Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems
Tables of contents and abstracts (available online from volume 19) from this subscription-based journal covering systems techniques and their underlying assumptions through the spectrum of civil engineering activity and environmental decision-making and management, are available here.
Users within institutions that subscribe to this journal can access the full-text and references, or individual articles can be purchased online. An online sample copy is also provided in html and PDF formats. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10286608.asp
Crystal structures and crystal geometry: CE 60 : Structure and properties of civil engineering materials
This website gives a simple introduction to crystal structures and crystal geometry. It uses examples of different alloys to introduce concepts such as space and Bravais lattices, face-centred cubic (FCC), body-centred cubic (BCC) and hexagonal close-packed structures. It also considers the case of those materials whose crystal structures change with temperature. The material was prepared for a course in properties of civil engineering materials by Professor Paulo Monteiro et al at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. The site is in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~paulmont/CE60New/crystal_structure.pdf
Types of atomic and molecular bonds : CE 60 : Structure and properties of civil engineering materials
This website uses a presentation to provide a simple introduction to the principles of bonding. Topics covered include types of atomic and molecular bonds, force-separation distances, energy-separation distances, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, Van der Waals forces, binding energy and interatomic spacing. The material was prepared for a course in properties of civil engineering materials by Professor Paulo Monteiro et al at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. The notes are in PDF format; Adobe Reader required. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~paulmont/CE60New/atomic_bonds.pdf
Structure and properties of wood: CE 60 : Structure and properties of civil engineering materials
This website explains the properties and characteristics of wood. The material was prepared for a course in properties of civil engineering materials by Professor Paulo Monteiro et al at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Topics covered include definitions of directions in wood, microstructure and chemical constituents of hard and soft woods. There is also information regarding cellulose, wood cells, the fibre saturation point, shrinkage and distortion and effects of moisture on wood. The site is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~paulmont/CE60New/wood.pdf
Phase transformations : CE 60 : Structure and properties of civil engineering materials
This website uses a presentation to explain the concept of phase transformations. It uses simple analogies such as the soap bubble to explain the more complex concept of solidification in metals. Topics introduced include homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, Gibbs energy, critical radius of nuclei and undercooling. The material was prepared for a course in properties of civil engineering materials by Professor Paulo Monteiro et al at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. The notes are in PDF format; Adobe Reader required. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~paulmont/CE60New/transformation.pdf
Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
This Web page is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) OpenCourseWare project and is provided by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It is a module home page for the subject of civil engineering materials. The course (1.103 Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory, Spring 2004) is taught by Dr John Germaine. The Web page includes a description of the course, videos of laboratory demonstrations (RealOne Player required) and laboratory notes which are provided in PDF format (Adobe Reader required). Subjects covered include: measurement devices and data acquisition, tensile testing and stress/strain properties of steels, mechanical properties of different material types, direct shear and friction, compression, soil classification and heat treatment. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-103Spring2004/Co
Civil Engineering Bulletin
This site includes pdf format full text papers and theses as well as information on standards covering civil engineering, geotechnical, structural, geological, environmental, hydrological and transportation engineering.
There are discussion forums and also software tools and documentation which can be downloaded. A news feed, news articles and an image gallery are provided. A list of job vacancies around the world is available. Links to related sites are provided. The site can be searched. http://www.cebulletin.com/
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Canada is involved in teaching and applied research and in the following areas: coastal & ocean engineering; construction engineering management; earthquake engineering; environmental engineering; geotechnical engineering; civil engineering materials; structural engineering; transportation; and water resources, hydrology & hydraulics.
The site gives information about graduate and undergraduate programmes, research groups and activities. Papers, theses or projects are available in the author's individual home pages in the staff and faculty directory or the student directory. Projects are carried out in steel works and in steel plate shear walls, and some software have been developed. In addition, seminars and conferences are announced and a list of related links can be found. http://www.civil.ubc.ca/
Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics
SECED is the UK national section of the International and European Associations for Earthquake Engineering and is an affiliated society of the Institution of Civil Engineers. It was founded to promote the study and practice of earthquake engineering and civil engineering dynamics, and acts as a forum for professionals who need to keep abreast of the rapid developments in the field.
The site gives information about the society, forthcoming events, earthquake engineering research in the UK, and the SECED mailing lists. http://www.seced.org.uk/index.htm
Department of Civil Engineering at the Queen's University of Belfast
The Department of Civil Engineering is part of the School of the Built Environment in the Faculty of Engineering. Current research activity covers Structures and Materials, Environmental Engineering and Hydraulics.
The site provides information about the department, staff, courses, and research activities. A publications list is available. The Environmental Research Group has its own pages with details of projects as well as facilities, and staff. http://www.qub.ac.uk/civeng/
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering magazine is the official monthly publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
The site provides the table of contents of each magazine since the July 2002 issue with article abstracts and the full-text of the cover story. Subscription information is also given. http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce.html
Civil Engineering Group at the University of Oxford
The Civil Engineering Research Group at Oxford University is part of the Department of Engineering Science. The work within the group is principally concerned with problems of geotechnical and structural engineering.
The site provides information about the group and its research activities, as well as news, details of courses, events, facilities, and consultancy services and a list of publications with summaries of all thesis. A list of related links is also given. http://www-civil.eng.ox.ac.uk/
The Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
The Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory, published by TenLinks.com, is a collection of more than 1000 Civil Engineering Resources focused on building and construction engineering.
The site includes resources under the following headings: CE Disciplines (Geotechnical Engineering, Hydrology, Transportation Engineering), General Resources (Building Codes and Standards, Indoor and Outdoor Environment, IT, Organisations, Portals, Reference, Services, Software, Universities) and Structures (Bridges, Dams and Reservoirs, Tall Buildings and Structures). There is also a section of full-text CE Articles and Reviews http://www.tenlinks.com/engineering/civil/
School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University
The School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University covers construction engineering and management, construction materials, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, structural engineering, transportation and infrastructure systems and water resources.
The site gives information about the School and the courses it offers. Research is focused on speciality groups and six research centres. The resources section contains information for: current students (including some online courses); faculty applicants (including vacancies); and industry contacts (including online student CVs). https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/
Construction and Civil Engineering Jobs
Users can search and apply for construction and civil engineering jobs from this recruitment site. Jobs are listed by category and featured companies are profiled.
Job seekers can also upload their CVs and sign up for email alerts of new jobs. http://www.constructor.co.uk/
Civil Engineering at City University
The Department of Civil Engineering at City University is part of the School of engineering. The server provides details of Departmental staff, together with information on the computational fluid dynamics, engineering structures and geotechnical research centres. The research pages give lists of publications, some of which are available to download http://www.city.ac.uk/sems/undergraduate/civil/
Emerald International Civil Engineering Abstracts
Emerald's International Civil Engineering Abstracts, published by MCB University Press, provides access to over 70,000 articles drawn from more than 150 civil engineering journals. The service is subscription-based.
The site has access to a free one month trial of the full service, selected sample articles and Emerald Alert, a free email current awareness service of the tables of contents of the best journal articles. Abstracts of sample articles are available online. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/products_services/abstracts/ICEA/index.jsp
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Glasgow
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Glasgow has research interests in the four major fields of structural, geotechnical, water engineering and computational mechanics.
The site contains a description of the department, information about staff, and available courses. http://www.civil.gla.ac.uk/
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde carries out its research activities within the following research groups: Design Process and Construction Management (including the Centre for the Built Environment and the Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research), Civil Engineering Systems and Environmental (including Environmental Health and the Centre for Environmental Management Research). Research interests are also identified within the David Livingston Institute of International Development Studies.
The site contains a description of the department and information about staff, and available courses. http://www.strath.ac.uk/civeng/
School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds
The School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds is active in the following areas of research through its Civil Engineering Research Institute: structural engineering (includes computer aided engineering), civil engineering materials (including geotechnical engineering), water and environmental engineering (including tropical public health engineering) and construction management.
The site contains a description of the School and information about staff and available courses. The research pages give brief overviews of current projects and some lists of publications. There is also a section of conferences and events with some details of past conferences including downloadable abstracts. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/civil/civil.htm
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol
The areas of research in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol (part of the Faculty of Engineering) include earthquake engineering, geomechanics, structural engineering, systems and water and environmental management. The Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC) is located within the department.
The site contains a description of the department and information about staff, research, publications and available courses. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/civilengineering/
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Wales, Swansea
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Wales Swansea is part of the School of Engineering. The Department carries out research in the areas of biomechanics and biomedical engineering, geomechanics, masonry, metal casting, micro hydro power, offshore engineering, computational fluid dynamics and electromagnetics, forming problems, geomaterials, heat transfer and optimisation.
The site contains information about staff, available courses and research activities (some of the groups have their own pages). Also at this site is the Merlin website, an Integrated Finite Element Casting Simulation Package, developed by the Metal Casting Group. The International Journal of Fluid Dynamics site is also available from this site as are details of Computers and Geotechnics.
A new site for the Department is being developed at the moment. http://www.swan.ac.uk/civeng/
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath
The School of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath carries out research within the following research groups; Centre for Advanced Studies In Architecture (CASA), Centre for Structural and Architectural Engineering (CSAE) and the Centre For Window And Cladding Technology (CWCT).
The site contains a introduction to the department including staff contact details and a list of publications. http://www.bath.ac.uk/ace/
Department of Civil Engineering at Portsmouth University
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Portsmouth conducts full-scale field-orientated research in the fields of: materials and structural mechanics, environmental engineering, construction management and pedagogy.
The site contains extensive departmental information, including comprehensive teaching-related material such as definitive course documents, past examination papers, and course notes. Also available are details about staff in the department, some of whose web pages include the full-text of papers published. The student project pages at the site also contain useful information about undergraduate civil engineering projects undertaken in the department. The full-text reports of some of these projects are also available at the site. There are links to related sites. http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/civils/
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) is a learned society intended to develop and maintainhigh standards of civil engineering practice in Canada.
