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Featured Resources
Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines
Article Indexes & Databases
Core Research Databases
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E-Books and Reference Books
E-Books
- CivilENGINEERINGnetBASE (via CRCnetBase)
- ENVIROnetBase: Environmetal Resources Online (via CRCnetBase)
- Knovel
- Referex Engineering - (Elsevier's Electronic book collection )
- Springer E-Books
Selected Reference Books
General Civil Engineering
ACI Design Handbook
Ref TA683.22 .D47
Building Design and Construction Handbook
Civil Engineering Handbook(CRC Press)
Print:TA151 .C57
Civil Engineer's Illustrated
Sourcebook
TA151 P55 2003
Civil Engineering Formulas
TA331 .H53 2010
Comprehensive Rock
Engineering
5 volumes Ref TA706.C642
Comprehensive Structural
Integrity
TA645 C656 2003t
Construction Building Envelope and Interior Finishes
Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods
Handbook of Groundwater Engineering
Handbook of Steel
Construction
Ref TA684.C33
Land Development Handbook
TA549.L29
PCI design handbook : precast and
prestressed concrete
Ref TA683.7 .P74
PCI manual for structural design of
architectural precast concrete
Ref TA683 .P69
Roark's formulas for
stress and
strain
TA407.2 .R6
Structural and Stress
Analysis
This book discusses the determination of the strength and
stiffness of civil engineering structures - determining the loads
they will support before failure and the displacements the loads
produce
Timber construction manual
TA666 .T47 2005
Tunnel Engineering Handbook
TA805.T82
Coastal Engineering
Handbook of Coastal
Engineering
TC205.H33 2000
Highway Engineering
Highway Engineering
Handbook
TE151.H54 2003
Bridge Engineering
Bridge Engineering Handbook
Print: TG145.B85
Building Construction
ASHRAE Handbooks :
Ref TH7011 .A448
Reference data; basic theory, materials, tables and
terminology.
1999 code and construction guide for
housing – Ontario Based on the Ontario building code
1997
Ref TH4815.5 .C63
Building Construction Cost
Data
Ref TH435 B9 2012
Building Design and
Construction Handbook
Print: TH151.B825
LEED Canada for New Construction & Major Renovations (2009)
LEED reference package for new construction & major renovations (LEED
Canada-NC)
TH6025 L43 2004
Materials
CRC Practical Handbook of Materials
Selection
TA403.4.S482
Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology
Engineered Materials
Handbook
TA403.E497
LEED Canada for New Construction & Major Renovations (2009)
LEED reference package for new construction & major renovations (LEED
Canada-NC), version 1.0.
TH6025 L43 2004
Materials Science and
Engineering
Handbook
Ref TA403.4 .C74 2001
Wood handbook: wood as an engineering material
Environmental Engineering
Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis
and Remediation
Ref GE10.E49
Canadian Environmental Quality
Guidelines
TD194.68 C2C363
Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences
Environmental Engineers Handbook
Print: TD145.E574
Formula Handbook for Environmental
Engineers and Scientists
TD153.B58
Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater
QD142 A5
Water
Encyclopedia
Ref TD345 L393 2005
Standards & Codes
Full Text Databases for Civil Engineering
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ASTM Standards
Full-text access to active ASTM standards -
CSA
Online Subscription Service (Canadian Standards
Association)
Full-text access to the entire collection of CSA standards and standard-related documents.
Standards Indexes
Search by keyword or standard number and, for a fee, you may download copies. Remember to always check the Queen’s collection (link to QCAT) first to see if we already own a copy.- Global
Engineering Documents
This service indexes national, international and industry standards. Use keywords or document number to identify standards or search for known ones to check currency. - NSSN
Searches National and International Standards - TechStreet
Search, order, and download industry standards.
Select Civil Standards and Codes
- AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
(American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
TG310 .A23 2010 ENG/SCI REF - AASHTO Provisional Standards
(American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
TE200 .A615 ENG/SCI REF - ACI Manual of Concrete Practice TA439 .A51 ENG/SCI REF
- Canadian Electrical Code, Part I
Safety standard for electrical installations
Ref TK277 C362 2006t - Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code
Print: CSA S6-06 ENG/SCI REF - Ontario Code and Construction Guide for Housing
Ref TH4815.5 O58 2010 - Design of Concrete Structures
Print: (CAN/CSA A23.3-94) TA682.25 .C36 1994t ENG/SCI REF - Handbook of Steel Construction
Print: TA684 .C33 ENG/SCI REF - LEED Canada for New Construction & Major Renovations (2009)
- LEED reference package for new construction & major renovations, version 1.0
(Reference Package, Reference Guide Addendum, Rating System Addendum)
TH6025 .L43 2004 ENG/SCI - National Building Code of Canada
2010
TH226.C23 ENG/SCI REF - National Fire Code of Canada 2010
TH9506 .A4 N27 2006t ENG/SCI REF - Ontario Building Code
- Building Code Compendium: TH226 O6 O6 2006 v.1-2 EngSci REF
- Building Code Act online
- Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads & Public Works
All of the standards in the OPS library are available from this website
Selected Websites
- ACI is a technical and educational society with 30,000 members and 93 chapters in 30 countries.
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 133,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society.
American Water Works Association
- The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. AWWA is the largest organization of water professionals in the world
- SC Solutions specializes in high-end numerical analysis of complex civil and mechanical systems such as bridges, buildings, and tunnels as well as aerospace, bio-mechanical and computer components.
- 240 Canadian Building Digests published between 1960 and 1990 by NRC's Institute for Research in Construction and its predecessor, the Division of Building Research.
Canadian Civil Engineering History & Heritage
- The Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) is designed to provide easy bibliographic access to all American Society of Civil Engineers publications - all the ASCE journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newspapers.
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
- Founded in 1887, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) is a learned society intended to develop and maintain high standards of civil engineering practice in Canada and to enhance the public image of the civil engineering profession.
Construction Information Sources
- A searchable database of quality construction related sites on the internet. This site is developed and maintained by Construction Technology Centre Atlantic , Fredericton New Brunswick.
Construction Practice ( National Research Council of Canada - Institute for Research in Construction )
- A collection of articles from construction related magazines which address a host of practical subjects of direct interest to various specialties within the industry: engineering, architecture, property management, home building, and infrastructure.
- Lehigh University - Bridges of the 19th century
ICARIS - (Integrated CAD Research Information System)
- Directory of civil engineering resources on the internet
Institute for Research in Construction
- The Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) is part of the National Research Council. The Institute works to improve the safety, durability and comfort of Canadian workplaces, homes and public infrastructure while helping builders become more competitive.
MatWeb - Material Property Data
- - a searchable database of engineering materials
Registry of Product Evaluations
- National Research Council of Canada - Canadian Construction Materials Centre. A national evaluation service for all types of innovative construction materials, products, systems and services.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
US Transportation Research Board
WINDandSEA, the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
- The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is a national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists.