Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction
Engineering Press (US)
The Construction Site (UK's leading building and construction weekly newspaper)
CIRIA's new site guide: crane stability
Finite Element Softwares (Technical Research Centre of Finland)
LEAP Software for LRFD and AASHTO Standard Live and Static Load Analysis
BOSS International Civil & Environmental Engineering Softwares
TERRAMODEL and PAYDIRT softwares from Spectra Precision Software, Inc
Instantel's system for analysing vibration data from blasting, pile driving, and tunnelling
Program for design and optimization of stormwater detention ponds
FUNDASISMICA Seismic Risk Analysis And Soil Dynamics Software
Softree Technical Systems, Inc. (Software for surveying, mapping, and road design)
Visual QSM - An Award Winning tendering software for Contractors
A directory of 2,000 websites and online documents from the UK for construction professionals.
William G. Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library, University of California, Berkeley
Ground Improvements & Control Testing
Foundation Piles & Pile Testing
Waterproofing In Building Construction
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete For Construction
Civil Defence Shelters
Fasteners for wire and wire rope industries by Gripple Limited
Geomechanical measuring instruments from Applied Geomechanics
The Netherlands Organization For Applied Scientific Research
ICARIS: Advanced Applications For Civil Engineering, Slovenia
ATLSS: Centre for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (Lehigh University)
Concrete Technology, Imperial College, London (under construction).
Hydraulic and Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork, Ireland
INFORMS has an excellent literature
database search engine for abstracts of international journals in operations
research published since 1982 at their on-lineAnnual
Comprehensive Index
Rating **** Reviewed 6/26/98. "The Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. Click on any category to see a library of related images. Images are available for direct download in three sizes: thumbnail, in-line size, and full screen."
Archimedes is a set of tools, including mesh generators and a prototype parallelizing compiler, for performing unstructured finite element simulations. This page describes the motivation and context for Archimedes, illustrates its basic structure, and acknowledges the researchers who contributed to its development.
Engineering Desktop Software for Civil & Mech. Engineers
by Carleton University
Rating ** A small collection of free instructional software from the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Rating ** A small collection of instructional software. "The faculty and students in the Civil Engineering Division of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, often write computer programs for use in undergraduate engineering education. We are making some of this software available to engineering educators and practitioners so that others may make use of our efforts. "
by Ohio State University
Rating *** "Software is available for a number of areas of interest including: artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, finite elementstructural analysis, scientific visualization, thermal and fluid flow analysis, and many more (see our Online Catalog ). Programs are priced on a cost-recovery basis and most include source code. U.S. educational institutions are eligible for a substantial discount (see the educational pricing page for details). Especially noteworthy is the fact that, for most (non-licensed) programs, users within the U.S. may freely modify and/or incorporate portions of the NASA-developed code into commercial products for use in the U.S (policy details). "
Rating ** Directory of Commercial Computer Software for Civil Engineering from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. An extensive list of software covering a wide range of topics, but no descriptions and no links to manufacturers web sites. Includes contact information for vendor.
"A Service of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers"
Rating *** "Availability, Features and User Experiences." Also some nice links to other Finite Element Method information.
"Welcome to the Geoshare User's Group home page. The Geoshare User's Group or "GUG" is an independent non-profit Texas corporation responsible for managing and promoting the Geoshare Data Model. The GUG is also responsible for the standards that describe the usage of the model to exchange data between petroleum related data stores."
HYDSYS is software designed to help you analyze storm drainage systems. Using selected hydrologic methods, it covers the entire analytic process from the determination of a design rainstorm to model calibration, and the production of hyetographs, hydrographs, plans and profiles. Using your pipe network and zoning designations for paved and grassed contributing areas, it will highlight undersized pipes and will calculate the required pipe diameters, capacities and velocities. Features which allow models to be linked together make it possible to analyze systems of virtually any size or complexity. Using HYDSYS, you may simulate the drainage of a subdivision before and after development and then determine the attenuating effects of stormwater detention ponds. It will enable you to predict a system's performance during extreme or high return period rainstorms or to identify and correct deficiencies of developing urban drainage systems.