The site gives brief information about the Society and its membership. An event listing is available along with details of its student chapters, professional development workshops and publications. There is a link to the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering site, where tables of contents, and a sample issue, are available. http://www.csce.ca/
International Association of Civil Engineering Students
IACES is an association of European civil and environmental engineering students, which aimes to improve contacts between civil engineering students throughout Europe. By taking part in IACES activities students exchange opinions and experience and they can discover that not only engineering problems can be solved in various ways. The activities give the opportunity to gain a better understanding of cultural differences and to establish personal friendships useful in future working life.
Information is given about the Association, its structure, and activities. An IACES events calendar is available, along with links to related sites. Of interest is the Chatbox, a forum for discussion open to civil engineering students. http://www.iaces.org/
Department of Civil Engineering at Dundee University
The Department of Civil Engineering server at Dundee University contains a description of the Department, its staff, and facilities. Information is available about the undergraduate and postgraduate courses on offer. Research areas include: concrete technology, construction and project management, fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, lightweight structures and structural engineering. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/civileng/
ASCE's Civil Engineering Database
This site provides access to ASCE publications from 1970 to the present through more than 100,000 civil engineering bibliographic and abstracted records. The database may be searched by document type, author, title, subject or year of publication.
Information on obtaining the actual documents is given along with search tips and a keyword list. http://cedb.asce.org/
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham
The Department of Civil Engineering site at the University of Birmingham gives an introduction to the School, along with details about undergraduate and postgraduate courses on offer, plus information on areas of current research: infrastructure engineering and management , engineering computation, water engineering and environmental management. Contact details are available. http://www.eng.bham.ac.uk/civil/
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering is the official publication of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. It publishes articles in the engineering fields of structure, construction, mechanics, materials, transportation, computer applications, hydrotechnical, and environmental engineering.
The full-text of a recent issue is available as a sample, as are the table of contents and abstracts for issues published since 1997. Full text is available to subscribers or to bu on a pay-per-view basis. http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_desc_e?cjce
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
The Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering is a publication of the ASCE. It concentrates on advances in computing which are relevant to civil engineers and covers software, hardware and strategic issues.
The contents and abstracts are available for all issues since January 1995. The full-text in PDF or GzippedPS format is available to subscribers. http://scitation.aip.org/cpo/
Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
The ICES exists to encourage and regulate the professional aspirations of quantity surveyors and land surveyors working within the civil engineering sector and to increase the value of their services to the public.
The site gives information about the Institution and its activities. There is an overview of what civil engineering surveying is and defines the remit of the two Practice Committtees, Commercial Management and Geospatial Engineering. Details of training courses and careers are given, along with an events listing. Publications information is provided through the Institution's marketing and publications company, SURCO, with details available online in PDF format. http://www.ices.org.uk/
Civil Engineering Contractors Association
Reference documents are provided by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), an organisation representing and providing a range of services to its members. Also included in the 'burning issues' section are articles contextualising key subjects and commenting on new legislation, reports and news.
A publications list with prices and press releases are given. There is a discussion list, list of members and information on member and non-member services. Information is given on the quarterly, Workload Trends Survey, and the work of CECA's transport group. Links to related sites, covering infrastructure projects, industry clients and the weather are available. http://www.ceca.co.uk/homepage/index.asp
Transportation Infrastructures and Civil Engineering
Transportation Infrastructures and Civil Engineering is both a source of factual data and a directory, created by Carlo Polidori, a civil engineer, as a reference point for those working in the field. It divides into three main areas: Trains & Railways; Transportation Infrastructures and Civil Engineering under which are listed relevant links to other sites. There are special sections dedicated to the European Community Transport Programmes and High Speed Rail in Europe with on-site information covering developments overall and in individual countries including charts, financial and statistical data. http://digilander.libero.it/polidori/Former-tra/index.html
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences : University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
This Departmental home page provides a variety of information regarding research projects that involve combining remote sensing and earth observation data with GIS methodologies. Spatial data management, measurement, monitoring and modelling include those areas covered and a list of recent publications is provided in conjunction with research contacts. http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/
Properties of civil engineering materials CE60
This website is from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California. The lecture notes include the following subject areas, atomic structure and bonding, crystal structures, alloys and their phase diagrams, equilibrium microstructure of steel alloys, phase transformations, heat treatment of steel alloys, quenched and tempered steel and wood. The notes are in PDF format; Adobe Reader required. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/~paulmont/CE60.htm
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Information about the research and undergraduate and postgraduate courses run by the school is available at this site. Publications are listed with abstracts available.
Also provided are details of continuing professional development courses run by the school and information about the facilities available. Contact and staff information is also given. http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/
UK Civil Engineering Online
This recruitment site includes a database of engineering and technical jobs which can be browsed by field and by location as well as searched by keyword.
Job seekers can put their CVs on the site and receive weekly emails on job vacancies. It focuses mainly on the UK, but has some jobs in other countries listed. http://www.ukcivilengineering.com/
School of mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering at the University of Manchester
This university department site gives brief information on teaching and research, its links with industry, and also information on undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education courses. Research groups within the department cover aerospace; energy, environment and climate change; extreme loading and design; manufacturing and laser processing; nuclear Research vacancies are listed. http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/
Civil Engineering Virtual Library
This resource guide includes lists of links to universities, commercial companies, journals and professional organisations. The site can be searched.
It is provided by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. http://www.ce.gatech.edu/WWW-CE/
Geotechnical, Rock and Water Resources Library (GROW)
This is a Web directory of geotechnical engineering, rock engineering and water related resources, compiled by experts from the University of Arizona's Department of Civil Engineering, Center for Campus Computing, University Library, and other contributors. Resources can be searched or browsed. http://www.grow.arizona.edu/
Continental careers
This recruitment site includes job vacancies in blue chip construction, mechanical and civil engineering and consultancy service businesses around the world.
The site can be searched by location and by job title. There is information on immigration to other countries. Details of the service to employers and to job seekers is provided. http://www.continentalcareers.com/
Digital bridges
The Digital Bridges website is a collection dedicated to 19th century American bridge engineering material, from monographs, manuals and documents, relating to bridges considered to be particularly representative of the era. The original documents are from the Lehigh University Libraries' Special Collections, and many are fragile or rare. Therefore, this online access is of particular value, and likely to be of use to researchers at all levels, in civil engineering, material culture, technology and the renovation of historical structures. The documents in the collection are scanned images, which have been converted to text and may be accessed via the site search engine. Divisions of the material may be accessed randomly as chapters and subchapters, with page-to-page forward and backward facilities. An online glossary is available, which may be searched under names, terms and specific bridges, including the Niagara Falls Bridge and the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. The Collection may be browsed via an alphabetically listing of book titles, or searched via keywords or specific reference. There is also a page devoted to images from the volumes in the Collection and an information page of background to the project. This site is user-friendly and well-presented. http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/
Film and sound online
Film and sound online is the successor to Education Media OnLine (EMOL) and is a JISC-funded collection of film and video, freely available to subscribing institutions in higher and further education in the UK. The collections offer a very broad range of material for diverse study areas, including some archive films in civil engineering and materials. Other subjects covered include chemistry, history of science, environmental and earth sciences, physics and physical sciences. http://www.filmandsound.ac.uk/
Civil and offshore engineering at the University of Oxford
This university research group site includes pdf format theses and internal reports covering civil engineering, ocean engineering, coastal engineering and water resources.
