BOOKS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS dealing with Civil Engineering can be located through the UC Library Catalog. You can search in the UC Library Catalog by author, title, keyword or subject. General subject headings that can be used include:
AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, BUILDINGS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, COASTAL ENGINEERING, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, DAMS, EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, FOUNDATIONS, HIGHWAY ENGINEERING, HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, HYDRAULICS, HYDROLOGY, MILITARY ENGINEERING, RAILROAD ENGINEERING, ROADS--DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, ROCK MECHANICS, SHELLS (ENGINEERING), SOIL MECHANICS, STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, STRUCTURES, SURVEYING
For additional terms, use the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Access Science (Available through OhioLink on the web)
Advanced Buildings: Technologies and Practices (Available on the Web)
Architecture Information from Architectural Record (Available on the Web)
Art and Science of Geotechnical Engineering (TA710.A1A66 1989 stacks)
Asphalt Handbook, 7th edition (TN853.A764 2007)
Asphalt Materials and Mix Design Manual (TE275 .K48 1998) (Also available through UC on the Web)
ASCE Author's Guide to Journals, Books, and Reference Publications (T11.A69 1990 reserves)
ASHRAE Handbook--HVAC Applications (TH7001.A41 2007)
ASHRAE Handbook--Fundamentals (TH7011.A42 2005)
Biographical Dictionary of American Civil Engineers (TA139.A53)
Bibliography of Prestressed Concrete (Z5853.M4A52 1955a)
Blue Book of Building and Construction (Available on the Web)
BridgeArt.net (Available on the Web)
Bridge Design Manual Ohio Department of Transportation (Available on the Web)
Bridge Engineering Handbook (TG145.B85 2000) (Also available through UC on the Web)Bridge Inspection Manual Ohio Department of Transportation (Available on the Web)
Bridge Maintenance Manual Ohio Department of Transporation (Available on the Web)
Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fire on the Web (Available on the Web)Building Construction Handbook (TH151.C52 2008)
Building Big: Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, Tunnels (Available on the Web)
Building Design & Construction Handbook (ocas TH151.B825 2001) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Building Failures: A Guide to Diagnosis, Remedy and Prevention (TH441.A33 1989)
Building Materials by McGraw-Hill Sweets (Available on the Web)
Calculator Online Center ... Civil Engineering (Available on the Web)
Civil Engineer - A Center for Integrating Information on Civil Engineering (Available on the Web)
Civil Engineering Discipline Review for the FE/EIT Exam (TA159.K48 2006 reserves)
Civil Engineering Handbook (TA151.C57 2003) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Civil Engineering Practice (TA9.C68 1987 stacks)
Civil Engineer's Reference Book (TA151.C58 1989) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam (TA159.L54 2006 reserves)
Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook (TA681.C743 2008)
Codes, Public Works Standards (TH425.P495 2002)
Concrete Construction Handbook (TA681.C745 1998)
Concrete Manual (TA439.W28 1989)
Construction Glossary (TH9.S78 1993)
Construction Inspection Handbook (TH439.O27 1989)
Construction Site Work, Site Utilities, and Substructures Databook (TH375.L48 2001)
Construction Superintendent's Handbook (TA190.L42 1992)
Corrosion and Chemical Resistant Masonry Materials Handbook (TA418.74.C5926 1986)
CRSI Design Handbook (TA683.C78 2002)
Daniel Boyle Engineering Code Finder for Building and Construction : Building Codes, Fire Codes, Plumbing Codes, Mechanical Codes, Electrical
Design Guide for Composite Highway Bridges (TG340.I38 2001)
Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (TA151.A5 no. 76 stacks)
Directory of Building Codes and Regulations (KF5701.Z95 D57 2002)
Directory of Published Proceedings (Available on the Web)
Earthquake Engineering Handbook (TA654.6.E374 2003) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Electrical Estimating Methods (TK435.E431 2003)
ENGnetBASE (Available through UC on the Web)
ENR's Top 400 Contractors (Available on the Web)
ENR's Top 600 Specialty Contractors (Available on the Web)
Facilities Operations and Engineering Reference (TS184.F32 1999)
Finite Element Handbook (TA347.F5F578 1987)
Fire on the Web (Available on the Web)
Forensic Structural Engineering Handbook (TA219.F69 2000)
Foundation Engineering Handbook (TA775 .F677 2006) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Foundation Engineering Handbook : Design and Construction with the 2006 International Building Code (TA775.D39 2005)
Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook (TA705.H86 2005)Grand Challenges for Engineering (Available on the Web)
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century (Available on the Web)
Greenbook : Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (TA180.G74 2006)
Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations (TA332.H36 2000) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Handbook of Construction Tolerances (TH851.B35 2007)
Handbook of Dredging Engineering (TC187.H33 2000)
Handbook of Energy Systems Engineering (TJ163.9.H35 1985)
Handbook of Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (TH7225.H36 2001) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Handbook of Highway Engineering (TE151 .H344 2006) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Handbook of Hydraulics (TC160.B9123 1996)
Handbook of Hydrology (GB662.5.M35 1993)
Handbook of Hydraulic Engineering (TC145.L3813 1987)
Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health (TH443.R434 1999)
Handbook of Polymer-Modified Concrete and Mortars (TA443.P58 O35 1995)
Handbook of Public Water Systems (TD223,H27 2001)
Handbook of Solid Waste Management (TD791.H2723 2002)
Handbook of Structural Concrete (TA439.H275 1983)
Handbook of Structural Engineering (TA633.H36 2005)
Highway Engineering Handbook (TE151.H54 2003)
HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect (TH7345.A75 1994)
HVAC Equations, Data, and Rules of Thumb (TH7225.B45 2008)
Hydraulic Design Handbook (TC180.H94 1999)
ICivilEngineer : The Internet for Civil Engineers (Available on the Web)
Illustrated 2006 Building Code Handbook (TH420.P38 2007)
International Dictionary of Building Construction (TA9.C33)
International Construction Costs and Reference Data Yearbook (TA183.I584 1996)
International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering: Codes, Programs and Examples (TA658.44.P395 1994)
International Water Power and Dam Construction Yearbook (TK1081.I634 2007)
Knovel (Available through UC on the Web)
Knovel Unit Converter (Available through UC on the Web)
Life Cycle Costing for Facilities (TH437.D42 2003)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 1, Roadway Design (Available on the Web)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 2, Drainage Design (Available on the Web)
Location and Design Manual, vol. 3, Highway Plans (Available on the Web)Maintenance Manual for Roadways and Bridges 2007 (TE220.A497 2007)
Masonry Designers' Guide (TA670.M344 1993)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Access Science) (available through OhioLink on the web)
Means Assemblies Cost Data (TH435.B848 2006)
Means Building Construction Cost Data (TH435.B84 2009)
Means Concrete and Masonry Cost Data (TA682.26.C66 2008)
Means Contractor's Pricing Guide Residential Repair and Remodeling Costs (TH4816.C673 2007)
Means Electrical Cost Data (TK435.M42 2006)
Means Estimating Handbook (TH435.M426 2003)
Means Facilities Construction Cost Data (TH435.M427 2008)
Means Facilities Maintenance and Repair Cost Data (TH3301.M35 2008)
Means Facilities Maintenance Standards (TH3301.L57 1988)
Means Heavy Construction Cost Data (TH435.M429 2008)
Means Interior Cost Data (TH435.I576 2008)
Means Light Commercial Cost Data (TH4315.M43 2008)
Means Mechanical Cost Data (TH435.M435 2008)
Means Open Shop Building Construction Cost Data (TH435.O52 2008)
Means Repair and Remodeling Cost Data (TH3411.R6 2008)
Means Repair and Remodeling Estimating Methods (TH3500.W48 2002)
Means Residential Cost Data (TH4815.8.M43 2008)
Means Site Work and Landscape Cost Data (TH435.M4372 2008)
Means Square Foot Costs (TH435.A7 2008)Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (TE251.M43 2008 reserves)
MEP Databook (TH225.L39 2000)
Methods of Air Sampling and Analysis (TD890.M488 1989)
MSC : Modern Steel Construction (Available on the Web)
NEC 2008 National Electrical Code (TK260.N277 2008)
NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures, Part 1: Provisions (2003) (FEMA 450) (Available on the Web)
NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures, Part 2: Commentary (2003) (FEMA 450) (Available on the Web)
NIST Virtual Concrete Laboratory (Available on the Web)OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (EBC) (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Official Register -- American Society of Civil Engineers (TA1.A484 2007)
Opportunities in Civil Engineering Careers (TA157.H24 1997)
PBS Building Big (Available on the Web)
PCI Design Handbook : Precast and Prestressed Concrete (TA683.7.P44 2005)Plastic Piping Handbook (TP1185.P5 W54 2002) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Post Tensioning Manual (TA683.94.P65 2006)
Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Ground Water Contamination Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation (RD978.B684 2004)
Practice Problems for the Civil Engineering PE Exam: A Companion to the Civil Engineering Reference Manual (TA159.L542 2006)
Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design Manual (TG300.P743 1997 with updates)
Reinforcing Bar Detailing (TA683.42.R45 2000)
Roster of Registered Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors of the State of Ohio (Available on the Web)
Seismic Design of Building Structures: A Professional's Introduction to Earthquake Forces and Design Details (TA654.6.L56 1998)
Selective Guide to Literature on Civil Engineering (Z5863.C58A54 1995)
Selective Guide to Literature on Engineering Geology (Z5853.E43J46 1995)
Significant Changes to the International Building Code 2006. (TH420.T485 2006)
Significant Changes to the International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Coe, and International Fuel Gas Code (TH6123.S52 2007)
Significant Changes to the International Residential Code 2006 (TH420.N32 2006)
Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers (TA151.S7 2004)
Standard Handbook of Heavy Construction (TA151.S814 1996)
Steel Designers' Manual (TA685.S74 2003)
Structural Steel Designers Handbook (TA684.S79 2006)
Sustainable Building Technical Manual (Available on the Web)
Tables for the Hydraulic Design of Pipes, Sewers and Channels (TC174.T28 1998)
The Open Civil Engineering Journal (Available on the Web)
Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP Construction WebLinks (Available on the Web)
Timber Construction Manual (TA666.T47 2005)
Timber Designers' Manual (TA666.O93 2002)
Traffic Engineering Handbook (HE333.T68 1999)
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory (Available on the Web)
Unit Price Estimating Methods (TH435.M442 2007)
USGS Earthquake Information (available on the Web)
Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book (TH435.W3 2006)
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse (TD645.T34 1991 reserves)
Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual (TD351.L55 2007)
Water Pumps and Pumping Systems (TJ900.R57 2002)
Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook (TA666.W63 1997)
DATABASES are online equivalents of indexes and abstracts generally covering a period of twenty years. Online versions generally cover the last ten to twenty years. These resources provide rapid access and improved subject searching capabilities. In addition, resources on Civil Engineering may be accessed through Web search engines or through the Engineering College Home Page- Engineering Resources on the Web. Some databases relevant to Civil Engineering are:
ASCE's Civil Engineering Database (Available on the Web) An index to ASCE publications from 1975 to the present
BuildingGreen.com (Available through UC on the Web)
Civil Engineering Abstracts (Available to U.C. on the Web from 1966 to the present)
COMPENDEX (Engineering Index) (Available through OhioLINK from 1969)
Construction Criteria Base (Available to U.C. on the Web)
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (Available through UC on the Web from 1971)
EqIIs--Earthquake Image Information System
Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library : The UK Gateway to Quality Engineering Information on the Internet (Available on the Web)
FIREDOC (Available on the Web)
GEOREF Database, 1785- (Available through OhioLink from 1785)
NTIS (Available through U.C. on the Web from 1964)
Pollution Abstracts (Available on the Web through Cambridge Scientific's Environmental Science & Pollution Management collection)
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Available through OhioLINK from 1861)
QuakelineSciFinder Scholar (Available through UC on the Web) (Registration required)
Water Resources Abstracts (available through UC on the Web Cambridge Scientific's Environmental Science & Pollution Management collection)
JOURNALS are a good source of information on recent developments. Selected titles currently received by the Engineering Library are listed below.
American Concrete Institute Materials Journal (TA680.A654) (Also available through UC on the Web)
American Concrete Institute Structural Journal (TA680.A6542) (Also available through UC on the Web)
American Society of Civil Engineers. Transactions (TA1.A5)
ASHRAE Journal (TH7201.A22) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Aspire : The Concrete Bridge Magazine (Available on the Web)
Better Roads (TE1.B56)
Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Available through UC on the Web)
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (TA1.N2) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Cement and Concrete Research (Available to OhioLINK libraries on the Web)
Civil Engineering (NY) (TA1.C55) (Available through UC on the Web)
Civil Engineering Practice (TA1.C57)
Computers & Structures (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Concrete International (TA680.C772) (Available through UC on the Web)
Construction and Building Materials (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Energy and Buildings (Available to OhioLink institutions through the Web)
Engineering Computations (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Engineering Geology (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Engineering Structures (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
ENR (TA1.E62) (Also available on the Web)
Geotechnique (TA705.G4)
Geotextiles and Geomembranes (Available to OhioLink libraries on the Web)
International Journal of Remote Sensing (G70.4.I56) (Also available through UC on the Web)
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Science & Geomechanics Abstracts (Available to OhioLink libraries on the Web)
International Waterpower and Dam Construction (TK1081.W3)
Iron and Steel Engineer (TS300.I63)
Journal of Aerospace Engineering (TA1.J58)
Journal of Architectural Engineering (TA630.J66)
Journal of Bridge Engineering (TG1.J68)
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (TA1.J627) (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Composites for Construction (TA418.9.C6 J858)
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (TA1.J627)
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (TA1.J63)
Journal of Constructional Steel Research (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Journal of Energy Engineering (TJ1.J45) (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Engineering Mechanics (TA1.A5233)
Journal of Environmental Engineering (TD1.J65)
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (TA705.A525)
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (GB651.J597)
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (TC1.A39)
Journal of Hydrology (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (TC210.2.J68)
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (TA401.J673) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (TS175.J6) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Sound and Vibration (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Journal of Structural Engineering (TA1.A5235)
Journal of Surveying Engineering (TA501.J65) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Terramechanics (TE208.5.J6) (Also available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Journal of Transportation Engineering (TA1001.A512)
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (TC401.J68)
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (TC1.A4)
Materials and Structures (Available through UC on the Web)
MSW Management : Official Journal of the Solid Waste Association of North America (Available on the Web)
MCEER Bulletin (Available on the Web)
Modern Steel Construction (Available on the Web)
Navy Civil Engineer (VG593.A24)
Public Roads (TE23.A43) (Also available on the Web)
Public Works (TD1.P8) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Roads and Bridges (Available through UC on the Web)
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (TA710.A1R55) (Also available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Soils and Foundations (TA710.A1S54)
Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Structural Engineering International (TA630.I585)
Structural Safety (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
REPORTS
ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice (TA151.A5)
Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports (Available on the Web)
Earthquake Engineering Research Center (TA654.6.E4)
Mid-America Earthquake Center Technical Reports (Availab on the Web)
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) (TA654.6.T25)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publications
STANDARDS
If the linked standards below are not working, please use the main MAD CAD link: http://www.madcad.com/madcad/login.php and locate the standard on the MAD CAD list.
AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures (TE251.A43 1993)
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction Specifications 2nd ed. (TG310.A437 2004 with 2006 and 2007 interim revisions)
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 4th ed., 2007 (CD-ROM Station # 1, TG23.A25 2007 v.1-2)
AASHTO LRFD Movable Highway Bridge Design Specifications, 2nd ed. (TG420.A43 2007)
AASHTO Standards (older pre-1995 in microfiche 36)
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003) ( NA2545.P5 A5 2003)
ACI Manual of Concrete Inspection (TA681.A33 1999)
ACI Manual of Concrete Practice (TA681.A45 2008)
American Institute of Steel Construction Standards (older pre-1995 in microfiche 36)
American Society of Civil Engineers (older pre-1995 in microfiche 36)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards (TA401.A67 2008)
ASHRAE Standards (Available on CD-ROM Station # 1)
Cincinnati Municipal Code (Includes Zoning Code and Building Codes (Title XI)) (Availabe on the Web)
Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges 2005 (Available on the Web)
Emission Standards for Coal-Fired Plants (TD295.C58 V47)
International Building Code (TH420.S73 2006)
International Fire Code (K3674.I58 2006)
International Fuel Gas Code 2006. (K3542.I54 2006)
International Mechanical Code 2006. (KF5708.I55 2006)
International Plumbing Code 2006. (K3542.I58 2006)
MAD CAD (Building Codes Online) (Available through UC on the Web)
Manual for Condition Evaluation and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of Highway Bridges (TG315.A44 2003)
Manual of Standard Practice (CRSI) (TA683.42.C64 2003)
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-05) (TH851.M56 2006)
National Fire Codes (NFPA) (TH9111.N375 2008)
Ohio Building Code and Related Codes (KFO459.A1 A3 2005 with updates)
Ohio Department of Transportation Design Reference Resource Center (Available on the Web)
Ohio Fire Code (KFO381.A4 2000)
Seismic Design Manual (TA658.44 .S397 2006)Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (Available on the Web)
Seismic rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (TH420.S43 2007)
Specification for Structural Steel Building 2005 (Available on the Web)
Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges (TG310.A6 17th 2002)
Steel Construction Manual, 13th edition (TA684.A47 2005)
Uniform Codes for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings (KF5701.Z9I57 1991)
Prepared by the U.C. Office of Research and Advanced Studies. Provides access to resources related to research and graduate education at the University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/research/)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES are provided in a selected list below. Consult the International Directory of Engineering Societies and Related Organizations (TA12.D4857 1995), the Associations Unlimited (formerly the Encyclopedia of Associations) (HS17.E5) or the National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (HD2425.D53). Note that many professional societies maintain links on their websites to other related societies and to Internet resources in this discipline.
American Concrete Institute (ACI) , Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 W. Seven Mile Rd., Detroit, MI 48219; (313) 532-2600
American Institute of Steel Construction, One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601-2001; (312) 670-2400
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 345 East 47th St., New York, NY 10017; (212) 705-7496
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329 ; (800) 527-4723 (U.S. and Canada only); (404) 636-8400; Fax: (404) 321-5478
CERF: Civil Engineering Research Foundation, 1015 15th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005; (202) 842-0555
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, IIT 3360 South State St., Chicago, IL 60616-3796 (312) 567-3307
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA United Kingdom; 071-222 7722
Portland Cement Association (PCA), 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077; (847) 966-6200
PCI (Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 175 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1859 Chicago, IL 60604; (312) 786-0300
State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, 77 High St., Room 1698, Columbus, OH 43215-6108