PC-TRANS, an FHWA-designated software distribution center, constantly updates and expands its library of software programs and documentation for transportation applications. Many of the programs are in the public domain and are made available at a minimal cost. Other products are fully supported, copyrighted software marketed through agreements with their authors.
Commercial Groundwater, Surface Water, Air Pollution, Bioremediation, Watershed, Stormwater, Geology, and other Environmental Models and Modeling Software
Several civil engineering programs, including Cantilever: Assist in design of sheet piling, Soil project management & draw boring logs, water surface profiles in culverts, more
Rating **** By the National research Council of Canada. Nice collection of online Building Digest articles covering all aspects of building construction...very good explanations of some engineering topics and practical advice. Also includes an online list of publications. "The National Research Council's Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) is Canada's construction technology centre. Established in 1947, IRC provides research, building code development, and materials evaluation services. Working with partners, IRC addresses issues that have a large economic impact, assisting industry to innovate and develop technologies that are safe, durable and cost-effective. "
NOCON aims to be internationally active in areas where Norwegian engineering technology leads the field. The Norwegian Method of Tunnelling is an acknowledged concept in the world of rock blasting. Tunnels and underground caverns have to be blasted out of the Norwegian mountains when hydropower, transportation and communications systems are being developed - an expensive and complicated process. To reduce costs, increase safety and protect the environment, we have been forced to invent new techniques that have continuously been at the forefront of developments.
provides online access to continually updated construction industry information. Search The Electronic Blue Book and you will find more than 550,000 listings and 40,000 display advertisements - with company profiles for more detailed information.
The GCN combines over 40 years of construction experience with over 25 years of Internet and technology experience to provide the construction industry with sound processes that provide real-life business results. The GCN models the construction industry's work processes to complement and improve upon industry standards.
National Inventory of Dams
Rating **** A technical brief."...written by members of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) to explain the phenomenon of liquefaction and what can be done about it"
Rating ** A list of links to EE resources.
Rating ** "The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is a national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists. EERI members include researchers, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators." An online List of publications, and detailed earthquke reports for several major earthquakes.
Rating * "The University of Texas at Austin chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is an interdisciplinary student organization concerned with the effects of earthquakes and earthquake hazard reduction. "
Rating ***** An excellent list of links to and descriptions of Earthquahe Engineering resources covering a wide range of topics. "The EQNET Web Site Working Group, comprised of volunteer Earthquake Hazard Information Providers throughout the United States, will create an EQNET Home Page and Web Site that will identify and link to sources of information on earthquake hazards and related topics."
Rating ***** A very nice starting point for locating resources in earthquake engineering. From the University of California at Berkeley. Earthquake Engineering abstracts, software, online papers and images, an extensive list of publications and more can be found here.
Rating **** Reviewed 6/24/98 "The WWW Ethics Center has moved to Case Western Reserve University. "
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering for Building Systems
the largest database of its kind (now more than 39,000 construction related listings on the WWW - including architects, engineers, contractors, material suppliers, product manufacturers and much more.
Lipscomb & Associates is a multi-disciplined professional consulting, training and design firm that specializes in providing Trench Safety Designs, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, and Competent Person Training to contractors in the Construction Industry. The Design Professionals of Lipscomb & Associates have extensive education in all areas of Excavation Safety and bring over 100 years of experience as practioners to our clients
Engineering Surveying and Planning consultant
Sargent & Lundy is a global leader in professional services for the electric power industry. For more than 100 years, our comprehensive capabilities have provided domestic and international clients and partners with a single source of expertise.
"Edie is a free, personalised, interactive news, information and communications service for environmental professionals around the world. With comprehensive independent coverage, powerful search facilities, e-mail alerts and discussion forums, edie provides a one-stop-shop for the exchange of environmental information on the Web. "
Land and Water is published for contractors, landscape architects, consultants and engineers, government officials and those all those individuals involved in natural resource management and restoration, from idea stage through project completion and maintenance. We help our readers gain access to this market by publishing job-site stories, case histories, and the information on the latest developments in the industry
Material Safety Data Sheets and other chemical information
The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) conducts research about the effects of energy development and use on the environment. The division conducts everything from Atmospheric Radiation Measurement to Biological Monitoring and Abatement. There are three major facilities at ESD, including the Global Positioning System, the National Environmental Research Park, and the Hydrology Field Test Sites.
Glossary of terms related to the envoronmental remediation industry
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
A geotechnical disaster
Rating **** Reviewed 6/26/98. A large collection of data in a database available for download. "Theme research areas are: geotechnical earthquake engineering (liquefaction, site amplification, and permanent deformations), calibration of new equipment, proof testing of site improvement techniques, geo-environmental problems, expansive clay problems and foundation prototype testing"
University of Innsbrook - Institute for Geotechnics and Tunneling
The Institute for Geotechnology was established as an association of consulting firms, industry, government agencies, and academia with a mutual interest in the geosciences and related engineering disciplines. The resources of the Institute consist of its members, friends, and the students and faculty of the University of Tennessee.
VELACS is an NSF sponsored study on the effects of earthquake-like loading on a variety of soil models, aimed at better understanding the mechanisms of soil liquefaction and at acquiring data for the verification of various analysis procedures.
The Geotechnical Laboratory is actively engaged in research, development, testing, and evaluation projects in soil and rock mechanics, foundation design, embankment design, slope stability, seepage analysis, earthquake engineering, engineering geology, geophysics, pavement technology, expedient surfacing, dust control, vehicle mobility and trafficability.
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee
Geotechnical PC Software from EJGE Windows software is offerred to the subscribers of the Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE
List of geotechnical engineering related software from the Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Web Servers for Geology, Geophysics, Soil Mechanics and Structural Mechanics
Links to Other Civil, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Links to Other Civil, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Sites
Geotechnical books available via Amazon.com
Publications list of the United States Bureau of Reclamation
Ground Water Currents is a newsletter that provides descriptions and performance data for developments in innovative ground water treatment.
Technical Paper
Glossary of Coastal Engineering Terms
Rating *** Reviewed 6/26/98. "The purpose of this guidebook is to explain resource development practices that are intended to prevent long-term change to background water quality, quantity, and timing of flow. Short-term changes may occur within the natural variability of the water supply. "
Updating 100-year Flood Plain Boundaries Prince George's County Adopts GIS Approach
A good overview and guide to hydrologic modelling, software, and GIS as they apply to highway drainage structures
Flow in alluvial channel bends, Local scour around a cylindrical pier, Summertime winds and direct cyclonic circulation: observations from Lake Geneva.
A brief technical paper from an engineering consultant
A brief technical paper from an engineering consultant
Listing of REMR Technical Reports from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station
Rating **** Reviewed 6/26/98. A very large glossary of terms by the students of Humbolt State University
The waterfront is the scene of the most dramatic interactions between water, wind, and land. Moving air and water carry material from place to place, eroding and depositing, constantly changing the shoreline. If erosion is not balanced by accretion,the shore will be washed away. Understanding the dynamics of erosion and accretion along the shore is important: to safeguard your property, you need to know how to work with these natural forces, not against them.
Agricultural Research Service National Sedimentation Laboratory
Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal And Hydraulics Laboratory
The Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) is the nation's foremost laboratory for coastal engineering. CERC evolved from the original Board on Sand Movement and Beach Erosion, which was formed in 1929 at the direction of Congress. In 1983, CERC relocated from Fort Belvoir, Va., to the WES installation here in Vicksburg to consolidate coastal engineering research capabilities.CERC research focuses on coastal engineering, including waves, winds, water levels, tides, currents, and their interaction with coastal sediments and structures. Projects include coastal flood and storm protection, sand bypassing, dredging, navigation improvement, and harbor design and maintenance.
The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) is the international nongovernmental organization which deals with hydrology and water resources. It was established in 1922, incorporating the International Commission of Glaciers which had beenset up in 1894, with the aim of bringing together hydrologists from all countries to promote the hydrological sciences.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The Office of Hydrology serves as the primary link between the National Weather Service Headquarters and the hydrologic field service programs (river forecasts and flood warnings.)
The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) is the principal Research, Testing, and Development facility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Part of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory System, its mission is to conceive, plan, study, and execute engineering investigations and research and development studies in support of the civil and military missions of the Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies.