There are lists of journal articles, books, conference papers and book chapters produced by the group. Descriptions of research projects are available. Details of courses, research opportunities and job vacancies are provided. http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/research/cao.html
Scitopia
"Scitopia.org offers users a free federated vertical search service to retrieve the content provided by its partner scholarly societies, including recently published articles as well as digitized content that goes back as far as 1884." Members of these societies can access the full text of the results; non-members can use a pay-per-view facility. Simple and advanced searches are available and the results are classed as society documents, patents and government documents. Scitopia partners are drawn from areas such as acoustics, geophysics, aeronautics and astronautics, physics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, vacuum science and technology, electrochemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, optics, automotive engineering, and applied mathematics. The site is in beta format. http://www.scitopia.org/scitopia/
School of Environment and Technology at the University of Brighton
This is the website of the School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton. The School is a centre for teaching and research in : Built Environment; Civil Engineering; Environmental subjects; Geography; and Geology. Operating within the divisions are a number of research groups that study : Applied Geosciences; Environmental Sustainability; Automotive Engineering; Nuclear Physics; Smart Systems; and Society and Environment. Specific research topics include the sustainability of the built environment, which in turn covers the use of renewable energy in building design, timber use in engineering and waste recycling. The site provides information about the Centre's staff, its research students, the Centre's main divisions and groups, and programme of research seminars. http://www.brighton.ac.uk/set/
Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Polymer Composite Structures in Japan
This is a report by the International Technology Research Institute (part of Loyola College in Maryland) on the use of composites and research thereof in Japan. It was produced in 1994 by the Japanese Technology Centre and is a comprehensive document covering topics such as manufacturing technology for polymer composite structures, aerospace applications, automotive and industrial applications, applications of composites in civil engineering materials, and manufacturing / processing science product and process development methods. All sections are written by separate authors. http://www.wtec.org/loyola/polymers/
Water and Environmental Management Research Centre at the University of Bristol
Information is provided regarding the research centre, which is part of the Department of Civil Engineering; its staff (contact details are included), its research projects, and upcoming meetings. http://www.bris.ac.uk/civilengineering/research/water/wemrc
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
The 'International Journal of Mechanical Sciences' (ISSN 0020-7403) is published by Elsevier Science. This journal publishes original work which contributes to the understanding of the main disciplines underpinning the mechanical and civil engineering sciences. Fields include: structural mechanics (vibration, buckling and deformation of metal and composite structures, smart structures), mechanics and applications of advanced materials (composite, cellular, smart), fluid mechanics (internal flows, tribology), thermodynamics and materials processing analysis. The contents lists and abstracts are provided free online, and a subscription is necessary for access to full-text. Students should check whether their university/academic institution is a subscriber. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/206/description
Environmental Planning : a Series of On-line Introductory Tutorials
The website offers a series of tutorials on environmental planning that can be studied and downloaded free of charge. There are over forty tutorials aimed at students of town planning, architecture, landscape design, estate management and civil engineering, as well as members of local community action groups and professionals. The title, aims and objectives of each tutorial are listed together with summaries of what the student will get from them. http://www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/soc-asp/
Regional Science Association International (the)
The Regional Science Association International provides "intellectual leadership in the study of those social, economic, political and behavioral phenomena which have a spatial dimension". The Association brings together scholars from such fields as economics, geography, urban and regional planning, civil engineering, sociology, finance and political science. Members come from academia, government, consulting organisations and a variety of private firms. There are links to events, news items, publications and additional online resources. The website is hosted by the Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University. http://rsai.geography.ohio-state.edu/rsai/homepage.htm
Groundwater pollution primer : soil and groundwater pollution : CE 4594
This primer was created by Daniel L.Gallagher Associate Professor at The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. "The Ground Water Pollution Primer is an ongoing project by students in the Civil Engineering Department and Crop and Soil Environmental Science Department at Virginia Tech. Each term, students in one or more classes are required to write a web page on a topic of their choice dealing with ground water pollution. These pages are collected and incorporated into the Primer". It includes chapters on, sources of pollution, types and transport of contaminants, fate of contaminants, models, remediation, monitoring, legal aspects and a miscellaneous section which includes artificial recharge of groundwater and saltwater intrusion. http://www.cee.vt.edu/ewr/environmental/teach/gwprimer/gwprimer.html
Environmental Impact Assessment : Chapter 10 : Course in Coastal Zone/Island Systems Management
This document was written by Dr Judith Gobin, Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the West Indies, as part of the course on coastal zone management for island systems. This course is 'the first in a series of four short courses in the Coastal Infrastructure Design Construction and Maintenance (CDCM) professional development training programme' organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, University of the West Indies in conjunction with Old Dominion University, Norfolk and the Coastal Engineering Research Centre, US Army, Corp of Engineers, and published by the Organization of American States. It focuses on broad coastal issues of the Caribbean region to systematically build the capability to adequately address its coastal infrastructure. This document discusses environmental impact assessments as a tool for damage mitigation, and the legislative framework that may impinge on coastal development. The chapter also includes two coastal case studies, a small island developing state (SIDS) St Kitts-Nevis and Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Trinidad and Tobago. It is available for viewing in PDF format which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader software. http://www.oas.org/cdcm_train/courses/course1/Chapter%2010-%20EIAs.pdf
Advanced topics in aerodynamics
This site provides information on aerodynamics, aeronautics and propulsion systems, aimed at experts and non experts who have a prior knowledge of aerodynamics and fluid dynamics. Topics covered include: flight, aerodynamic drag, high-lift aerodynamics, unsteady aerodynamics, rotor aerodynamics, wings, low speed aerodynamics, high speed aerodynamics, aerodynamic design, computational aerodynamics, wind tunnels, aerodynamic noise, racing cars, aeroplanes, and the state of the art. Also included are aerodynamics databases, and lists of books and conference proceedings. The site is provided by Antonio Filippone, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester. http://aerodyn.org/
Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Journal of Urban Planning and Development is an academic journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The journal is issued four times per year and aims to cover the application of civil engineering to such aspects of urban planning as area-wide transportation, the coordination of planning and programming of public works and utilities, and the development and redevelopment of urban areas. Also included within the journal is a forum for debates and a longer technical reports section. The website provides editorial information, publication details, instructions for authors, subscription and order enquiries, and abstracts and tables of contents. Full text articles are available to users whose institutions subscribe to the journal. Individual articles may also be purchased separately. http://pubs.asce.org/journals/urban/
Tsunami Research Center : University of Southern California
The Tsunami Research Center is part of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Southern California. The Center 'is actively involved with many aspects of tsunami research including: field surveys; numerical and analytical modelling; as well as hazard mitigation and planning.' The website provides information on tsunamis, together with links to publications, animations, news and reports. http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/2005/index.php
Tsunami Research Center : University of Southern California
The Tsunami Research Center is part of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Southern California. The Center 'is actively involved with many aspects of tsunami research including: field surveys; numerical and analytical modelling; as well as hazard mitigation and planning'. The website provides information on tsunamis, together with links to publications, animations, news and reports. http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/2005/index.php
SWURVE Case Studies : Sustainable Water : Uncertainty, Risk and Vulnerability in Europe
The 'Sustainable Water: Uncertainty, Risk and Vulnerability in Europe (SWURVE)' project funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to 'study the impacts of climate variability and change on the sustainable use of water and its related activities in Europe'. The UK based team led by School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UNEW). The case studies focus on topics which include: surface water reservoir systems; combined sewer overflows; lake regulation operations; hydropower operation; transboundary river basins; public water supply; Rhine discharges; ecological impacts of climate variability. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/swurve/casestudies.html
Ethical Problems in Academic Research
The results of a survey by the Acadia Institute Project on Professional Values and Ethical Issues in the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. The survey covered 2,000 doctoral candidates and 2,000 of their faculty from 99 of the US's largest graduate departments in chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology and sociology. They recounted their experiences of 15 different types of ethically questionable behaviour. This included fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism, in proposing, or reporting research. It also covered other types of misconduct including sexual harassment, discrimination, misusing research funds, compliance with regulations involving human subject and animal care and use. The information is presented in graphs and tables along with written interpretation of the statistical information, there is also section on how misconduct is dealt with at departmental and institutional levels. The article is part of American Scientist Magazine's Classic Articles series. http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/33432/page/1;jsess
Forest operations and badger setts
Badgers in Great Britain are protected under law, and it is an offence to damage or obstruct a sett or disturb a badger in a sett. Since these events may occur during normal management of a forest, this guide gives advice on the law concerning forest operations and badger setts, and suggests forestry practices that reduce the risk of damage and disturbance to badger setts. It is not specifically concerned with managing forest environments for the benefit of badgers but does include material which is useful in this context. It provides brief information on how to identify and locate setts, identifying protective zones, timing and managing forestry and civil engineering operations appropriately, when and where to obtain further advice, and how to apply for a licence to interfere with a sett. There is also a list of useful sources of information. This 30-page guide was published by the Forestry Commission. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/fcpg9.pdf/$FILE/fcpg9.pdf
Mathematical Components of Engineering Expertise
Mathematical Components of Engineering Expertise was a project run from February to December 2001 by Phillip Kent and Richard Noss of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Institute of Education, at the University of London and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
The project Website contains general information about the project and links to previously ESRC-funded projects of a similar type as well as a link to the project description, the project poster for the 25th Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference, and the list of publications on Mathematics in Work by the Mathematical Sciences Group at the Institute of Education at the University of London, all in PDF format. The project itself examined how mathematical ideas and techniques are used in the practice of engineering by undertaking detailed observations of professional civil engineers working on design projects in a large civil engineering firm. http://www.ioe.ac.uk/rnoss/MCEE/
METRIC
Formerly known as the Transitional Mathematics Project (TMP) METRIC (Mathematics Educational Technology Research Imperial College) contains revision materials covering sequences and limits, integration and differentiation, Maple and Mathematica materials for chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, materials and mechanical engineering. The site also contains a message board and information about METRIC and the Transitional Mathematics Project. Articles and papers in PDF format are also available from the site. A Java-enabled browser is required. http://metric.ma.imperial.ac.uk/new/html/
Innovation and Research Focus
The full-text of this newsletter containing factual records or case studies of building or civil engineering research projects is available together with an archive of past issues.
It is published four times a year by the Institution of Civil Engineers and is sponsored by many organisations in the British construction industry. http://www.innovationandresearchfocus.org.uk/
Rem: Revista Escola de Minas
This site provides the full-text of all issues of this quarterly journal publishing technical and scientific works of national and foreign researchers in the fields of civil engineering, geology, metallurgy and materials and mining.
Most articles are in Portuguese but a few are published in English. Abstracts of all articles are available in both English and portuguese. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0370-4467&lng=en&nrm=iso
Istec Engineering
Registered users can download demo versions of this Uruguayan company's software packages. The main products are HiCalc, which aims to solve open channel flows with rectangular, trapezoidal or cylindrical section and some hydraulic structures, and HiTrans which is a water hammer modeling software to solve transient flows in pressurised pipes.
FAQ, specifications and user manuals are also available. In addition, a technical area is available, with some information on methods and procedures and a discussion board. Istrac also carries out consultation services in civil engineering, hydraulic and environmental engineering, transit engineering, industrial engineering, and technical attendance, control of quality and work management. http://www.istec.com.uy/eng/
ICErecruit
A searchable list of civil engineering, structural engineering and geotechnical engineering vacancies in the UK and abroad is available from this jobs website provided by the UK Institution of Civil Engineers.
Recruiters can post their vacancies after free registration. http://www.icerecruit.com/
ICONdirect
This website, evolved from the International Directory of Consulting Engineers, includes profiles of international construction and engineering companies, consultants and experts in 200 countries, involved in planning, design, civil engineering and construction of infrastructure projects including roads, railways, airports, power, water, public health, buildings, agriculture, industry and the environment.
Also available are documents vacancies, news, country information, tender and news. Some services require free registration. http://www.icondirect.net/
Testconsult Ltd
This commercial site gives information about the testing services for foundations, materials, structures and geophysical surveys carried out by the company. There are some technical papers, details of equipment used, a couple of case histories and details of career opportunities.
Testconsult Limited is an independent company providing a wide range of specialist testing services to support the building and civil engineering industry worldwide. http://www.testconsult.co.uk/
Wind Energy at Delft University of Technology
Wind Energy is part of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology.
The site gives information about the staff, facilities, courses and research conducted in the section. Publications are listed http://www.windenergy.citg.tudelft.nl/home/flash/
Princeton Materials Institute
Princeton University established the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) to promote multidisciplinary collaborations in research and education and to strengthen efforts in materials science and engineering. PMI has associated faculty members from eight science and engineering departments (biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering and operations research, electrical engineering, geosciences, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and physics). Research and teaching activities are embedded within four major themes: new materials, design, synthesis and fabrication; computational materials science: chemistry, microstructure, and properties; analysis and charaterisation: measurement and testing; devices and systems: performance and reliability.
