Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Web Resources

American Institute of Steel Construction FreePubs
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a non-profit technical institute and trade association serving the structural steel design community and construction industry. They are best known for their comprehensive "Manual of Steel Construction." The website provides many free publications, including specifications and codes, seismic resources, and revisions to AISC publications.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
The ASCE is the nation's leading professional society serving civil engineers. Their website site gives information about the Society, its membership, departments, and services. Also included is information about ASCE publications and a job search section.

U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center

Part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the "ERDC provides high quality, responsive engineering and environmental research and development to support the Army and the Nation." Find information about war fighter support, installations, environment, water resources, and information technology. Also connect to Construction Engineering Lab, Coastal and Hydraulics Lab, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, Engineer Manuals, Environmental Lab, Geotechnical and Structures Lab, Information Technology Lab and the Topographic Engineering Center.

Construction Institute
The Construction Institute provides a collaborative forum for all participants in the construction process. It is an institute of the ASCE & is organized into seven Directorates - Construction, Education & Research, Engineering, Equipment, Materials, Owners, and Services - providing an immediate focus area for every interest within the industry.

Geoengineer.org
Geoengineer.org was created to advance international geoengineering practice, research, and education through the classification and integration of worldwide geoengineering information and the development of tools, resources and professional activities.

GROW: Geotechnical, Rock, and Water Resources Library is a collection of electronic resources and news related to geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics, and water resources.

iCivilEngineer
iCivilEngineer is a free, advertising supported, information gateway especially designed for civil engineers. Its main emphasis is in news and current awareness, with many links to civil engineering news, new civil engineering projects, new journal articles, and mail and discussion groups. It also includes a career center with links to PE Exam guides, job openings, and academic programs.

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of engineers, academics and contractors all over the world that actively participate in geotechnical engineering.

National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering A collection of resources from the University of California Berkley.

TechXtra
TechXtra, an initiative of Heriot Watt University in the UK, is a free service that can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text e-prints, the latest research, thesis and dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.