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Building - Art and Science
Technical and design information on all types
of bridges. Images. Bridges in films, music,
poetry, postage stamps. This fascinating website
was a 2002 Scientific American Sci-Tech Web
Award winner.
BridgePros
...dedicated to the Engineering, History,
& Construction of Bridges
Photos and information on bridge projects, articles,
products and materials information, more.
iCivilEngineer
"The Internet for Civil Engineers"
This site offers industry news, a directory
of useful websites in all areas of civil engineering,
resources for the PE exam. Current links under
News Center include Failure Watch, Big Project
Watch, and WTC Coverage. The Resource Center
includes Landmarks, Famous Engineers, and Industry
Leaders.
National
Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
(NISEE)
Provides access to research in earthquake engineering,
including images, reports, software, Earthquake
Engineering Abstracts (abstracts of 95,000 papers
on earthquake engineering since 1971), Selected
Papers in Earthquake Engineering, Introduction
to Earthquake Engineering.
structurae
An "international database and gallery
of structures." An excellent source for
images; also provides some data on the structures.
Professional
Societies
American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Member
information, publications, conferences, meetings,
jobs
- Civil
Engineering Database - Covers all ASCE
publications 1975 to present; search by author,
title, keyword, date
- Online
access to complete contents of the ASCE research
journals. Connect from Databases
Quick Pick List -- look for ASCE Publications.
Structural
Engineers Association of California (SEAOC)
Information about the Associations, its activities
and publications. Click on Library for
the WWW
Virtual Library of Structural Engineering.
Government
Agencies
California
Air Resources Board
California
Department of Water Resources
California
Geological Survey (formerly Division of
Mines and Geology)
Geological information, maps of seismic hazard
zones, State Mining & Geology Board, tables
of contents and selected articles from California
Geology magazine.
Caltrans
Information about the California Department
of Transportation, the agency's construction
projects and research activities. Also: seismic
retrofit, information for contractors, highway
conditions, fact sheets, history, photos, links
to Caltrans district offices for local information,
and more. The Division
of Engineering Services section provides
access to technical publications, specifications,
drawings, and documents. More manuals are available
from the Manuals
and Forms link.
Department
of Transportation (DOT)
The US government agency responsible for all
aspects of transportation.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Links to regulations, publications, data and
software, research programs, consumer information,
local and regional offices.
South
Coast Air Quality Management District
The smog control agency for all or portions
of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
Counties.
U.
S. Geological Survey
The USGS homepages provide a great deal of information
of interest to civil engineers. This short list
is just a sample of what's available:
Ann Morgan
aemorgan@csupomona.edu
August 2003
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