The site provides information about the institute, its facilities and its activities. Several full-text papers and technical research articles are available throughout the site. There is some information about the teaching activities, including the graduate research program, event and news from the present or back issue of the Connector, a quarterly newsletter. http://www.princeton.edu/~pmi/
McGraw-Hill Professional Bookstore: Engineering and Architecture
This publisher's site includes details of books and electronic publications covering aeronautics, astronautics, architecture, chemical and biochemical engineering, civil engineering, communications, construction, electrical and electronic engineering, environmental engineering, general engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and robotics.
There are updates, software tools, worksheets and other supporting material for publications which can be downloaded from the site. http://www.mhprofessional.com/category/?cat=113&promocode=
Scotweld
The Scotweld Group provide a professional contract delivery and temporary labour service throughout the UK and Worldwide. They are based in Glasgow but have service centres throughout the UK and Worldwide. Services they provide include contract labour, recruitment consultancy, contractors' tools and protective clothing, contract and technical services. They specialise in railway engineering, petrochemical construction, civil engineering, general fabrication and disaster recovery. Scot Train was established to satisfy the training requirements of the rail industry. Their core activity is railway safety training and they also supply railway safety personnel to rail companies on a medium to long term contracts.
The site provides information about the divisions or the company, their clients, safety and environmental issues and an online application form for contract workers. http://www.scotweld.com/
Dam Design
The World Wide Web pages for Dam Design have been developed as part of a final year project at Durham University for a M.Eng in Engineering with Civil Engineering options. They aim to give undergraduates a good understanding of the subject, either from scratch or as a reference to supplement previous learning materials.
The site provides an introduction and sections about geology, hydrology, spillway, construction, concrete dams, loading and factor of safety, site investigation, foundation, embankment dams, plus a glossary and references. http://www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/dams/fron/startup.htm
Student Guide to Road Design.
These pages have all been written by an undergraduate engineer at the University of Durham. They look at road design in the UK, and are aimed at Civil Engineering Undergraduates studying a course in road design at a British University.
The site covers history of road design, traffic analysis, site investigation, earthworks, and pavement design. A help section includes a glossary of terms. http://www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/roads/framettl.html
School of Building and Engineering at Edinburgh's Telford College
The School of Building and Engineering offers a full range of vocational and academic courses from craft to HND level which are geared to meet current and future employment needs. The department also specialises in short retraining courses in gas safety, welding, refrigeration, abrasive wheel regulations and computer aided draughting which are run to meet demand. The major areas covered in the department are: building services engineering, fabrication and welding, mechanical and production engineering, computer aided engineering, plumbing, refrigeration engineering, civil engineering, and the built environment.
The site introduces the department and gives details of the courses available. http://www.ed-coll.ac.uk/content.asp?ArticleCode=503&STYLE=0
School of the Built and Natural Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University
The School of the Built and Natural Environment in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Glasgow Caledonian University is active in the fields of quantity surveying, building control, property development, building surveying, leisure facilities management, environmental sciences, construction innovation and management, interior design, fire risk engineering, waste management, building services engineering and civil engineering. The School delivers a range of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes relevant to the built environment.
The site provides information about the department, the members of staff, details of courses available and the research activities carried out. http://www.gcal.ac.uk/bne/
School of the Built Environment at Leeds Metropolitan University
The School of the Built Environment is part of the Faculty of Health and Environment. Research activity is based in three centres: the Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management focuses on local and regional economic development, environmental planning, management and sustainable development and agencies in urban and regional planning and development; the Centre for the Built Environment focuses on buildings, energy and the environment, construction law and management, construction technology, structures and materials and landscape architecture and environmental design; and the Centre for Project Management provides education, training, research and consultancy in all facets of generic project management.
The site provides information about the school, members of staff, courses, and research activities. Faculties news and events are also available. Some journal articles focusing on teaching and learning initiatives are available, as well as some student resources on measurement of buildings and civil engineering structures. http://www.lmu.ac.uk/hen/benv/index.htm
Kirk Martini's Home Page
Kirk Martini is an associate professor of architecture and civil engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests include design and planning for wind and earthquake, nonlinear structural analysis and ancient structures.
His home page provides access to some of his research publications, reports, clippings, essays and presentations. Projects are detailed, with related publications. There are also some course materials in structural design, with lecture notes, handouts, detail of assignments, and reference materials including a bibliography and a glossary. A Reconstruction of the Pompeii Forum is provided. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~km6e/
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Dublin Trinity College
The Department of Civil Engineering at Trinity College has recently expanded to include Structural and Environmental Engineering. At present there are a number of research groups that are operating in Trinity College. Topics include environmental engineering, geotechnics, structures, and transportation.
The site provides information about the department, staff, courses and research activities. http://www2.tcd.ie/Civil_engineering/
Ozlists - Engineering
Ozlists is a listing of Australian electronic mailing lists and is managed by members of Griffith University. The listing is loosely organised by subject areas, alphabetically within each subject area, and includes the following details (where known): List name; address; software utilised; subscription details; listowner; brief description of list.
The engineering section includes six lists for engineering education; computer based learning; civil engineering; hydrology; and the UNESCO supported International Centre for Engineering Education. http://www3.griffith.edu.au/03/ozlists/category.php?id=155
Journal of Composites for Construction
This journal site includes abstracts of research papers, review articles, and case studies dealing with composite materials consisting of continuous synthetic fibres and matrices for use in civil engineering structures and subjected to the loadings and environments of the infrastructure as well as composite materials used in conjunction with traditional construction materials such as steel, concrete, and timber.
There is an archive of tables of contents and abstracts back to 1997. The site can be searched. Full text articles can be purchased. http://pubs.asce.org/journals/composites/
Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Information about the Journal of Engineering Mechanics, by ASCE, as well as tables of contents and abstracts from January 1995, is available from this website. It is possible to search all issues and non-subscibers can purchase articles online.
The journal presents new concepts, methods, results, and interpretations of solid, structural, or fluid mechanics relevant to any part of the broad field of civil engineering. http://scitation.aip.org/emo/
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
ASCE's Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering publishes 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. Papers review new developments and case studies detailing the analysis and design of trickle-irrigation laterals, geochemical factors affecting trace element mobility, canal system hydraulic modelling, unique problems in modelling irrigation canals, potential pitfalls of canal models, and more.
The site provides information about the journal, abstracts, and the full-text of issues from January/February 1995. Articles are in PDF format. Access is also given to the ASCE Civil Engineering Database and other ASCE sites. http://scitation.aip.org/iro/
ASU Research E-Magazine - Engineering
The Engineering section of the magazine includes full-text articles on bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, manufacturing and industrial technology, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and microscopy.
Alongside each article are links to related ASU stories and sites. The site can be searched and there is a gallery of images, though not all are engineering-related. http://researchmag.asu.edu/engineering_3.html
Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieursvereniging
The Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieursvereniging (Royal Flemish Association of Engineers) represents 12000 academic engineers from various sectors, including civil engineering, agricultural engineering, and bioengineering.
The site provides information about the association, membership information, events, news, local branches and related sites. http://www.kviv.be/
Constructor.co.uk : construction industry jobs board
This site lists UK architectural, construction and civil engineering jobs. The listings can be searched by job category or by location. Users of the site can apply for jobs directly by fax, post or email. The site also offers a CV facility and email job alerts. The site includes many architectural positions. http://www.constructor.co.uk/
Harvey Smith
This site, produced by Harvey Smith Recruitment, is a UK architectural and civil engineering recruitment website. For candidates, it lists latest vacancies and also offers a search facility, which can be limited by salary, location, contract time and currency. Users can register to receive jobs posting by email. A reciprocal service for clients is also available, enabling them to search for potential candidates. The site also offers CV tips and links to related websites, particularly of organisations, universities and employment sites. http://www.harvey-smith.co.uk/
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
EAGE looks after combined interests of those active or interested in the application of geoscience and related engineering disciplines. It focuses on the solutions to problems in petroleum exploration and production, in mineral industries, for water production, environmental protection or civil engineering. EAGE exists to promote, stimulate and communicate the ethical development and application of the geosciences and related engineering disciplines to the benefit of its members as well as industrial and public organisations and thus to society at large. http://www.eage.nl/
Traianus : corpus artium munitorum romanorum
Traianus is a website which focuses on the identification and study of Roman public infrastructures such as roads, streets, bridges, aqueducts, mines, harbours, mines, topography and walls. The site makes available a collection of research papers on this topic written mostly by civil engineers rather than archaeologists; consequently the site concentrates on technical perspectives of Roman engineering. Users will find papers on each type of Roman structure. Most of these were papers presented at the periodic "Congreso sobre las Obras Pí ºblicas Romanas" (Conference on Roman public infrastructures) and have been published in printed form in the proceedings. The papers are mostly in Spanish, but some are in English, French and Italian. It is possible to access English and French versions of the website, but translations are poor and exclude the papers, which are republished online in their original version. Online publication has allowed the authors to include colour pictures, maps and graphics to their work. Users may conduct full-text searches across the papers and subscribe to a European mailing list. This website presents the most recent research on Roman civil engineering and constitutes an invaluable reference tool on this subject. The technical character of the website makes it suitable only for researchers. The technical perspective may be useful also to researchers of any ancient public infrastructure, though all case studies presented in the papers belong to Roman archaeology. http://traianus.rediris.es/
Hydraulics of Roman aqueducts : myths, fables, realities, a hydraulician's perspective
The hydraulics of Roman aqueducts website is written by a lecturer (in civil engineering) at the University of Queensland. This, is, therefore, a civil engineer's perspective, rather than that of an archaeologist, and provides a basic introduction into the subject of Roman aqueducts. As well as focusing on aqueducts, the author also includes information on other water management systems (such as various types of modern dams) including a history of arch dams. Detailed photographs of a limited selection (about half a dozen) of Roman aqueducts are provided, which are largely confined to those in France (such as the Gier and Brévenne aqueducts in Lyon), as this is where the best examples are found. A select, but useful introductory, bibliography on Roman aqueducts is included, as are a handful of links to other websites relating to specific aqueducts (such as the Mons and Gorze aqueducts). http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/rom_aq.html
UK academics' conceptions of, and pedagogy for, information literacy
The website "UK Academics' Conceptions of, and Pedagogy for, Information Literacy" describes a project based at the University of Sheffield, conducted in collaboration with the University of Stirling. The website is easy to navigate and information is clearly presented. The authors of the project explain the research questions posed within the project, its aims and objectives, and the research methodology employed. The essence of the project is to ascertain how academics in the UK see information literacy, how they perceive of it, and how they incorporate it into their teaching. It also aims to discern differences apparent in different disciplines.A useful section provides information about the progress of the project, along with a Weblog. The main task of the project is to interview academics from the disciplines of Chemistry, Civil Engineering, English and Marketing, who employ varying teaching methodologies and strategies. The project received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) within the research grants awards scheme. http://dis.shef.ac.uk/literacy/project/
Linda Hall library history of science collection
The Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology holds a significant history of Science collection, some of which is available online. Based in Kansas, Missouri, the library has amassed rare books from the fifteenth century onwards. They have also acquired long runs of scientific and technical society journals dating from the seventeenth century. The site includes the Library's electronic catalogue as well as a document ordering service and a reference service. The online exhibitions are all interesting and quite extensive, introducing visitors to particular subject areas in some detail. They are well illustrated with drawings and pictures taken from the books upon which they are based. The site explains the legal restrictions on reproducing these images. Exhibitions include 'Centuries of Civil Engineering', which looks at significant historical examples of canals, bridges, viaducts, lighthouses, monuments, and water supply infrastructure. The second exhibition is called 'Voyages : Scientific Circumnavigations 1679-1859)'. There is an exhibition of early printed material on dinosaur discovery, called 'Paper Dinosaurs 1824-1969'. Another section, 'Out of this World: The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas', looks at the history of celestial atlases from the fifteenth to nineteenth century. Finally, there is the exhibition 'The Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo'. These are all interesting presentations in their own right. This site should appeal to students of the history of science. http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/collections/histofsci.shtml
Institution of Civil Engineers
A library of downloadable documents is provided by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), a professional organisation promoting knowledge and standards for qualified civil engineers throughout the world. A publications index and library catalogue with bibliographic details and abstracts can be searched.
