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Civil and Structural Engineering

General Guides

Specific Resources

        Civil Engineering Directories, Gateway Sites & Databases
        Air and Odour
        Coastal, Hydraulic and Offshore Engineering
        Concrete Technology
        Geotechnology
        Steel Structures
        Structural Dynamics
        Transportation Engineering
        Bridge Engineering
        Water and Waste
        Codes, Patents, Standards & Specifications
        Acronyms & Terms

Associations, Professional Organizations, National and International Bodies

        Directories

E-journals, Books, Reports & Publishers

        Books & Publishers

Conferences

Usenets, Newsgroups & Bulletin Boards



General Guides

Civil Engineering

BUBL Link > Civil engineering > general resources
Intute > Science, Engineering and Technology > Engineering > Civil Engineering
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
The Global Development Research Center > The Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management
World-Wide Web Virtual Library > Geotechnical Engineering
WWEVL - WasteWater Engineering Virtual Library

Engineering

BUBL Link > Engineering
Intute > Science Engineering and Technology > Engineering
TechXtra
The Virtual Library > Engineering

Specific Resources

Civil Engineering Directories, Gateway Sites & Databases

Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
BUBL Link > 624 Civil engineering: general resources
BUBL Link > 690 Buildings: general resources
BUBL Link > 550 Earth Sciences
CII Best Practices
Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE) > Publications
Engineering Council UK > Publications
EnviroLink
Environmental Data Services
Environmental Law Institute
ICE > Knowledge & Links
iCivilEngineer.com
National Research Council Canada > Institute for Research in Construction > Construction Technology Updates
UC Berkeley > National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE)
UN/ECE > Environment
UNLV Libraries > Architecture Studies Library > Architecture Internet Resources


Air and Odour

Indoor Air Pollution
VOCs
Exposure of Transport Commuters and Pedestrians to Vehicular Emission

iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Environmental Engineering > Air Pollution
Ultimate CE Directory > Indoor and Outdoor Environment
Clean Air Act Information Network
Hong Kong Observatory > Green House Effect (Chinese Version)
IIASA > Atmospheric Pollution Program
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
The UK National Air Quality Information Archive
UNECE > Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change > Kyoto Protocol
US EPA > Air and Radiation > Air Quality Planning and Standards > Technology Transfer Network > Air Toxic Website

Indoor Air Pollution

Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department > IAQ Information Centre & Air > Study Reports
National Research Council Canada > Institute for Research in Construction > Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Research
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
US EPA > Air > Indoor Air Quality

VOCs

Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department > IAQ Information Centre > Volatile Organic Compounds and You
California Environmental Protection Agency > VOC Emission Inventory Database Query
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) > Compounds That Are Not VOCs
US EPA > National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings

Exposure of Transport Commuters and Pedestrians to Vehicular Emission

Hong Kong's Environment > Air > Study Reports
AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence
DieselNet
National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety (NCVECS) (US)
US EPA > Transportation and Air Quality > Modeling, Testing and Research > Modeling and Inventories

 

Coastal, Hydraulic and Offshore Engineering

Wave Prediction, Water Quality Modelling & Sediment Transport

BUBL Link > Engineering and Allied Operations : 627 Hydraulic engineering
iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Hydraulic Engineering
American Institute of Hydrology > Publications
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research > E-Library
National Research Council Canada > Canadian Hydraulics Centre
The State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering Dalian University of Technology

Wave Prediction, Water Quality Modelling & Sediment Transport

UNSECO > Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission > International Tsunami Information Center
United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Hydraulic Modelling
Hong Kong Marine Department > Hydrographic Services
Hong Kong Observatory > Tsunami Monitoring in Hong Kong
IAHR > Databases > Refined Wave Measurements
US NOAA > NWS > Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
US Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory > Center for Tsunami Research


Concrete Technology

Ultimate CE Directory > Materials
American Concrete Institute > Searchable Abstracts of ACI Publications
British Cement Association
CEMBUREAU > Publications & Position Papers
Cement Association of Canada > Publications & Technical Knowledge Bas
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia > Publications
ConcreteNetwork.com
The Concrete Society
The Construction Products Association
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Publications > Information on Laboratory Testing
The Institute of Concrete Technology
ISIS Canada Research Network
National Institute of Building Sciences (US)
National Research Council Canada > Institute for Research in Construction > Concrete Materials and Structural Technologies
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute > Resources
Tsinghua University > Department of Civil Engineering > Research (Simplied Chinese) (English)
US Department of Transportation > Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center > Materials Technology Research