"The SSIIM program is made for use in River/Environmental/Hydraulic/Sedimentation Engineering. It calculates water, sediment flow and water quality in three dimensions, solving the Navier-Stokes equations with the k-epsilon turbulence model. The convection-diffusion equations are solved to calculate sediment transport and water quality constituent transport. The calculations are time-dependent and an adaptive grid moves vertically to account for changes in water and bed level. "
This site is primarily provided for distribution of interim software developed under the Operations Management Problem Area of the REMR (Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation) Civil Works Program. Software includes Steel Sheet Pile, Lockwall, Concrete Gravity Dams, Miter Gate, Tainter Dam Gates, Roller Dam Gates, Tainter Valves, Timber Dikes, Sector Gate, Stone Rubble Dikes and Revetments, and Rubble Breakwaters and Jetties.
"a fluid flow system between two reservoirs is presented in an applet called Visiflow, and the user has a number of options about the connection between the reservoirs, including changing pipe diameters, installing pumps, changing the level of the water in the two reservoirs, adding valves and turbines, and changing the pipe roughness. Once a particular configuration is chosen, the user can execute the solution and update the flow through the system and the hydraulic and energy grade lines between the two reservoirs. "
Useful Hydrology and Weather Links
University of Central Florida Civil and Environmental Engineering CWR6535 Water Resources Modeling Links to Models and Sites
Resource for finding answers and asking questions about hydraulic engineering and hydrology computer modeling issues.
Conservation/Water-Related Links
Universities Water Information Network
A brief technical paper from an engineering consultant
Rating *** Reviewed 6/28/98
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98 An extensive listing of contract employment agencies and their web pages in alphabetical order. No categorization by type of engineering. Post resume for free.
Rating ** Covers all types of engineering. Search job listings, post resumes, post job announcements. Few, if any civil jobs.
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98 Simple listing of civil jobs.
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98 "The Engineering Job Source provides fast-loading and easily accessible job listings for engineers and technical professionals. We specialize in the Great Lakes area but we are currently in the process of expanding. Now you can browse engineering and technical jobs from all over the United States. (Please note that many states are new, so check back soon for new listings)" Nice search facility.
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98 An extensive listing of companies and and their employment web pages in alphabetical order. No categorization by type of engineering. Headhunter lst. Post resume for free.
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98 "This web site is specifically set up for engineers looking for a job over the Internet. Here, you will find job search resources specific to your field of specialization, job listings, unemployment data, and a few other resource that can be useful during your job search. This is a not-for-profit web site." Allows resume posting.
"The Geometronics Service Center is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Center provides base geographic information products and related technical services to Forest Service resource managers and scientists responsible for carrying out the agency's mission. Products include: Primary and Secondary Base Series maps, Cartographic Feature Files, Digital Elevation Models, and Digital Orthophoto Quads. Services include: training and technology transfer, support for users of Center products, applications development, and data clearinghouse functions. This suite of products and services provides the Forest Service with the geospatial foundation needed for effective use of geographic information systems (GIS) and related geospatial technologies"
USGS Spatial Data Transfer Standard
National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse - Topo maps, Digital elevation models, satellite images, geologic data, hydrologic and water resource data, more.
Rating ***** Reviewed 9 Jul 98. Excellent site from Microsoft. Find an aerial photo online from an extensive (huge) database of photos they acquired from the United States Geological Survey and declassified Russian satellite photos. Good coverage of the United States, but by no means all inclusive at the time of the review. Point and click on a world map or search for a place name.
Maps of the National Flood Insurance Program
The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names. Approximately 12,000 of the databases 3.3 million features are updated monthly with names information approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (US BGN).
Maps from the USGS (United States Geological Survey
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. The GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names information. Information about foreign geographic feature names can be obtained from the GEOnet Names Server, developed and maintained by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
Become a business partner with the USGS to distribute their products
Tthe home page for the TIGER Map Service, a project sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The goal of this service is to provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data.
"The Geospatial Data Clearinghouse is a collection of over 50 spatial data servers, primarily in North America, that have digital geographic data primarily for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) image processing systems, or other modelling software. These data collections can be searched through a single interface based on their descriptions or "metadata." "
The Global Land Information System (GLIS) is an interactive computer system developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for scientists seeking sources of information about the Earth's land surfaces. GLIS contains abstract, description ,and search information for each data set. Through GLIS, scientists can evaluate data sets, determine their availability, place online requests for products, or, in some cases, download products. GLIS also offers online samples of earth science data.