Free email alerting services are available for new journal contents and abstracts. A range of titles cover the various civil engineering fields and form part of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1837 to the present. Full-text requires subscription. Alerting services to other related journals are provided. Technical papers from 1836 onwards can be searched and purchased from ICE's Virtual Library. There are news items and details of events, activities and membership. Other services are recruitment and training, including virtual learning. An educational section includes games and downloads for school children to undergraduates. Resources covering special interest areas such as health and safety are given. Member services include CPD activities and an emailed newsletter. http://www.ice.org.uk/homepage/index.asp
PIZER Inc
PIZER Inc is a civil engineering software company, specialising in two niche areas of the civil engineering field: sewer analysis and design for municipalities, and earthwork cut and fill, primarily for Highway Departments. They are based in Seattle, USA.
The site gives details about the company and their two main software products, HYDRA (for sewer modelling) and EARTH (a quantity calculation tool for excavation, paving, and grading). The HYDRA section contains some case studies in PDF format. There is a support section which contains some downloadable updates for the systems, a discussion group and some technical FAQs. http://www.pizer.com/
The Civil Engineer
The Civil Engineer is provided by a graduate student in Geotechnical Engineering, at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. The stated purpose of the site is to be an area where Civil Engineering students and engineers will have a chance to increase their experiences and their resources.
The site is divided into sections for structural, geotechnical, hydraulics, environmental and transport engineering and engineering management. There is also a section on more general civil engineering. Each section contains sub-sections of: a virtual engineering page (case studies, photos, diagrams, maps etc); learn-by-hyperlinks (reports, abstracts, articles or any other material whose purpose is to teach or inform students or professional engineers about specific subjects); web applications; discussion lists; online free books and papers; and, in some cases, journals, histories and other links. There is also an online newsletter which can be subscribed to for free. This site does not work well in Netscape. http://www.thecivilengineer.org/
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science
The Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science is a bi-monthly publication produced by the National Research Council Canada (NRC). It is affiliated with the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and provides a forum for the dissemination of environmental research, encouraging interdisciplinary research collaboration to address environmental problems. It addresses all aspects of environmental engineering and applied environmental science.
The site gives access to the tables of contents of all issues of the journal since its launch in January 2002 as well as abstracts. The full-text (in PDF format) is available to subscribers or on a pay-per-view basis. A sample issue is available and author information is given. Affiliated journals are listed along with monographs and conference proceedings published by the NRC. http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2_desc_e?jees
WaterCom Engineering
WaterCom Engineering is based in Toronto, Canada. The company specialises in providing computational and commercial services for the water resources field, including hydrology, hydraulics, groundwater and civil engineering software.
The site gives information about the company, its products and services. A Modelling Resources Centre contains input parameters and other resources for single-event hydrologic modelling. There is also a section of free downloads of software such as a unit converter, an Excel add-in containing a database of physical and chemical properties of compounds, and an online periodic table. http://www.watercom.ca/
iCivilEngineer Big Project Watch
Big Project Watch is part of the iCivilEngineer site. It lists major civil engineering projects, which are under construction.
Each listing provides links to official projects sites and news items and articles from various sources. http://www.icivilengineer.com/Big_Project_Watch/
Internet civil engineer
This is a free teach yourself tutorial on the Web, teaching Internet information skills for civil engineering. The tutorial is aimed at students, lecturers and researchers who want to improve their knowledge of the best Internet resources for civil engineering.
The tutorial highlights the key Internet sites for civil engineers and includes quizzes, examples, and case studies.This is one of a set of tutorials within Intute's Virtual Training Suite. http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/civil/index.htm
Academic Open Internet Journal
The Academic Open Internet Journal, based at the Technical College - Bourgas, publishes papers in the following scientific research fields: electronics and electrotechnics; chemistry; mathematics; physics and mechanics; information technology and computing; economics; and civil engineering.
Full text articles are available in HTML and PDF formats. http://www.acadjournal.com/
Allen and York Recruitment
Allen & York Recruitment is based in Dorset, England, and is an environmental recruitment consultancy specialising in environmental management, environmental engineering, health and safety, risk management, and corporate strategy.
The site has a list of permanent and temporary job vacancies, based nation-wide and overseas, in the areas of industrial and process engineering, waste and water management, planning and development, geo-environmental, research and technology, civil engineering, executive level, and corporate services. There are also links to related sites. http://www.allen-york.com/home.asp
Department of Engineering Mathematics, Geometry and Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck
The Department of Engineering Mathematics, Geometry and Computer Science within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Innsbruck is concerned with numerical analysis, mathematics, and geometry.
The site has details of staff members and research areas which include: finite element methods with imprecise data, nonlinear partial differential equations, differential equations with fuzzy parameters, fuzzy project and network analysis, and fuzzy queuing theory. A pre-print series of publications are available full-text in PostScript format. http://techmath.uibk.ac.at/
Advanced Series in Structural Engineering Training Programme at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde
The Civil Engineering Departments in the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde have joined forces to deliver the ASSET Master Training Programme. It is based on 5-week modules (taken as a full-time or part-time MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or as individual Continuing Professional Development units) and supported by web-based training material and specialist software.
There is information about the programme; enrolment and course details, including module information and details of the course structure; photos and stories on interesting structures and structures in the news; and links to related sites. The course emphasises high quality structural design synthesis. http://asset.civil.gla.ac.uk/
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Cape Town
The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Cape Town, South Africa includes the departments of chemical engineering, civil engineering, construction economics and management, electrical engineering, geomatics, mechanical engineering, and the school of architecture and planning.
The site has information on the staff, undergraduate and post-graduate courses and programmes offered, and the research activities of each department. Also available are links to allied research centres, institutes, and continuing education programmes and the official Faculty Handbook in PDF format. http://www.ebe.uct.ac.za/
Rocscience Inc
Rocscience Inc. offers research and consulting services in the area of geomechanics. It is a spin-off company from the University of Toronto research group, the Rock Engineering Group, in the department of Civil Engineering.
Rocscience Inc. offers a downloading service that includes free software demos and manuals for those registering their details. These include fully functional programs with no restrictions on usage or distribution for interest and educational purposes. These ZIP files contain executable and example files including: Tumble - Discrete Element Method (DEM) analysis with statistics of rock particles tumbling down a slope, Discplay - various DEM simulation animations, and Truss - teaching program for plane truss analysis and design.
The RocNews newsletter gives information about new products and developments. Also on this site is Practical Rock Engineering, an ongoing set of notes by Dr. Evert Hoek. Both of these resources are provided in PDF format. The site is searchable and FAQs are provided. http://www.rocscience.com/
Macdonald & Company
This civil engineering recruitment site contains information on current vacancies which can be viewed and applied for online. Job seekers can register their CV and get tips on interview techniques.
A library of press releases is available along with current news items. http://www.macdonald.co.uk/
Fox Engineering Co Ltd
Fox Engineering has experience in the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders and in the design of hydraulic systems which satisfy a wide variety of installations ranging from civil engineering applications through to mechanical handling equipment and applications in fire fighting vehicles and hovercrafts.
Details of the company's manufacturing services and basic specifications, sizes and diagrams of their products are available on this site. http://www.foxengineering.co.uk/
Division of Built Environment at the University of Glamorgan
The Division of Built Environment in the School of Technology, University of Glamorgan, offers a broad range of educational and research opportunities, studying for subjects which include civil engineering, building and construction management, surveying, geography, environment and urban studies. It includes the Environmental Technology and Management Centre of Expertise.
