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A - F

  1. Chemical Engineering :
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  2. Civil Engineering :
    • Bridge Building :
      • Bridge Building
        ‘These pages about bridges try to describe simply the structures of the most common types of bridge.’ The art and the science of bridge building, and looks at structures, designs and examples.
      • Bridges
        From the Building Big section of PBS. Covers basics, forces, Bridge Webography and more.
    • Civil Engineering
      ‘One of a set of subject pages in the Scholarly Societies Project, which facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world’.
    • Civil Engineering Database
      ‘Designed to provide easy bibliographic access to all ASCE publications. The database covers all the journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newspapers.’ Covers all aspects of civil engineering.
    • Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation [CEFI]
      ‘Established [ ] to strengthen the profession and industry through technical innovation and public policy.’
    • Civil Engineering Magazine
      ‘The official publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers.’ Online magazine. Mostly abstracts but some full length articles.
    • Civil Engineering Research Foundation
      ‘Focused on advancing the design and construction industry through innovation. In collaboration with the construction, engineering, design and environmental industries, CERF promotes and facilitates the advancement of innovation to improve productivity. In particular, CERF operates innovative technology programs to speed the use of innovation into practice in the areas of transportation, public works, infrastructure security, energy systems and applications, materials, IT and the environment.’
    • Civil Engineering Resources on the Internet
      Extensive listing done in directories.
    • Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
      From the University of Melbourne. Both abstracts and full text [.pdf] articles.
    • Examples of Civil Engineering Feats :
      • Extreme Engineering
        ‘Unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. Some are theoretical; others are in the works. But all must face challenges that stretch the definition of what’s possible.’
      • Millau Bridge, France [Viaduc de Millau]
        The world’s highest bridge [374m above ground and more than 2km long].
    • Integrated CAD Research Information System
      ‘An experimental information system trying to fulfill the information requirements of a civil engineer interested in construction IT.’ 1 000+ resource links, education information, journals, conferences and more.
    • iCivilEngineer
      News, Free magazines, career centre, IT Centre, Tools Centre, Resource Centre and more.
    • Institution of Civil Engineers, The
      Based in the UK but with branches around the world including Australia. Set up with ‘the aim of encouraging the exchange of knowledge and information about civil engineering.’ Among the best pages are the :
      • Downloads Library and the …
      • Special Interest Page
        Here ‘you can read more about the specialisms that make up the modern civil engineering profession, and obtain job-useful information.’
    • Master Builders Australia
      Features & services, news [includes archive], links, industry events and more.
    • National Association of Women in Construction
      ‘[Whose] mission is to promote and improve the construction industry by the advancement of women within it’.
    • Software :
    • Structural Engineers Association [International]
      Papers, archives of material, publications, job forum, media matters, engineers online.
    • Thomas Telford Journals
      Expensive for individuals but may be accessed through university libraries. Some Free material & abstracts and tables of contents are also Free. Said to be ‘The largest collection of civil engineering papers on the web.’
    • Using Failure Case Studies in Civil Engineering Education
      Document from ASCE. A range of case studies is provided.
    • World Wide Web Virtual Library for Civil Engineering
      ‘To provide a comprehensive list of WWW servers containing information about Civil Engineering, including Gopher servers and FTP archives.’.
  3. Engineering Economics & Finance
    Understanding of, and the ability to deal with, the business side of engineering.

