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Civil Engineering Research: Handbooks & Encyclopedias

Last Updated: Oct 17, 2024 11:47 AM

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Materials Science & Technology
Eleven-volume encyclopedia providing comprehensive coverage of topics in materials science and technology with a particular focus on functional phenomena, structural phenomena, fundamental core theory, structural materials, polymers and materials chemistry, and functional materials.

Encyclopedia of Vibration
Three-volume encyclopedia covering everything from basic vibration theory to ultrasonics, from both fundamental and applied standpoints. Areas covered include vibrations in machines, buildings and other structures, vehicles, ships, and aircraft, as well as human response to vibration.

Selected Online Handbooks

Civil Engineer's Reference Book (Taylor & Francis, 4th edition, 1989)
Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice (Wiley, 2011)

Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures: ASCE/SEI 7-16 (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)

Bridges: Their Engineering and Planning (SUNY Press, 2015)
Bridge Engineering Handbook - Fundamentals (CRC Press, 2nd edition, 2014)
Bridge Engineering Handbook - Construction and Maintenance (CRC Press, 2nd edition, 2014)
Bridge Engineering Handbook - Seismic Design (CRC Press, 2nd edition, 2014)
Manual for Bridge Evaluation (AASHTO, 3rd edition, with 2019 and 2020 interim revisions)

Geotechnical Engineering Handbook (J. Ross Publishing, 2011)
Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb (Elsevier, 2nd edition, 2016)

Handbook of Energy Engineering (Fairmont Press, 8th edition, 2020)

Steel Structures - Design and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Steel Designers' Handbook (New South Publishing, 8th edition, 2012)

Introduction to Transportation Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (Springer, 2014)
Traffic Engineering Handbook (Institute of Transportation Engineers, 7th edition, 2016)
Traffic Control Systems Handbook (U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations, 2005)

ASM Handbooks

Composite Materials Handbook ( MIL-HDBK-17)