The site provides information about the school, staff, courses available and research carried out. This latter is divided into three areas: building materials, construction management and real estate appraisal. http://www.glam.ac.uk/sot/703/builtnaturalenvironment
Department of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology
The Department of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough is arranged into three areas, each of which has its own research groups: Built Environment (construction management and building services engineering); Civil Engineering (geotechnical engineering, survey and photogrammetry, structures and materials and water engineering); and transport studies.
The site gives information about the department and the courses offered. Each research group has its own pages giving details of staff, news, research themes and current and recent projects. Details are also given of the European Research Group (EURG), a horizontal group which spans across the different research groups and centres within the department. Three Research Centres are based within the department: CICE – the Centre for Innovative Construction Engineering; ECI – the European Construction Institute; and WEDC – the Water, Engineering and Development Centre. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/index.html
Scott-White & Hookins
Scott-White & Hookins are a firm of consulting engineers offering quality-assured services in the fields of civil and structural engineering. The Scott-White & Hookins server provides information on the company, and lists consultancy services in the areas of: structural engineering; land surveying; highway engineering; health & safety; geotechnical engineering; civil engineering; project management; marine and coastal defence engineering; building control surveyors; environmental engineering; and quality assurance. http://www.swh.co.uk/
VirTech Systems
VirTech Systems specialises in the development of virtual reality 3D visualisations and simulations for the engineering, training, architectural and civil engineering fields. It provides both project application development and specialist hardware/software sales, training and support.
The VirTech server provides general information on virtual reality, and details of the company, its products and services, together with some links to related sites and freeware. http://www.virtech.co.uk/
Algor Inc.
Algor provides finite element analysis (FEA) software for the mechanical engineering and civil engineering fields, together with a quality assurance package for the nuclear industry.
The Algor site offers a search facility; the Algor Design World Newsletter (current issues and backfile to 1995); details of educational books, videos and CD-ROMs; case histories in the chemical, automotive, mechanical, structural, aerospace, industrial, electrical and medical technology areas; contact details; downloadable feature videos (2-8 minutes long) and video vignettes; details of products and services; downloadable tutorials; and customer service information.
In addition, the full-text of some technical white papers is available. http://www.algor.com/
Designer Directory
The Designer Directory is intended to be a comprehensive directory of people working in the USA in the design field. It also includes design-related resources on the Internet. There are links to the designers' home pages, along with their email addresses and institution name. The site may be searched by designer's name, by location, or by discipline.
The disciplines are: mechanical design, manufacturing design, aerospace design, marine engineering, materials design, chemical engineering design, civil engineering design, architectural design, electrical design, computer science design, engineering design, artificial intelligence in engineering design, and design methodology. http://web.cs.wpi.edu/Research/DD/
Rob Armstrong's Rail Industry Pages
Rob Armstrong's Rail Industry Pages provide links to sites in the rail industry worldwide. The General Railway Sites section is divided into UK, Europe, North America, Rest of the World, mass transit, rail research, railway journals and others. Railway Equipment Suppliers covers multi-nationals, rolling stock manufacturers, rolling stock components, signalling and telecoms, civil engineering, and other.
In addition, there are links to railway consultants and railway operators around the world. Sites dealing with training in the rail industry are listed, together with general European Community, funding agencies, and business information links. http://www.rail-industry.info
University of Sydney Examination Papers
The University of Sydney Examination Papers collection includes papers for the Faculty of Engineering from 1997 onwards, in PDF format. The areas covered are chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and information engineering, and mechanical engineering. http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/exams/
Monash University Library Search for Past Exam Papers
The search for online exam papers on the Monash University site is possible by year (1993- ), by campus and by keyword(s). The courses covered include chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials engineering. http://exams.lib.monash.edu.au/
CAD-Portal.com
The CAD-Portal site contains a news headlines section, with a search facility, and also a copy of the latest weekly newsletter (for which free subscriptions are available) along with archives of the previous three weeks. A CAD directory covers mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, architectural/civil engineering, and GIS.
Categories of the CAD-Portal dedicated to particular CAD products (InfoChannels) featuring information and resources are presented, together with sections on general engineering, suppliers, ERP and hardware. Some industry events are listed, university programmes highlighted, job sites linked to, and international resources given (by continent). A bookstore and forums for discussion are also provided. Many of the sections on the directory feature three lists: the top 10 most popular links, the 10 highest rated links, and an alphabetical list of sites. http://www.cad-portal.com/
Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford University
The Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering at Stanford University is an industry affiliates program of the Departments of Civil Engineering and Computer Science within the School of Engineering. Its goals are to pursue research in the application of advanced technologies to increase productivity in the Architecture / Engineering / Construction industries, pursue research in the management, legal, and business issues associated with the proper selection and implementation of advanced technologies, and to produce educational and training materials.
The website contains details of CIFE research projects (abstracts), publications and meetings. It also contains details of the benefits of membership of the CIFE, with Examples of Technology Transfer - the application of CIFE research to the businesses of its members. http://www.stanford.edu/group/CIFE/
Engineering Institute of Canada
The Engineering Institute of Canada is a federation of self-governing Canadian engineering societies.
The site describes the main objectives of the EIC, and maintains links to its members: Canadian Geotechnical Society, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Canadian Society for Engineering Management, IEEE Canada (electrical and electronics engineering). The site describes the efforts of the EIC to promote the position of Canadian engineering worldwide and to foster links with the academic comunity. It also describes the EIC's commitment to, and maintainence of, a registry of continuing engineering education activities in Canada. Links are provided to provincial, national and international engineering related societies, and to Canadian universities and colleges teaching engineering. http://www.eic-ici.ca/
surveying-teaching mailing list
surveying-teaching is a Jiscmail mailing list which aims to support discussion of topics relating to the teaching of land surveying to students in civil engineering, surveying, geography and applied courses.
This list is not moderated, has low traffic level, and messages are archived monthly. An archive is available for browsing or searching. http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/surveying-teaching.html
Surveying-teaching Mailing List
'Surveying-teaching' is a Jiscmail mailing list which aims to support discussion of topics relating to the teaching of land surveying to students in civil engineering, surveying, geography and applied courses. This list is not moderated, has low traffic level, and messages are archived monthly. An archive is available for browsing or searching. http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/surveying-teaching.html
Welsh Slate from Wincilate
Wincilate Ltd, based in Wales, is a supplier of slate products for architectural, monumental, landscaping and civil engineering purposes. The company also quarries and works Aberllefenni Blue Black slate.
The site has an introduction to the methods used to produce slate, illustrated practical information and examples of Aberllefenni slate in use, and product datasheets giving technical and general information on the product. http://www.wincilate.co.uk/
Technical University of Hamburg Harburg
The Technical University of Hamburg Harburg (TUHH) was founded in 1978 and is one of the youngest universities in Germany. It conducts research and education in the following areas: town, environment, technology; systems engineering; civil engineering and marine technology, Information and Communication Technology; materials, design and manufacturing; processing technology and energy systems.
The site has information on research areas, and abstracts of relevant papers. http://www.tu-harburg.de/
School of the Built Environment at Napier University
The School of the Built Environment comprises the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Transportation, Building and Surveying. The school carries out both under- and post-graduate teaching and research. Research specialisms include geotechnics, materials, fractal & wavelet analysis, network modelling, computer vision, transport planning, public transport, urban pollution dynamics, environmental science, product design, property and construction IT, and property and urban planning.
The site has information on courses and research. There is also a list of publications with contents lists. The School also hosts the UK Centre for Timber Engineering, the Transport Research Institute and the Scottish Centre for Facilities Management. http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/
Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford
The Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford is a unified engineering department whose teaching and research covers the whole range of engineering disciplines.
There are several research groups with their own sites: Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Communications Group; Control Group; Electrical Power Group; Integrated Optical Devices Group; Liquid Crystal and Ordered Molecular Systems; Microelectronic Circuits and Analogue Devices; Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Water Resources and Dynamics; Optical Communications Group; Oxford Centre for Environmental Biotechnology; PowderJect Centre for Gene and Drug Delivery Research; Robotics Group; Solid Mechanics Group; and Wind Engineering Group.
The site includes information on courses and research opportunities. http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/
Department of Engineering Systems at South Bank University
The Department of Engineering Systems at South Bank University offers undergraduate courses in Architectural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Computer Aided and Engineering Design, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. There are also postgraduate courses in Building Services, Testing and Evaluation, Civil Engineering, Design, Manufacturing and Mechatronics and Environmental and Architectural Acoustics.
The site contains a short introduction and details of available courses in the above subjects. Futher information about the department is currently under development. http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/esbe/about/depeng.shtml
CEEQUAL
This site gives information about CEEQUAL, an awards scheme which assesses the environmental quality of civil engineering projects. Details of a number of projects which have received recent awards are available.
The CEEQUAL awards, which are being promoted by ICE, BRE, CIRIA and various industry representatives, publicly recognise the achievement of high environmental performance in civil engineering projects. http://www.ceequal.com/
engineering-masonry mailing list
engineering-masonry is a JISCmail mailing list intended for those with an interest in masonry research and the use of masonry in civil engineering and building construction. It is of interest to researchers- experimental, computational and analytical, structural engineers, architects and manufacturers of masonry products.
The list is not moderated, has low volume traffic (average 1 message per month), and messages are archived monthly. An archive is available for browsing or searching. http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/engineering-masonry.html
Kenton Utilities and Development Ltd
Based in Tyneside and Yorkshire, Kenton is a civil engineering company. It provides services to the Gas, Water, Oil, Petro-chemical and Telecommunication Industries in On and Off-shore environments.
This site gives information about the company and its operations, plus information about the Kenton Utilities Training School, Kentons Pressure Testing Unit, and Kentons Suspended Ceilings Division. http://www.kentons.co.uk
HR Wallingford Ltd
This commercial site provides details of the research, consultancy, training and software services provided for the water and civil engineering industries by HR Wallingford. Details of current projects and events are given along with news and a list of publications. Research information is given under the headings environment, transport, water resources and industry.
