadontheweb.com/
Database of CAD/CAM/CAE resources on the Internet.

COG project - http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/cog/
A humanoid robot in development.

Internet Finite Element Resources - http://www.engr.usask.ca/~macphed/finite/fe_resources/fe_resources.html
List of FEA resources including public domain and shareware programs, commercial packages, useful URL's, ftp sites, newsgroups, listservers, bulletin boards and books which contain source code.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - http://www.ccs.lanl.gov/
Scientific Computing Group at Los Alamos presents information about its major areas of activity -Advanced Computing; Methods for Advanced Scientific Simulations; Modeling, Algorithms, & Informatics; Transport Methods.

National Center for Supercomputing Applications - http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Apps/CFD/CFD-homepage.html
The Computational Fluid Dynamics Group at NCSA focuses on research in the area of Direct and Large Eddy Simulations of complex turbulent flows. Research into turbulent flows, development of numerical methods and their implementation and performance on parallel architectures are some ongoing research efforts.

Neurobotics Lab - http://neurobotics.bu.edu/
Applying neural networks and other biomimetic techniques to the control of mobile robots.

PipingDesign.com - http://www.pipingdesign.com
Web-Based Resource for Process Piping Professionals.

Practical Approaches to Engineering Analysis - http://www.ite.com/~itekb/whitepaper/white_paper.htm
A high-level white paper describing different forms of engineering analysis and its incorporation into the design cycle.

Prof. McCarthy - http://www.eng.uci.edu/~mccarthy/
Includes text of "Design of spatial linkages and robotic systems".

Reliability Engineering Snapshot - http://www.resnapshot.com
A monthly illustrated collection of actual failure analysis case studies in the fields of corrosion, lubrication, machine design, material properties, people, and vibration.

Robohoo! - http://www.robohoo.com
The World's Largest Index of Robotics Resources.

Robotics, Learning, Chaos, Complexity, Systems - http://www.cbc.umn.edu/~mwd/robot.html

Ethics

Onlineethics.org - The Online Ethics Center for Engineering & Science- http://onlineethics.org/

Science, Engineering Technology Ethics Links - http://www.chowan.edu/acadp/ethics/science.htm

National Institute for Engineering Ethics Online - http://www.niee.org/
     Applied Ethics in Professional Practice - Case of the Month - http://www.niee.org/Case-of-the-Month/

National Society of Professional Engineers - NSPE Ethics Reference Guide - http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1%2Drefr.asp
     NSPE Code of Ethics, Case studis, Consolidated Table of Contents to the Opinions of the Board of Ethical Review,
      Subject Reference Guide to NSPE Code of Ethics.

The Ethics Center - http://www.taknosys.com/ethics/ 

Ethics Resource Center - http://www.ethics.org/index.html

Ethics in Computing - http://courses.ncsu.edu/classes-a/computer_ethics/

Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute - http://seeri.etsu.edu/default.htm

Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics - http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jherkert/ethicind.html

Suggest a Web Link

Tips

Database Selection Note: The best overall index for Civil and Environmental Engineering literature is "Compendex". This index is found on the Articles Databases & More page under either "Compendex" or "Ei Village/Engineering Village 2". The two names are used interchangebly since Compendex is the database and Ei Village is the interface used to access the database. "NTIS" is the source for reports on government funded research (of which there is a great deal in many diverse areas). The "Web of Knowledge - Science Citation Index" covers the top 25-30% of journals in Civil and Environmental Engineering journals and also provides the ability to search the scholarly literature based on citation-sharing to locate topically related articles.

Remote Access to Library Databases: Nearly every database offered by the library come with license restrictions from the database producer. Normally, the library is allowed to offer database access to selected library computers only (restrictive license) OR to all computers across campus (usual license). If you are a student, faculty or employee of the Univesity of Utah, you may register for remote database access, allowing you the ability to search from home or other off-campus locations.

The large majority of Property Data published over the last century is not in electronic format, or on the Internet, but is found in printed handbooks, looseleaf collections, and journals in the Science & Engineering Library located on 4th floor of Marriott Library. Locating data takes perserverence and not every material or compound has published values for all possible properties. Consult a Science & Engineering librarian for assistance in locating property information. The NIST web site is an excellent free source for a broad range of property information.

Engineering Handbooks on a great many subjects are available in print in the Science & Engineering Reference Collection on Level 4 of Marriott Library (see map). This is an area rich in engineering data and short turorials. Much more data is availble here than on any web site. Reference books do not circulate but many handbooks, as well as introductory to advanced books on nearly all engineering topics are available for check-out from the general collection. Also see the Science and Engineering electronic reference page on the Science and Engineering website.

The Call Number arrangement of library materials is a subject arrangement.
Use call number areas to browse for books on specific engineering topics. Be aware that information on some subjects, especially those that have applications in other engineering areas, may be divided among more than one range of call numbers. For more information about call numbers see the Library Call Number Guide on the Science and Engineering website.

For online Patent Information visit the USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) or the EPO (European Patent Office) sites; listed above under the Web LInks "Reference Sources" section. Want additional information, then visit the Government Documents Department and ask for the Patent Librarian.