Electronic resources for structural engineers
Full text (free)
BCSA
http://www.steelconstruction.org
All the BCSA's publications including the Handbook of Structural Steelwork and National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction and the Historical Structural Steelwork Handbook can be viewed in their entirety (but not printed off)
Building Regulations Approved Documents
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1115314110382.html
All the current Documents
Digital Bridges
http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/
Scanned full-text reproductions of thirty nineteenth century books and reports on bridges held at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and publications on bridges
Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
http://www.ejse.org/
The only electronic-only journal on the subject I am aware of. One volume has been "published" annually since 2001.
Highways Agency
http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/ha/dmrb/index.htm
The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (BAs, BDs etc), Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (including the Specification for Highway Works) and Interim Advice notes are all now available
Modern Steel Construction
http://www.aisc.org/MSCTemplate.cfm
The American Institute of Steel Construction's journal back to 1996
Network Rail Standards
http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/rail/document_index.html
The Railway Group Standards. Full text of the current, formerly British Rail, standards
NIST World Trade Center Report
http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs/NISTNCSTAR1Draft.pdf
Draft federal report
Safety in Design (SiD)
http://www.safetyindesign.org/designguides.html
The SiD Design Guides can all be downloaded here
The Structural Engineer Online Archive
http://www.istructe.org.uk/thestructuralengineer/index.asp
Full text access to IStructE members and journal subscribers back to the first volume of 1923. Transactions and Notes and Journal of the Concrete Institute (1909-1923) to follow in summer 2006.
Full text (subscription based)
Barbour Index
http://www.barbour-index.co.uk/
Barbour is a leading provider of professional information services across the construction, health, safety and environment sectors.
British Standards Online
http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com
The BSI catalogue can be freely searched here but a subscription is required for access to the full text
The Construction Information Service - Index only
http://uk.ihs.com/products/standards/cis-index-only.htm
The Construction Information Service - Index only is a database of bibliographic records for more than 22,000 construction documents. It can identify the current versions of regulations and construction standards, and highlight supporting material.
Construction Plus
http://www.constructionplus.co.uk/
Emap's web-based construction information service from it's 10 construction magazines, including NCE, AJ and Construction News and the Emap Glenigan market information service
ENGnetBASE
http://www.engnetbase.com
Subscription based, searches the full text of the Engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Also available as part of the Engineering Village 2 package
ICE Virtual Library
http://www.iceknowledge.com/
Full text access to the ICE Proceedings back to the first volumes of 1836. Access is by pay-per-view or subscription
Knovel
http://www.knovel.com
Subscription based access to a selection of e-books, arranged in subject categories
SteelBiz
http://www.steelbiz.org
The SCI's subscription based online information service, offering online access to SCI and other steel related publishers publications
Taylor & Francis
http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk
Owner of Spon Press and Routledge, amongst others. Offers various subscription packages and individual ebook purchases for most of their titles published since 2000
Legislation
Acts of Parliament
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm
All public Acts back to 1988 and local Acts back to 1991
European Parliament
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/
Not always the easiest material to find but this has all the directives etc and the Official Journal back to 1998.
Statutory Instruments
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm
Statutory Instruments back to 1987 and draft Statutory Instruments back to 1997
Standards/Eurocodes
BSI Catalogue
http://www.bsonline.bsi-global.com/server/index.jsp
Eurocodes [BSI pages]
http://www.bsi-global.com/Eurocodes/index.xalter
Eurocodes Expert
http://www.eurocodes.co.uk
Photos/images
Construction Photography
http://www.constructionphotography.com
Images can be uploaded and downloaded with fees and licenses applicable.
ICE Image Gallery
http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/library_image_gallery.asp
Primarily images from the ICE Archives and the British Construction Industry Awards. Sold as prints, slides or digital images
IMechE Picture Gallery
http://www.imeche.org.uk/gallery/
Images from the IMechE Archives. Sold as prints or digital images.
IStructE Photo Library
http://www.istructe.org.uk/photolibrary/
Images can be uploaded and downloaded for free, educational, non-commercial use.
Mary Evans Picture Library
http://www.maryevans.com
A leading commercial photo library
Product literature
Barbour Index
http://bpe.barbour-index.co.uk/
Free Building Product Expert locates products and suppliers with links to catalogues where available.
Specify-it
http://www.specify-it.com/
Freely searchable to locate products and suppliers with catalogues and literature downloadable to subscribers
Bibliographic databases
ACI Abstracts
http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/ABSTRACTSEARCH.ASP
Search ACI journal and conference papers back to 1929
ASCE Database
http://www.pubs.asce.org/cedbsrch.html
Search ASCE journal and conference papers back to 1970
British Library Direct
http://direct.bl.uk/bld/AdvancedSearch.do?new=1
Launched this year, a free searchable current contents service, covering the contents of each issue of the main journals held by the British Library.
Compendex
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller
Bibliographic database available via Dialog or via Engineering Village 2. Compendex is the database version of the printed Engineering Index which began in 1884. The whole database back to that date is now available as a separate one-off archive purchase.
Engineering Village 2
http://www.engineeringvillage2.com
An Elsevier service, offering access to the COMPENDEX and ENGnetBASE databases
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
Google's attempt to enter the academic journal article searching market. Searches websites as well as publishers' sites so searching is not as effective as the commercial databases, although it is free.
Quakeline
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/utilities/quakeline.asp
Free earthquake engineering database, run by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the University of Buffalo
Scirus
http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/advanced/index.jsp
A free database from Elsevier which searches all its own journals (and selected websites). Full text access is then available if you have online access to that journal or by pay-per-view.
Scopus
http://www.scopus.com
A major new product from Elsevier. Similar to Web of Science, offering extensive database searching across all journals by publishers in the CrossRef scheme. CrossRef is a consortium the major publishers who have developed a scheme whereby each individual paper, once available electronically, is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) enabling papers referenced in one paper to be hyperlinked to directly. Hugely expensive, only university libraries can afford this kind of product.
Swedish Geotechnical Institute Database
http://www.swedgeo.se/index-e.html
An excellent free geotechnical resource.
Web of Science
http://www.isinet.com/products/citation/wos/
Offered by ISI/Thomson, databases include Science Citation Index and Current Contents, all with hyperlinked referencing via CrossRef (see Scopus). ISI runs the impact factor rating system for journals which is given particular importance in the world of academia. Like Scopus, hugely expensive.
Bookshops
AddAll Books
http://used.addall.com/
Second hand books
BRE Bookshop
http://www.brebookshop.com/
SCI Bookshop
http://shop.steelbiz.org/index.pasp
Thomas Telford Bookshop
http://www.thomastelford.com/books/
Libraries
British Library Catalogue
http://catalogue.bl.uk
ICE Library Catalogue
http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/knowledge_library_catalogue.asp
IMechE Library Catalogue
http://62.173.95.116/olibcgi/ntxcgi.exe
Imperial College & Science Museum Library catalogues
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=103,1&_dad=portallive&_schema=PORTALLIVE
RIBA Library Catalogue
http://195.171.22.30/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/abc/0/49
Archives/Records
Access To Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a
The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day
ARCHON Directory
http://www.archon.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/
Directory of archive repositories in the UK and overseas with material included in the National Register of Archives
Companies House
http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk
Useful for checking company name changes etc
National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp
Formerly the Public Record Office
National Register of Archives
http://www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/
Portals
EEVL/EEVL Xtra
http://www.eevl.ac.uk
A portal for web-based engineering information. Initially set up as an engineering gateway in 1996, its coverage was extended to mathematics and computing in 2001. Has a search facility for freely available full-text ejournals |