HR Wallingford is an independent company specialising in consultancy and research in civil engineering hydraulics and the water environment. http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/
Concrete Materials and Structures Laboratory at the University of Tokyo
The Concrete Engineering Laboratory aims to study the entire life of concrete based infrastructures. The research group looks into civil engineering problems related to concrete from the material & structural design stage to long-term service and durability through construction in practice, curing, hardening and aging of structures. The site, which is searchable, includes details of current research, a database of references to recent research publications and some real time demonstrations, plus contact information for laboratory members. http://concrete.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html
Forge Consulting Ltd
Forge Consulting Limited is an independent marine and underwater civil engineering consultancy specialising in supervision and inspection of civil engineering works, underwater and in confined spaces. Details of the company's services are available. http://www.forgeconsulting.co.uk/
American Society of Civil Engineers
This site contains information about the civil engineering society, its products and services. Tables of contents and abstracts of articles from the Society's magazine and journals are available, with the full-text viewable by members and subscribers only. The ASCE Civil Engineering Database is available for searching or browsing.
Also available is information on education, careers and news from the world of civil engineering. Links to related sites are given along with links to the Society's sections and branches. http://www.asce.org/
Lindapter International
Based in Bradford, Lindapter International manufacture steelwork connection products for use in structural engineering, civil engineering, building services, process plant/offshore, mechanical handling and transportation.
This site gives information about the company and its products, including technical specifications. http://www.lindapter.com/
Executive Recruitment Services plc
A searchable database of engineering and other vacancies are provided by Executive Recruitment Services, an employment agency with opportunities in the UK, Europe and the US. Industry sectors covered include IT, telecommunications, civil engineering, electronics, avionics and defence.
The database can be searched by skills, location, salary and by permanent or temporary work. There is a facility for posting CVs and an automatic job notification service for newly posted vacancies matching registered details. http://www.ers.co.uk/
Geotechnical Instruments (UK) Ltd
Geotechnical Instruments (UK) Ltd consists of four major divisions, each with its own product groups.
The Geotechnical Division (produces monitoring instrumentation for the Geotechnical and Civil Engineering industries), Landfill Division (supplier of products for monitoring and control of landfill gas and leachate), Groundwater Division (produces a wide range of equipment used in groundwater monitoring and hydrocarbon remediation), and the Environmental Instruments Division (produces a range of innovative infra-red gas analysers, detectors and personal monitors for industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring applications). http://www.geotech.co.uk/
Andrews Fasteners Ltd
Andrews Fasteners Ltd provide bolting for construction, structural, and civil engineering works.
This site gives information about the company and its product range. http://www.andrewsfasteners.co.uk/
Armfield Ltd
Armfield produce a range of engineering teaching equipment with applications in higher education and industry. The company's product range had its original base of civil engineering applied hydraulics and now includes teaching and research equipment for thermo-dynamics, naval architecture, hydrology, irrigation, water treatment, food technology, and chemical and process engineering.
Basic product information, plus information about the company, is available at this site. http://www.armfield.co.uk/
ABAQUS, Inc
ABAQUS Inc. produce production-oriented finite element programs for mechanical, structural, and civil engineering applications. The programs run on standard engineering computer systems, ranging from PCs to workstations to supercomputers.
This site contains information about the programs: ABAQUS/Standard is a general purpose finite element analysis program with special emphasis on advanced linear and nonlinear structural engineering and heat transfer applications; ABAQUS/Explicit is for general purpose transient dynamics analysis; and ABAQUS/CAE is an interactive modelling and visualisation tool. Some technical notes are available along with some case studies.
An independent UK ABAQUS User Group exists to exchange information and promote the use of ABAQUS. http://www.abaqus.com/home.html
Professional Surveyor Magazine
This online journal site includes the full-text of articles in PDF format with a searchable archive of previous issues available back to March 1996 covering civil engineering and surveying techniques and equipment.
There is a news section, lists of North American professional associations, a calendar of events and job vacancies. Details of courses are provided. A classified adverts section includes links to companies, services and equipment for sale. http://www.profsurv.com/
Thomas Telford Services Ltd
Thomas Telford Services provides information for the international construction and engineering markets. It is wholly owned by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
At this site is information about the ICE Conference Office, along with a searchable list of forthcoming conferences. Information about Thomas Telford Training, the division which provides professional training for construction professionals, is also available, including a list of courses available. Thomas Telford Recruitment includes lists of vacancies in Civil Engineering & Construction, and Chemical, Process & Energy. The site also includes information about Thomas Telford Publications, including a searchable catalogue of their books and journals. Also available is information about NEC including the text of a NEC User's Group Newsletter. Users with older browsers may not get the benefit of the whole site. http://www.t-telford.co.uk/
European Masonry Data Bank
The European Masonry Data Bank (EMDB) is an online colaborative database for the support and cooperation of masonry related research and testing activities. Its purpose is to collect basic data on experimental and numerical research on masonry carried out in European countries and worldwide. It is hosted by the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy.
Services available here include searchable and browsable databases of: researchers of masonry; tests and experiments with the masony structures and it's components; and a bibliography of papers and reports on masonry. Under development is a database of masonry numerical simulations. http://itc.fgg.uni-lj.si/emdb/
David Twigg Associates
David Twigg Associates is a London based company offering international consultancy in such areas as transportation for roads and railways, and structural and civil engineering for roads, railways, airports and buildings.
This site gives information about the company, its areas of expertise and its current projects. http://www.davidtwigg.co.uk/
Medway School of Engineering at the University of Greenwich
General information about the Medway School of Engineering at Greenwich University is available at this site, along with information about the courses offered in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, computing and communication engineering, and civil engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Also available are details of the research groups and centres that are part of the School. http://www.gre.ac.uk/schools/engineering/
Staco Group
Technical specifications and images of its gratings and grilles are provided by the Staco Group, a company selling products suitable for a range of structural and civil engineering purposes including, bridge and road construction, facades, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and health and safety compliance.
Links to its subsidiary companies in Germany, Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, England, France and Cyprus are provided. http://www.staco.net/
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Full-text translations of selected articles are given from, Civil Engineering, the monthly magazine of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), an academic organisation promoting research and information exchange in this field. Full-text of the JSCE newsletter is also provided. The installation of Japanese language support software is required to view some of these documents.
The table of contents of other JSCE publications are given including earthquake resistant design codes, available for purchase. A bibliography of articles on Japanese concrete engineering is available. Technical reports are provided on disasters and details of work on capital projects are included. There is information on the work of research committees and details of international collaborations with related institutions. Details of awards to promote development in civil engineering are given as is information about library services. There is also a technical paper search facility, bulletin board and events calendar. http://www.jsce-int.org/
Eurocodes Expert
A description of each Eurocode is provided by Eurocodes Expert, an initiative from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to help explain the new European structural design codes for building and civil engineering works, replacing codes published by the British Standards Institution in the UK. A full-text introduction to each Eurocode from the ICE Civil Engineering Journal is downloadable with links to publications, events and associations related to each code.
Information on the status of each Eurocode is given and a guidance paper on their application can be downloaded. There is also a FAQ page. Full-text of the newsletter and current and archived news items are included. A database of events and courses with descriptions can be searched, as can the database of Eurocode-related publications. Many titles can be freely downloaded in PDF, others are available for purchase. Details of the Eurocodes Users' Group, requiring free registration, are given. Participation includes email updates, presentations and discounted publications. http://www.eurocodes.co.uk/
ICE Virtual Library
A searchable bibliographic database, the ICE proceedings archive, is provided by the ICE Virtual Library, a digital archive of technical engineering papers from 1836 to the present from the Institution of Civil Engineers. Full-text requires a pay per view fee.
A free email alerting service is available for new content and abstracts to a range of civil engineering journals from Thomas Telford. Full-text requires subscription. The Institution of Civil Engineers' publications index and library catalogue can be searched for bibliographic information and abstracts. Subscription to the ICE Virtual Library provides access to the full-text ICE proceedings archive and the full proceedings database. Access to the ICE Virtual Journal also requires subscription. Sample documents can be downloaded in PDF. http://www.iceknowledge.com/
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees
Access to full-text theses, completed in ParisTech schools is provided through PASTEL by the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (ENPC), the oldest engineering school in the world. Links to the THESA database for doctoral theses in progress and to TELETHESE for completed work are given. Bibliographic details can be searched on both.
Descriptions of the engineering programmes offered are supplied with details of course content and options. Subjects include civil engineering, environmental planning, applied mathematics and computer science. The activities of ENPC's various research laboratories and links to a network of public research institutions are included. A number of guides for students are available, including one for foreign students. Admissions details and student and graduate statistics are provided. Practical information about studying at the ENPC and living in France is given. There are also details of academic partnerships and information about the French educational system. http://www.enpc.fr/english/int_index.htm
Engineering Software Center
The Engineering Software Center is based in the USA and specialises in listing software in the civil engineering field.
The site includes information on commercial software and has a company database can be browsed or searched. http://www.engsoftwarecenter.com/
Faculty of Engineering at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is the largest University in Belgium.
The Faculty of Engineering site includes links to information on, and provided by its constituent departments: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (General), Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and the Centre for Industrial Management. The URL connects to an English language version of the site. http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/faculty/cwis/fac-E.shtml
tstream Recruitment Ltd
Faststream is based in the UK. It specialises in job vacancies in architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, offshore and marine engineering and also graphic design.
The site includes lists of vacancies. Job seekers can input their CVs to the site. FAQs and tips for interviewers are provided. http://www.faststream.co.uk/
Xcalibre Equipment Ltd
Xcalibre Equipment Ltd specialises in coring trailers, specialist hydraulic diamond drilling equipment and power packs for the civil engineering and construction industries.
The site includes descriptions, photos and specifications of products as well as brief case studies of applications. http://www.xcalibre-equipment.co.uk
Avatech Solutions Inc
Avatech Solutions Inc is based in Maryland, USA. It specialises in design automation and quality assurance for the manufacturing, building design, civil engineering and GIS markets. It also supplies computer peripherals.