Geotechnology

Earthquake Engineering

iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Geotechnical Engineering
World-Wide Web Virtual Library > Geotechnical Engineering
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Publications > EACSB Handbook & GEO Information Notes
Hong Kong Slope Safety
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy

Earthquake Engineering

BUBL Link > 551.22 Earthquakes
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Publications > Earthquake Risk in Hong Kong & Seismic Hazard Analysis of the Hong Kong Region (pdf file)
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) > Quakeline
National Institute of Building Sciences (US)
SEAOC Earthquake Reports
Seismological Monitoring in Hong Kong
UC Berkeley > Earthquake Engineering Research Center
UC Berkeley > National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE)
US Geological Survey > Earthquake Hazards Program
Victoria University of Wellington > Earthquake Hazard Centre (ECH)


Steel Structures

Ultimate CE Directory > Structures
iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Structural Engineering
AISC > Steel Tools & Technical Library
AISI > Construction > Bridges & The Technology Roadmap Program
ISIS Canada Research Network
National Institute of Standards and Technology > BFRL > Design Guidelines for the Seismic Modification of Welded
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
Steel Construction Institute
Steel Framing Alliance
Structurae, the International Database and Gallery of Structures
Swedish Institute of Steel Construction
UC Berkeley > National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) > Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library


Structural Dynamics

Earthquake Resistance Appraisal of Existing Buildings and Structures
Aerodynamics of Long Span Bridges and Tall Buildings

iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Structural Engineering
Ultimate CE Directory > Tall Buildings and Structures
ATC - Applied Technology Council
IStructE > Publications
National Institute of Standards and Technology > BFRL Publications - Structures Division (US)
National Institute of Standards and Technology > BFRL Publications - Structural Evaluation Group (US)
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
SEAOSC > Repair/Modifications of Existing Steel Moment Frame Buildings
SCOSS > Publications
Structural Engineers Association - International
US Department of Transportation > Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) > Structures Research

Earthquake Resistance Appraisal of Existing Buildings and Structures

BUBL Link > 551.22 Earthquakes
iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Earthquake Engineering
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
National Institute of Standards and Technology > BFRL Publications - Earthquake Engineering Group (US)
UC Berkeley > NISEE Online Resources for Earthquake Engineering
US Geological Survey > Earthquake Hazards Program
US Geological Survey > Quake > Hazards & Preparedness > Safer Structures, Engineering and Building Codes

Aerodynamics of Long Span Bridges and Tall Buildings

iCivilEngineer.com > Web Directory > Structural Engineering > Wind Engineering
National Institute of Standards and Technology > BFRL (US) >
>>Aerodynamic Databases and Electronic Standards for Wind Loads: A Pilot Application
>>Assessment of Wind Load Factors for Hurricane-Prone Regions
>>Vibration Control of Tall Buildings Using Mega Subconfiguration
US Department of Transportation > Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) > Aerodynamic Design of Highway Structures


Transportation Engineering

Traffic Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions

BUBL Link > Engineering and Allied Operations > 625 Engineering of Roads and Railways
BUBL Link > Commerce, Communications, Transportation > 385 Railway Transportation & 388 Transportation
iCivilEngineering.com > Web Directory > Transportation Engineering
Cement Association of Canada > Transportation
EUROPA > European Commission > Directorate-General for Energy and Transport > Energy > Trans-European Networks
Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau > Press Releases, Speeches and Publications > Publication > Transport
Hong Kong Highways Department > Publications > Technical Documents
IDSIA Simulation and Optimisation of Transport Systems
National Transportation Library (US)
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
RTA, NSW, Australia > Construction and maintenance
Transport Web
UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies > Publications
US Department of Transportation > Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) >
> Pathments Research
> Operations & Intelligent Transportation Systems Research
> Library of Publications & Research Material
University of Texas at Austin > Center for Transportation Research
US EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality

Traffic Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions

AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence
DieselNet
Great Lakes Commission > Estimating Toxic Air Emissions from Highway Vehicles
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department > Air > Study Reports
National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety (NCVECS) (US)
US EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality > Modeling, Testing and Research > Modeling and Inventories