National Ground survey control points from NOAA.
Rating *** Reviewed 6/24/98 A short, personal technical paper
Rating **** Reviewed 6/24/94 An extensive listing of GIS-related resources.
"CORPSCON, Version 4.11, is an MS-DOS based program which allows the user to convert coordinates between Geographic, State Plane and Universal Transverse (UTM) on both North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) and North American Datum of 1983(NAD 83). CORPSCON uses the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) program NADCON to convert between NAD 27 and NAD 83. CORPSCON, Version 4.11, also performs vertical conversions to and from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Vertical conversions can be performed for the continental U.S. only. Also, CORPSCON does not perform conversions based on High Accuracy Reference Networks (HARN's). To perform conversion on HARN's, NADCON, Version 2.10, must be used. NADCON can be obtain from the National Geodetic Survey. "
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98
Land Surveying links
in French
A web guide to lans surveying resources
Information on Building Materials and Products from the manufacturer's web site.
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Procurement Site. All NASA procurement sites are interconnected to make up the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) .
The Procurement Assistance Jumpstation creates a unified resource for procurement and acquisition assistance on the Internet
Rating ***** Reviewed 6/28/98 Must see site. "Especially Focused on Building Technology, Construction, Materials & Structural Engineering "
Rating ** From the Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98
Rating ** From the Old Dominion University Library
Civil Engineering Journals on Internet and links to publishers, other indices and archives...
Manchester School of Engineering -- Civil Engineering Division
Rating ++ A Florida-based guide to Civil Engineering. Will design your company website for a fee and place it in their directory.
"CIVILRING is a 'webring' that connects sites related to Civil Engineering situated primarily in Australia and also the world. A webring is a way to group together sites with similar content by linking them together in a circle, or ring. The idea is that once you are at one site in the webring, you can click on a "Next" or "Previous" link to go to adjacent sites in the ring and - if you do it long enough - end up where you started. For more information on webrings, visit the organisation that invented the idea, Webring. "
Rating ** Reviewed 6/24/98
This is a database of resources civil engineering and construction, except pointers to construction companies. The database is searchable and allows users to add new resources
General WWW Links
The Engineering category includes guides on topics pertaining to the science, work or profession of engineers including, but not limited to, the planning, design and construction of structures, machines and systems.
From CalTech University
Rating ** Includes some civil engineering related links
Rating ** From the University of Westminster. A short list of liknks to various resources.
Listing of Engineering related internet resources. Categories include topics on Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering, Energy and more. Primarily a listing of companies.
"Your site is one of the best, most comprehensive sites I have ever seen for Engineers & Engineering! It is useful for all levels of Engineers - from students to practising Engineers. I have only begun to explore it! "
Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
"This publication is intended to provide accurate and current information regarding regulations pertinent to the implementation of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program under federal and California law. It is necessarily general in nature and does not discuss all exceptions and variations to general rules. This publication was prepared in summer 1997 and may not reflect changes in law occurring after August 31, 1997"
"This course covers the issues that emerge when biologists review permit applications issued by the Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the River and Harbors Act. Topics include: Corps regulation and guidance, the Service's mitigation policy, the Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines, and other topics related to permit review. The course includes a field trip and frequent discussions of some of the complex issues facing permit biologists. "
TITLE: Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Vegetative Operations
"Regulation of wetlands is undergoing significant change. Last August, the Clinton Administration proposed sweeping reforms to the federal wetlands regulatory scheme. Similarly broad legislation has been introduced in the Congress. Although wetlands reform bills have been proposed in the past several sessions of Congress, there is growing consensus that a bill will pass this year. Clean Water Act reauthorization and wetlands are at the top of Congress' environmental agenda for 1994."
"Over the last two centuries, the United States has lost half of its historic wetlands base, resulting in increased flooding, poorer water quality and diminished wildlife populations across the country. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act has reduced wetlands loss, but the United States continues to lose tens of thousands of irreplaceable acres of wetlands annually. NWF urges Congress to ensure that the Clean Water Act's goal to "restore and maintain" the nation's waters and wetlands is retained."
