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Civil Engineering

A Selective Guide to the Library's Resources on This Subject

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Subject headings 
These subject headings may be used to locate books in the Pellissippi Library online catalog:(http://www.pstcc.edu/library/catalog.htm) and in thenetLibrary ebook collection (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/netlibrary.htm).
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections: 
Databases 
 You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the library Online Database  page. (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html)

Access Science (online) - the online database version of the popular reference book, the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  Access over 7100 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and research updates in all areas of science and technology.

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

General Business File International - (online) - indexes more than 900 periodicals on a variety of business and management topics from 1980 to the current year with full-text coverage of over 400 publications.

Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online  http://ezproxy.pstcc.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.knovel.com  Provides full-text of engineering reference books and also contains books on civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering, as well as metallury, biology, and food science.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail).  NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.


Journals and Magazines 
The following journals are available at the Pellissippi library in the Reference area. Many journals now have websites, providing the table of contents and access to selected articles in the current printed journal. Many include additional information and resources in certain subjects.


Reference Books 
The Civil Engineering Handbook. W.F. Chen and J.Y.Richard Liew,eds. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2003. REF TA 151 .C57 2003.  This handbook covers the eight traditional areas of civil engineering by organizing the book into eight sections: construction, environmental, geotechnical, hydraulic, materials, structural, surveying, and transportation engineering..

Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam . Michael R. Lindenburg. Belmont, CA: Professional Publications, 1997. REF TA 159 .L54 1997 Presents commonly used elements from mathematical formulas to management theories.

Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers. 4th ed. Frederick S. Merritt, M. Kent Loflin, Jonathan T. Ricketts, editors. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. REF TA 151 .S8 1996 Presents fundamental principles and applications for planning, design, and construction of buildings, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.

Field Engineer's Manual. 2nd edition. Robert O. Parmley, P.E. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995. REF TA 151 .P35 1995 Designed to be a portable, all-inclusive source for basic data needed by civil and other engineers in their daily work. With tables.

The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction. L. F. Webster, ed.New York : Wiley, c1997. REF TA 9 .W44 1997 The definitions are designed to be used by professionals in architecture, engineering, surveying, building, construction, forestry, mining and public works. Entries include terms, concepts, names, abbreviations, tools and techniques common to these disciplines.


Web Resources 

Civil Engineering Virtual Library (http://www.ce.gatech.edu/WWW-CE/home.html) - Gateway to information on civil engineering topics and conferences.

EEVL- Internet Guide to engineering, computing, and mathematics. (http://www.eevl.ac.uk)

GuideMe.com - Civil Engineering Resources on the Internet (http://www.guideme.com/CivilEngineering.htm) - Engineering links.

Engineering Central (http://www.engcen.com/) - Lists jobs for engineers since 1997.

iCivil Engineer (http://www.icivilengineer.com/) - The "Internet for Civil Engineers"

Yahoo - Civil Engineering (http://dir.yahoo.com/science/engineering/civil_engineering/) -  Various civil engineering links.