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Engineering Technology

Databases   Subject Guide

Journal and Magazine Databases

 

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Books and Videos

 

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Calculators / Data / Formulas

  • Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center - Online calculators in engineering, math, statistics, chemistry, and other sciences.
  • McGraw-Hill Digital Engineering Library - Reference handbooks in engineering and related fields [more details].
  • Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain - Tables of formulae for stress analysis of materials.
  • eFunda - A “storehouse” of fundamental engineering formulas and other reference information.
  • MatWeb - Find properties and safety data for metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
  • Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (Reference T55.3 H3 L494)
  • Smithells Metals Reference Book (Reference TN671.S55) - Comprehensive data of metallic materials.
  • ThermoDex - An index of thermodynamic and physical property resources.

 

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Encyclopedias and Handbooks

 

Electronic Sources

 

Print Sources

  • ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (Reference TA 439.A55)
  • ASTM Standards in Building Codes (Reference TA404.5.A45)
  • Encyclopedia of Materials, Parts, and Finishes (Reference TA 418.9.S62 S39)
  • Environmental Engineers’ Handbook (Reference TD145.E574)
  • Fire Protection Handbook (Reference TH9150.F47)
  • Handbook of Materials Selection (Reference TA403.4 H368)
  • Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook (Reference TJ151.M3954)
  • Telecommunication System Engineering (Reference TK5103.F68)
  • Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Reference TK9.E53)

 

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How-Tos / Tutorials

 

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Web Searching

 

General Engineering

  • Scirus - A search engine designed for scholarly research in science and technology.
  • GlobalSpec - Search engineering products, services, suppliers, standards, patents, specifications, and designs.
  • ECHO Science and Technology Virtual Center - Resources on the history of science and technology.
  • eFluids.com - One-stop resource for fluid dynamics and flow engineering.
  • MatWeb - Find properties and safety data for metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
  • National Technical Information Service - A catalog of government reports available to purchase.
  • NSSN - A search engine for standards.
  • PerX - Search articles, technical reports, books, teaching resources, and websites.
  • ScienceDaily - Current news in science, technology, health, and the environment.
  • Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - Explore careers and career planning in engineering.
  • TechXtra - Search websites, journals, news, eprints, and technical reports in engineering, math, and computer science.
  • WorldWideScience - Search national science search engines from every corner of the world.

 

Control and Instrumentation Electronics Design

 

Safety and Fire Engineering Technology

 

Structural Analysis and Design

 

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