The site includes white papers in PDF format and also case studies in html and PDF format. There are technical tips as well as descriptions and photos of products with product data sheets in PDF format. Details of training courses, technical support and job vacancies are listed. Event information and press releases are provided. http://www.avatechsolutions.com/
Lightweight Structures Unit at the University of Dundee
This university project site includes brief descriptions and illustrations of research projects as well as a list of laboratories and equipment for the design and analysis of lightweight structures.
There is a list of publications with some abstracts and also brief descriptions of patents obtained by the project. It is provided by the departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/civileng/lsu/
ASCE Research Library
This site includes a database of abstracts and bibliographic details of papers on civil engineering which can be searched by keyword, publication type and year as well as browsed by journal name.
Subscribers have access to full-text of the publications. This site is provided by the American Society of Civil Engineers. http://ascelibrary.org/
GlassFiles
This site includes abstracts of library articles on technology, standards, regulations and marketing issues relating to glass and its use in decoration, homewares, automotive engineering and civil engineering.
There are industry news stories and a few full text magazine articles. Links to glass industry magazines and to the webpages of conferences and events are provided. A discussion forum is available along with a directory of glass related companies and a series of product reviews. http://www.glassfiles.com/
GlassOnWeb
This site includes industry and product news as well as full text articles with illustrations covering glass technology, its chemistry and its applications including civil engineering, homewares, scientific equipment and electronics.
There are abstracts of market research reports, the full text of which can be purchased through the site. An events calendar provides information on conferences and exhibitions around the world. A glass manual provides background information on history and types of glass and there is a glossary of technical terms. A list of links to relevant magazines, a directory of manufacturers, a business area with special offers and an advertising section are given. http://www.glassonweb.com/
Civil World
This online journal includes reviews of civil engineering related software packages, as well as details on how to order them. There are links to online resources. http://www.civilworld.com
Information Technology in Construction at the University of Ljubljana
The ITC Server is based at the Information Technology in Construction group at the IKPIR Institute of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Slovenia.
It has links to the ICARIS listing of construction IT resources, to bibliographical databases on computer aided architectural design and artificial intelligence, to a research database on IT in Civil Engineering and to EASY, Earthquake Engineering Slide Information System. Other services which can be reached from this page include the CUMINCAD database of papers, EGSEAAI Bibliography and the ESPRIT SCENIC which provides bibliographic details and summaries. It also has links to the Faculty web page. http://itc.fgg.uni-lj.si/
AxisVM Finite Element Program
AxisVM is provided by Inter-CAD Ltd, based in Budapest, Hungary. It is civil engineering software using the finite element method for linear, nonlinear and buckling analysis of structures.
The site includes product information as well as demonstration versions of the software which can be downloaded. http://www.axisvm.com/
French Public Works Research Laboratory
The Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees (LCPC) is an extension service of the Ministry in charge of Public Works in France and a state research organisation working for the state and the local authorities in connection with professionals involved in civil engineering, transport, urban engineering and environment.
The website provides details about the Laboratory's structure and organisation, current research, and cooperations, publications etc. It provides information in English for organisations wishing to take advantage of its fee-based research, survey and appraisal capabilities including large testing facilities such as the circular test track for pavements. Abstracts from the Bulletin des Laboratoires des Ponts et Chaussées are available and there is a large library of civil engineering images. http://www.lcpc.fr/en/home.dml
European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research
European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research or COST, coordinates national research on a European level. COST Actions consist of basic and precompetitive research as well as activities of public utility.
The website describes the organisation's development and function, its structure, committees, technical groups, with data such as the proportions of Cost Actions per domain, in the form of charts. Actions currently include Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environment, Fluid dynamics, Food Sciences, Forests and Forestry Products, Informatics Materials, Medicine and Health, Meteorology, Miscellaneous, Oceanography, Physics, Social Sciences and Humanities, Telecommunications Information Science and Technology, Transport and Urban Civil Engineering. Research initiatives in these areas are listed and some link to the home pages of member countries executing the research where detailed information on work carried out, meetings and results may be provided. http://www.cost.esf.org/
Job Search for Engineers
Job Search for Engineers is a not-for-profit site set up by Amris K. Lal for engineers looking for a job over the Internet. This online directory is organized into sections by engineering discipline (Chemical , Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering) and contains direct links to job search databases and online career publications, newspaper-classified advertisements, salary surveys, job outlooks and unemployment data specific to fields of specialization and direct links to the employment websites of companies that hire engineers, and other resources of general interest to engineers looking for a job. There are also FAQs explaining procedures for posting jobs and an updated listing of currently available jobs. http://www.interec.net/jobsearch/
VTS Internet for Petroleum and Offshore Engineering
This online tutorial includes lists of links to civil engineering sites under the headings: Organisational Websites; Databases; Library Catalogues; Full Text Documents and Technical Reports; Message Boards and Mailing Lists; Magazines and Journals; Training Materials, FAQs and Glossaries; Commercial Websites; Search Tools, Guides and Gateways.
There are tips on how to search the Internet and how to evaluate the origin and quality of websites. A series of brief case studies of relevant Internet searches are provided. http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/petroleum
Planning of Airports for the New Large Aircraft
This is a University of Calgary, Department of Civil Engineering PhD thesis, by Alexandre Gomes de Barros, dated June 2001. Owing to their larger dimensions and seat capacity, the new generation of very large transport aircraft such as the A380 Airbus will impact on the planning and operation of airports. this thesis focuses on the issues related to passenger terminal planning. Five main issues are analysed in detail: the gate requirement, the terminal configuration, the sizing of the departure lounge, the processing of passengers and the design of the baggage claim area. It concentrates on developing mathematical models that will help in the early stages of airport planning. Thus an analytical approach is chosen with the use of deterministic models suitable for when important decisions must be made with little data available. Several separate models are developed to analyse the five issues cited above. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. The full text of the thesis Planning of Airports for the New Large Aircraft is accessible online in PDF format. This title is part of Library and Archives (LAC) Canada's theses collection. Access is provided via the Theses Canada Portal. http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/s4-bin/Main/ItemDisplay?l=0&l_ef_l=2&id=28429
Geo-solutions : tech papers
This site includes a wide selection of civil engineering soil construction papers and articles on specialty construction services that can be downloaded in pdf format. Topics covered in the white papers include slurry walls, bio-polymer trench drains, reactive barriers, soil mixing and grouting.
Technical specifications for soil construction technology are provided. Information on equipment and services offered by the company is available. http://www.geo-solutions.com/tech-papers/index.asp
Working with Statsgo Soils Data : exercise 5 : CE 397 GIS in water resources
This resource is provided by the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin where GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering taken by David R. Maidment. This exercise introduces the use of soils data from the STATSGO soils coverage. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/statsgo/viewstat.htm
Spatial hydrology of the Urubamba River System in Peru using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
This resource is provided by the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin where GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering taken by David R. Maidment. This exercise is used to demonstrate the potential for "available-for-whole-world data, such as the USGS 30 arc-second digital elevation model (DEM) and the Digital Chart of the World (DCW), when used in combination with the PC version of ArcView 3.0 and its extension Spatial Analyst". http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm
Nonpoint source pollution in the Mission Basin : exercise 7 : CE 397 GIS in water resources
This resource is provided by the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin where GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by Bill Saunders, modified by Ann Quenzer, Ferdi Hellweger and David Maidment, where they intended to show the Arc environment using different methods to calculate loads and to compile data. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/corpus/corpus.htm
Exercise on digitizing coverages in AutoCAD and Arc/Info : CE 397 GIS in water resources
This resource is provided by the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin where GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by Sandra Akmansoy and David R. Maidment with help from Ferdi Hellweger and Cindy How, where they intended to show how to use AutoCAD to digitise point, line and polygon data layers, how to transform these into Arc/Info coverages, and how to transform the spatial coordinates of these coverages from digitiser coordinates into real world coordinates. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/digitize/digitize.htm
BALANCE - map based surface water quality model
This resource is provided by the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin where GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering taken by David R. Maidment. This is a part of a research project entitled Estimation of Total Constituent Loadings to the Corpus Christi Bay System conducted at the University. Besides estimating total constituent loadings to the bay system the project includes the calculation of a constituent mass balance. Balance, is used in a GIS environment to calculate a surface water quality model. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/GISHYdro/ferdi/research/balance/balance.h
FAO/UNESCO Water Balance of Africa : Exercise 1 : introduction to ArcView in West Africa
The Center for Research in Water Resources is part of the University of Texas at Austin. GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering that is taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by David R. Maidment and Seann M. Reed to serve as an introduction to ArcView and its interaction with GIS data using examples from West and North Africa. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/GISHYdro/africa/ex1af/ex1af.htm
FAO/UNESCO Water Balance of Africa : Exercise 5 : groundwater flow modeling using ArcView
The Center for Research in Water Resources is part of the University of Texas at Austin. GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the Department of Civil Engineering that is taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by David R. Maidment and Kris Martinez to develop a better understanding of groundwater hydrology, by visualizing flow direction and magnitude, and the piezometric head changes in an unsteady flow situation. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/GISHYdro/africa/ex5af/ex5af.htm
FAO/UNESCO Water Balance of Africa : Exercise 4 : map-based surface water simulation
The Center for Research in Water Resources is part of the University of Texas at Austin. GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the department of Civil Engineering that is taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by Seann M. Reed and David R. Maidment to run a map-based surface water simulation model on the Niger River Basin in West Africa and demonstrate several graphical analysis tools available with the model. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/GISHYdro/africa/ex4af/ex4af.htm
FAO/UNESCO Water Balance of Africa : Exercise 3 : soil water balance in West Africa
The Center for Research in Water Resources is part of the University of Texas at Austin. GIS in Water Resources is a course module in the department of Civil Engineering that is taken by David R. Maidment. This is an exercise prepared by David R. Maidment and Seann M. Reed to demonstrate how simple potential evaporation and soil-water budget calculations can be made within ArcView GIS using monthly data sets for a region and how an Avenue Script can be used to access spatial information, access tabular data, make calculations, and create charts. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/GISHYdro/africa/ex3af/ex3af.htm
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