InfoGuides: Civil, Environmental & Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE): Find other Technical Information

Resources for Building Codes and Design Guides

For AASHTO codes, Errata and Interim Revisions to a code in ASTM Compass can be found under the Related Content tab.

How to Setup the Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Most of the time, the proxy server will work fine off-campus. If not, try the VPN.

ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Use ASTM Compass to get AASHTO standards, such as
- AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction Specification
- AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification
- AASHTO A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (The Green Book)

2018 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook by Douglas W. Thornburg; International Code Council; William C. Bracken; Chris Kimball
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781260132298
Publication Date: 2018-07-11
"A comprehensive visual companion to the International Building Code® 2018 edition." from publisher
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, Third Printing by American Society of Civil Engineers Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9780784412916
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
Third Printing, incorporating errata, Supplement 1, and expanded commentary, 2013.

Finding Standards

Use the following library guide to find technical standards.

Finding Standards
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Data & Statistics

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geoscience Data Catalog
Indexes earth science data produced by the USGS.
Energy Information Administration (EIA) Nuclear Energy Data
Contains data on nuclear generation and uranium production.

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistical data produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Charts, maps, views, rankings, time series and tables are available for use in the Sage Data repository. Sage Data offers capabilities to compare & contrast multiple data series, perform statistical calculations on the data, and customize output views.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Integrates more than 80,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 22,500 international sources. Includes statistics and studies gathered from market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, government sources and international organizations. Create graphs, reports and infographics. Data is easily exportable for analysis. Statista reports now allow you to create your own interactive industry comparisons with Tableau Workbook. Find the free tool here or via https://www.tableau.com/trial/statista-benchmark-report-uk.

Material Property Data

Property data for materials can be found on the following library subject guide.

Materials Science and Engineering
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Conference Papers

ASCE Digital Library-Civil Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
Provides immediate access to full-text electronic articles from ASCE journals and proceedings. Journal articles are from 1983-present and Proceeding Papers are from 2000-present.
PapersFirst This link opens in a new window
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Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library Document Supply Centre.
Proceedings This link opens in a new window
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Citations and the table of contents for every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.

Technical Reports

Civil Engineering Technical Reports

Center for Transportation Research (UT-Austin)
Provides access to transportation research including economics, multimodal systems, traffic congestion relief, policy, etc.
SAE MobilityRxiv
A free online preprint server in the mobility/transportation field provided by SAE International. from SAE
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
"You can search, retrieve, download, print, and order EPA technical, scientific, and educational materials from this site – all free of charge!" from website

USGS Publications Warehouse This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic citations for more than 70,000 publications. Includes full product and thematic map content for over 40,000 publications. USGS numbered series begun in 1880.

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG) Series Publications
Contains technical and administrative information from the USNRC.

Science & Engineering Technical Reports

NTRL: National Technical Reports Library This link opens in a new window
Provides documents from the National Technical Information Service's comprehensive collection of federally-funded science- and technology-related technical reports.
NASA Technical Reports Server This link opens in a new window
Access aerospace-related citations, full-text documents, images and videos. Includes a broad array of resources, such as conference papers, journal articles, photos, graphs, meeting papers, movies, patents, research reports, and technical videos.

DOE Office of Science & Technical Information
Search for energy related research in this tool from the US Department of Energy.

DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center) Technical Reports This link opens in a new window
Publicly available scientific and technical reports conveying results of research sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, development, test and evaluation efforts on a wide range of topics. Collection includes both citations and many full-text, downloadable documents from mid-1900s to present.

Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL)
Contains digitized federal technical reports issued prior to 1975.

RAND Publications This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full-text of over 20,000 titles in the RAND archive dating back to 1946. Covers areas in energy, education, health, justice, the environment, and international and military affairs.

Theses & Dissertations

The resources in this section can be used to locate theses and dissertations. Some will be free and others might need to be ordered using Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

ETD @ Mason (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
Contains dissertations, theses and some projects at George Mason University.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. Contains new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations
Search for open access (freely available) theses and dissertations archived in college and university digital archives.
Dart-Europe E-theses Portal
Contains many open access theses and dissertations from European Countries.

InterLibrary Loan Requests (ILLiad)
If a journal article or conference paper is not available electronically or a book isn't available through the WRLC, use ILLiad to request the item.

Finding Patents

Use the following library guide to find patents.

Finding Patents
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