Bridge Engineering

Ultimate CE Directory > Bridges
AISI > Construction > Bridges
Hong Kong Airport Core Programme Highways Projects
Hong Kong Highways Department > Publications > Technical Documents
Northwestern University > Infrastructure Technology Institute > Information Resources > Bridges
PCI > Everything Precast > Bridges
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
SC Solutions > Bridge Engineering Home Page
University of Maryland > Bridge Engineering Software & Technology (BEST) Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln > National Bridge Research Organization (NaBRO)
US Department of Transportation > Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) > Structures Research & Corrosion Protection: Concrete Bridges


Water and Waste

BUBL Link > Engineering and Allied Operations > 628 Sanitary and municipal engineering, environmental protection engineering
EUROPA > European Commission > Environment > Policies > Waste > Studies > Construction and demolition waste management practices and their economic impacts
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (US) > Publications
Hong Kong's Environment > Waste > Problems & Solutions > Construction and Demolition Waste
Hong Kong's Environment > Water > Marine Water Quality
Hong Kong Water Supplies Department > Information and Publications
Long Island University > Southampton Graduate Campus > Library > Environmental Resources on the Internet > Air, Climate Change, and Water Resources
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
onSITE
PolyU CSE > Research & Consultancy
The ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES) > Musing > Is Your Food Organic if it is Grown With Sewage Sludge?
SedWeb
United Nations Industrial Development Organization > Industrial Statistics
UNEP > International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) > Publications
US EPA Office of Wastewater Management > Municipal Technologies
Water Quality Association
The WWEVL > WasteWater Engineering Virtual Library > Municipal Wastewater


Codes, Patents, Standards & Specifications

Scholarly Societies Project > Standards

Ultimate CE Directory > Building Codes, Regulations and Standards
World Standards Services Network (WSSN)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society of Safety Engineers > Publications > Safety Standards

British Standards Institution (BSI)
Concrete Repair Association > Codes of Practice
The Construction Specifications Institute

Hong Kong Buildings Department > Codes of Practice and Design Manuals
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Publications > Standards, Specifications and Handbooks

Hong Kong Development Bureau > Works Branch > Publications > Construction Standards Used in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department > Resources & Publications > Environmental Standards & Guidelines
Hong Kong Highways Department > Publications > Technical Documents
Hong Kong Planning Department > Technical Documents > Hong Kong Planning Standards & Guidelines
HK-BEAM Standards

International Code Council > Codes & Standards
International Cost Engineering Council > International Standards Group Inventory of Best Practice and Standards
ISO
National Research Council Canada > National Code Documents

International Organization for Standardization
NSSN > A National Resource for Global Standards (US)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standards Program
Patents & Standards
European Patent Office > esp@cenet
United States Patent and Trademark Office


Acronyms & Terms

Hong Kong Development Bureau > Works Branch > Publications > Construction Standards Committee Glossary of Terms
Hong Kong Lands Department > Publications > English-Chinese Glossary of Terms Used in Lands Department
AISI > Learning Center > Steel Glossary
US Geological Survey > Earthquake Image Glossary

