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Civil Engineering Internet Guide

General Resources for Civil Engineering
Professional Societies
Concrete, Steel, Earthquakes, Structures
Roads, Transport and Public Works
Timber Use and Design
Environmental Resources
Internet tutorials
See also General Engineering Internet Guide

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General Resources for Civil Engineering

Australian Engineering Online A comprehensive collection of information from product catalogues: construction equipment, materials handling, instrumentation, building products, mechanical engineering, electrical equipment, safety products, process equipment. Search by supplier, brand or product.
Access for University of Sydney students and staff only.
Abacus Construction Index A directory of 2,000 recommended websites and online documents for UK construction professionals. Also covers case studies and newsletters
ICivilEngineer A gateway to quality Internet resources in civil engineering and technology, inluding earthquake engineering, environmental engineering, ethics, news, conference calendar and more.
Civil Works Engineer Manuals (USACE) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manuals in full text, including Shore Protection Manual.
Selector.com is an electronic directory of architectural, interior design, building and construction products and services in Australia, has been developed in partnership with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and is endorsed by the Design Institute of Australia and the Housing Industry Association. Login by entering your email address.
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory has links to many different types of Civil Engineering resources.

Professional Societies

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has details on conferences, publications, institutes and foundations. ASCE Civil Engineering Database can be searched for citations to all ASCE publications
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Information about publications, employment, events, safety, discussions and more.
Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) ICE represents over 80,000 professionally qualified engineers worldwide and the civil engineering industry.
Australasian Wind Engineering Society - information about conferences and publications and a list of web links for research.
Australian Geomechanics Society - information about conferences and other events austr

Concrete, Steel, Earthquakes, Structures

Cement & Concrete Association of Australia The site enables you to search for and download many relevant publications. Useful links to other industry groups are also provided. The C&CAA is a non-profit organisation funded by Australian Cement Companies.
Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is the national industry organization representing the structural steel, open web steel joist and steel platework fabricating industries. Extensive links to industry and related international organisations.
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) Univeristy of California, Berkeley. Includes Earthquake Engineering Abstracts, access to world literature in earthquake engineering since 1971.
Structurae offers information on works of structural engineering, architecture or construction through time, history and from around the world, beginning with the pyramids in Egypt. Structurae deals mostly with bridges, tunnels, dams, skyscrapers, stadiums, towers.
Eurocodes Expert has information about the new European structural design codes.

Roads, Transport and Public Works

Austroads is the association of Australian and New Zealand road transport and traffic authorities. Information about publications, links to state and regional authorities, research and government organisations and more.
Railway Digest Index to articles and news from Railway Digest which is published monthly by the Australian Railway Historical Society New South Wales Division. The magazine is available through the Library.
TRIS OnlineThe Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database is a comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information. It is produced and maintained by the US Transportation Research Board (TRB) at the National Academies of Sciences.
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) is based in the UK and provides research, consultancy, advice and testing for all aspects of transport.
NSW Procurement and the Office of Public Works & Services, in the NSW Department of Commerce. Information about the Department, its services, policies, buidlings & infrastructure and tenders.
International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD ) is a non-governmental International Organization which provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.

Timber Use and Design

Timber.org.au The National Timber Education Program provides University lecturers and students with up-to-date teaching and learning resources and reference material on the use of timber in design and construction. Includes information relating to the sustainable use of timber building products.

Environmental Resources

Environment Australia
Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) for:  NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia
Sydney Water
See also Environmental Engineering Resources

Internet tutorials

Internet Civil Engineer a free 'teach yourself' tutorial of Internet information skills, maintained by EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library). It includes, amongst other things, a tour of key Internet sites for civil engineers, how to search the Internet, what to trust on the Internet, learn how to Cite Internet Resources, and invites reflection on how to get the most from the Internet for your work.

See also General Engineering Internet Guide