Civil Engineering News, Research & Indices
 
Engineering News-RecordEngineering News-Record - Access ENR online industry directories, career opportunities and other industry links from this leading industry weekly. Best of all, read the full text of cover stories from the past few months. ASCE NewsASCE News - Full text of some articles from the ASCE News, among other organization publications. To search through all ASCE publications issued since 1975, go directly to their excellent Civil Engineering Database.
 
Internet Connections for EngineeringInternet Connections for Engineering- From Cornell University's Engineering Library, a useful collection of links. WWW Virtual LibraryWorld Wide Web Virtual Library: Civil Engineering - From the Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, an attempt to provide a comprehensive list of academc WWW servers containing information about Civil Engineering, including Gopher servers and FTP archives.
 
Ei Compendex WebEi Compendex Web - Billing itself as the "most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world," Ei Compendex over three million summaries of journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers and proceedings in electronic form, dating from 1970 forward, as well as abstracts from over 2,600 international journals, conference papers and technical reports. Biblioteket ByggBiblioteket Bygg - From the civil engineering library at the School of Engineering at Sweden's Lund University, a collection of more than 500 civil engineering resources. The emphasis is on building technology, construction, materials & structural Engineering.
 
Yahoo! Civil EngineeringYahoo! Civil Engineering - Listings for many of the leading U.S. engineering firms, including F.E. Jordan Associates, from the most-visited index of the Web. Yahoo! also lists Web sites of civil engineering organizations and schools. Galaxy Civil Engineering IndexGalaxy Civil Engineering - A brief but useful list of sites, broken into categories.
 
WWW Ethics Center for Engineering & ScienceWWW Ethics Center for Engineering & Science - Established in 1995 to provide engineers, scientists and science and engineering students with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that may arise in their work life. Civil Engineering Book ClubCivil Engineering Book Club - From McGraw-Hill, for civil engineers involved in structural, environmental, geotectonic, and construction engineering.
 
 
Government Sites
   
Nat'l Institute of Standards & TechnologyNational Institute of Standards and Technology - An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, NIST's primary mission is to promote U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. US Geological SurveyU.S. Geological Survey- A huge Web site, featuring collections of digitized online maps and information on USGS programs and publications.
 
 
Professional & Trade Associations
     
American Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Society of Civil Engineers - Founded in 1852, ASCE represents more than 120,000 civil engineers worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. Their Web presence is impressive - a must-see on any Internet engineering tour. American Nat'l Standards InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute - Serving as coordinator of the United States' private sector voluntary standardization system for 80 years, ANSI was founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and three government agencies. Today, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations.
 
Nat'l Society of Professional EngineersNational Society of Professional Engineers - Founded in 1934, NSPE serves some 60,000 members and the public through 54 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters. American Consulting Engineer CouncilAmerican Consulting Engineers Council - ACEC provides the executives of private engineering firms with the tools and educational opportunities to be better business owners and managers.
 
National Society of Black EngineersNational Society of Black Engineers - Information on the NSBE's programs for engineering students and professionals. NSBE Silicon ValleyNSBE Alumni Extension (Silicon Valley) - The latest news from the NSBE's Bay Area alumni chapter.
 
American Society for Testing + MgtAmerican Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM Standards available online or for order in hard copy, search through over 10,000 standards or locate a technical consultant. American Concrete InstituteAmerican Concrete Institute - ACI International members are professionals in the field of concrete design, construction, materials, education, and certification. They are employed by engineering and architectural firms, contractors, materials and equipment suppliers, government, and institutes of higher education.
 
American Wood CouncilAmerican Wood Council - On the AWC site, you will find information on design standards, wood products and industry-specific software. NICETNational Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies - Since 1961, NICET has provided certification programs for engineering technicians and engineering technologists.
 
 
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