Associations, Professional Organizations, National and International Bodies

Directories

BridgeSite > Associations Related To Bridge Engineering
BUBL Link > 620 Engineering: societies
ConstructionEducation.com > Construction Associations A-Z
Scholarly Societies Project By Subject > Civil Engineering
Steel Framing Alliance > Links
Ultimate CE Directory > Civil Engineering Organizations
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics > External Links > United States > Associations
WWEVL > Professional & Trade Organizations
Air & Waste Management Association
A&WMA
American Academy of Environmental Engineers AAEE 
American Concrete Institute ACI
American Geophysical Union AGU
American Institute of Steel Construction AISC
American Iron and Steel Institute AISI
American Segmental Bridge Institute ASBI
American Society for Engineering Education ASEE
American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE
American Society of Highway Engineers ASHE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME
American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE
Applied Technology Council ATC
The Architectural Engineering Institute AEI
Architectural Institute of Japan AIJ
The Association for Iron & Steel Technology AIST
Australian Concrete Repair Association ACRA
Australian Composite Structures Society ACSS
Australian Steel Institute
ASI
Australian Water Association AWA
British Cement Association BCA
British Geotechnical Association BGA
Building Research Establishment BRE
Building Seismic Safety Council BSSC
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering CSCE
CEMBUREAU  
Cement Association of Canada CAC
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia CCAA
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) CILT
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Managment CIWEM
Chinese Academy of Sciences  
Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation CEFI
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute CFSEI
Composites Australia  
Concrete Institute of Australia CIA
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute CSRI
Concrete Repair Association CRA
The Concrete Society  
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering CUREE
Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction CEPMC
Engineers Australia  
Engineering Council UK ECUK
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EPSRC
The Environment Industries Commission (UK) EIC
European Convention for Constructional Steelwork ECCS
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (US) FRTR
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers HKIE
Institute for Research in Construction IRC
The Institute of Concrete Technology ICT
Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE
Institution of Civil Engineers ICE
The Institution of Highways and Transportation ITH
Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand IPENZ
The Institution of Structural Engineers IStructE
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering IABSE
International Association for Hydraulic Research IARH
International Association of Hydrogeologists IAH
International Code Council ICC
International Commission on Large Dams ICOLD
International Committee on Concrete Model Code for Asia ICCMC
The International Concrete Repair Institute ICRI
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building Construction CIB
International Cost Engineering Council ICEC
The International Environmetrics Society TIES
International Federation for Structural Concrete
fib
International Federation of Consulting Engineers FIDIC
International Iron and Steel Institute IISI
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate ISIAQ
International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures RILEM 
ISIS Canada Research Network   
Japan Association for Wind Engineering JAWE
Japan Concrete Institute JCI
The Masonry Society TMS
Metal Building Manufacturers Association MBMA
National Association of Corrosion Engineers NACE
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute PCI
Royal Academy of Engineering RAE
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association SMACNA
The Society of Environmental Engineers SEE
Standing Committee on Structural Safety SCOSS
Structural Engineering Institute SEI
Structural Engineers Association - International SEAINT
Wind Engineering Society WES
World Road Association PIARC

E-journals/Books/Reports/Publications

Directory of Open Access Journals
ASC > International Journal of Construction Education and Research
Australasian Digital Theses Program
Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW) > Repositories
Berkeley Lab > Building Technologies Divsion > Research Papers
Building and Fire Research Laboratory Research > Publications Online

Construction Innovation
Construction Specifier
Cracking Matters
CSIRO SOLVE
Earthquake Hazard Centre Newsletter
e-FFCIENCY News
Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction
EnviroZine
Focus

Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Publications
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > GEO Information Notes
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > CEDD Newsletter
Hong Kong Civil Engineering and Development Department > Landslip Preventive Measures (LPM) Programme > Report
ICCMC News
Innovator Newsletter
ITS Review
MCEER Newsletters
Newsletter on Long-Span Bridges
Online Planning
The PEER Review
Pollution Engineering Online
Public Roads
Scanner Newsletter
SCOSS Publications

Tech Transfer Newsletter
UNEP > DTIE > IETC > Publications
The University of Sydney > Department of Civil Engineering > Publications (with Research Reports)
Urban Land

Urban Land Asia
Works Digest


Books & Publishers

A&WMA Online Library
ASCE Publications
CCAA > Library > Publications
CIRIA bookshop
CIWEM Publications
Cyburbia > News and Publications
EIC Reports
Engineers Media
ENR Store
IStructE technical reports
MCEER Publications
PEER Reports
RICS Books
Steel Framing Alliance Online Store

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich > IBK Publications
US EPA > Air > Indoor Air > Publications

Conferences

PolyU CSE > Seminars / Conferences
A&WMA Events
AEI > Upcoming Events
AGU Chapman Conferences
AISC > Event List
ASCE > Conferences
BRE Events
CCAA > Library > Conferences
CEBE > News and Events
CIRIA > Events Diary
The Concrete Society > Events
CRSI > Calendar
CIWEM National and International Events
Engineers Australia > Events
fib > Conferences and Events
FIDIC > Events
IAH > Conferences
IARH > Upcoming Conferences
ICE > Conferences
ICRI > Upcoming ICRI Events
IRC-CNRC > Upcoming Events
ISIAQ Events
IStructE Courses & Events
UC Berkeley > ITS > Conferences & Events
IWA Events
MCEER> Conferences, Meetings, Worshops
RILEM > Events
SEI/ASCE Conferences
Steel Framing Alliance > Upcoming Events
The International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

Usenets/Newsgroups/Discussion Forums

The Concrete Society > Discussion Forums
Cyburbia > Discussion
Cyburbia > Forums
Eng-Tips Forums
iCivilEngineer > Best Civil Engineering Mailing Lists & Discussion Groups
IStructE > The Forum
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research > Newsweb
JISCmail > Engineering & Technology > Civil Engineering
SEAINT Email List Server
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory > Civil Engineering Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups

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