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G - L

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Discover Engineering - Links
      While the site is geared more to secondary students, the links apply at all levels. You access this section through the Cool Stuff tab.
    • EEVL Engineering
      The main site is now incorporated as part of the Intute Science, Engineering & Technology area. Among other sections moving to other areas are :
      • Recent Advances in Manufacturing
        A large database of articles.
      • TechXtra
        ‘Find articles, key websites, books, the latest industry news, job announcements, ejournals, eprints, technical reports, the latest research, thesis & dissertations and more !’ This link provides acces to multiple sections previously covered by EEVL.
    • Careers in Engineering
      Includes categories, discipline, FAQs, professional development, links, articles, job search and more. Australian site.
    • EI Engineering Village
      Assists engineers to connect with each other and with the sharing of engineering information. Covers all aspects from research to careers. Free trial, but full access if Fee-based, from 1 day up.
    • Engineering, A Sightseer’s Guide to
      US based. It tries to develop the idea of engineering as the basis of most things in our lives. Search by keyword, category or discipline.
    • Engineering Heritage Committee
      ‘The Sydney Division Heritage Committee encourages the understanding of Engineering and Industrial Heritage in the Sydney and New South Wales region. This committee advises, promotes and assists in conservation and recognition both of engineered works and documents in order to record the significant achievements and social history that engineering has achieved in this country.’
    • Engineering Links
      Links for engineering areas including aerospace to marine engineering.
    • Great Achievements in Mechanical Engineering
      ‘The top 10 Great Achievements of 20th Century Mechanical Engineering.’
    • Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
      ‘How many of the 20th century’s greatest engineering achievements will you use today ?’ Shows what they believe those achievements are, how they came about, and their use today.
    • ImplosionWorld
      Engineering is also about effective destruction.
    • National Engineers Week 2006
      The name does not say it all. There are forums, information, resources and more here.
    • Online Ethics Centre for Engineering and Science
      ‘To provide engineers, science and engineering students with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work life …’ Bibliography, glossary, help line, codes of ethics and more.
  2. Journals
    Specific journals have also been included in other sections.

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M - R

  1. Mathematical Modelling
    The relevance of Mathematics to engineering, use of mathematical tools, terminology and concepts.
    2.
  2. Project Management
    Project integration, human resources, communications, procurement management … .

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S - Z

  1. Search Engines :
    • Engineering Village 2
      ‘The premier web-based discovery platform meeting the information needs of the engineering community.’ Fee-based. Check with your institution concerning possible access.
    • IEEE Xplore 2
    • Interscience
      ‘Ullmann’s Encyclopaedia of Industrial Chemistry.’
  2. Software :
    • Copan for Windows
      ‘A very efficient and easy-to-use geomatics engineering tool for computing and managing plane survey coordinates. It does numerous COGO calculations, processes and adjusts field survey data, computes and adjusts map traverse data, performs map checks, calculates areas and perimeters, performs coordinate transformations, and imports/exports Ascii files.’
    • Free Civil Engineering Software
      Links[annotated] to a range of software.
    • Uconeer Freeware Units Conversion for Engineers
      ‘This Free units conversion program is designed specifically for engineers … in addition to the standard categories Uconeer includes engineering categories like Diffusivity, Enthalpy, Entropy, Fouling Factor, Heat Capacity, Heat Transfer Coefficient, Moment of Inertia, Stress, Surface Tension, Thermal Conductivity, Torque and Viscosity. There are a total of 383 units in 43 categories’.
  3. Technology Assessment
    Understanding technology as a process, and its use within an engineering culture.
  4. Texts, Documentation, … :
    • ASME Professional Practice Curriculum
      ‘A Free on-line learning resource for engineering students and early career engineers to help prepare them to enter into and advance in the engineering profession.’ Extensive sections.
      Brilliant !.
    • Australian Engineering Library
    • Engineering Fundamentals
      ‘An online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs’.
    • SMETE Digital Library
      ‘A dynamic online library and portal of services by the SMETE Open Federation for teachers and students. Here you can access a wealth of teaching and learning materials as well as join this expanding community of science, math, engineering and technology explorers of all ages.’ Backup server directs to Engineering Pathway for similar results.
    • Wiley InterScience : Engineering
      Listings of books, journals, databases and more.
  5. Tutorials, … :
    • Virtual Power Plant, The
      University of Queensland. Provides a virtual power plant to establish understanding of the principles of thermodynamics.
    • Web Tutorials : The RDN Virtual Training Suite
      ‘These tutorials are part of … a national initiative designed to teach internet information skills to the higher and further education communities … [they] offer a subject-based approach to internet skills training.’ A range of engineering fields are covered. Each also includes links.
      Now part of the Intute group.
  6. Women in Engineering :
    • Celebration of Women in Engineering
      ‘A site for parents, teachers, engineers and others interested [in] helping girls discover the opportunities in engineering careers.’
    • Engineer Girl
      Why be an engineer ?, sample women engineers, careers, becoming an engineer, fun facts and more.
    • NerdGirls
      ‘Breaking the stigmas and stereotypes of women in engineering.’
    • Year of Women in Engineering
      Designated by Engineers Australia. Find all information on this site.

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