Vermont
"Persons discharging pollutants directly from point sources into surface waters of the state must obtain an NPDES discharge permit from the Tennessee Division of Water Pollution Control (WPC). Direct dischargers include industrial and commercial wastewater and industrial stormwater discharges. "
Iowa
"The term "storm water management" refers to the cooperative efforts of public agencies and the private sector to mitigate, abate, or reverse the adverse results, both in water quantity and water quality, associated with the altered runoff phenomena that typically accompanies urbanization. Storm water management encompasses a number of control measures, which may be either structural or non-structural (including policy and procedural measures) in nature. The control measures utilized to accomplish the desired goals are often referred to as "best management practices", or BMP's. "
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Water Management
"This document contains some information about the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting Process as implemented by Ohio EPA"
"In August 1997, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) approved a voluntary general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit program that allows communities of less than 100,000 residents to design their own solutions to stormwater overflows and prevent discharges of pollutants into the water. The General Wastewater Discharge Permit (General Permit), as it is referred to in the rules submitted by the MDEQ, allows participating communities to set their own goals for restoring or protecting rivers, lakes and streams in the State of Michigan. The General Permit program is authorized pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and Parts 31 and 41 of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). "
Oklahoma DEQ
Delaware
"Permit Handbook Commonly Required Environmental Permits for Washington State"
"In other fields, there's very little doubt: We know what it takes to be a star in the movies, a star on Broadway, or a star in sports. But do you know what it takes to be a star at work? Robert E. Kelley has the answer. by Alan M. Webber. "
"If you're so "successful," why aren't you having more fun? If you're so "together," why are your days so chaotic? "Getting a life" means getting control - of what you work on, whom you work with, and how much work you do. Here's how. by Michael Warshaw. "
"One way to "get a life" is to simplify the one you have. Simplicity guru Elaine St. James offers principles and techniques to make your life less complicated and more rewarding - at work and at home. now, what's so complicated about that? by Michael Warshaw. "
"Tips on ways to simplify your life from an author known for austerity. by Michael Warshaw. "
ASCE represents more than 120,000 civil engineers worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society
The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is the only engineering society that represents licensed professional engineers (PEs) across all disciplines. Founded in 1934, NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting engineering licensure and ethics, advocating and protecting PEs' legal rights at the national and state levels, publishing news of the profession, providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. NSPE serves some 60,000 members and the public through 54 state and territorial societies and more than 500 chapters.
The Engineering E-journal Search Engine searches the full text of one hundred engineering e-journals which are listed in the Main EEVL Database of engineering resources (with their own record or as part of a parent site). In order to be selected, e-journals must be free, full text (or offer most of their content as full text) and available without registration.
Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library Welcome to the Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library (ADTDL), an electronic "library without walls". The ADTDL is the single repository of approved Army training and doctrine information. Contains lots of publications related to Civil Engineering. Some are restricted access, some are not
Rating **** Reviewed 6/26/98. "The Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff. Click on any category to see a library of related images. Images are available for direct download in three sizes: thumbnail, in-line size, and full screen."
Water treatment website
"Tips on project management communication."
"Forget bullet points and slide shows. The best leaders use stories to answer three simple questions: Who am I? Who are we? Where are we going?...So what's your story? by Elizabeth Weil. "
"Chris Higgins never met a project he couldn't lead - or a project leader he couldn't teach. Here's how he gets things done. by Gina Imperato. "
The Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) research organization established by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on May 1, 1989 to provide leadership, direction, and an organizational structure to foster research for the civil engineering profession at large.
ADEKA ULTRA SEAL is an innovative "DOUBLE-LOCKING" rubber waterstop. It will fill all voids by compression of the rubber, and by expansion pressure. The hydrophilic rubber waterstop works by the natural phenomena of osmosis and the water absorption properties of the hydrophilic agent. It will expand to fill any gap or void within the limits of its expansion. Adeka Ultra seal will prevent water intrusion, even under a high hydrostatic head.
An online design manual. This section descrbes design procedures for channel and shore protection, including the use of sheet pile
D.P. NICOLI, INC. is a service oriented supplier of steel products for sale or rent to the heavy construction industry.
From foundation exploration to analysis techniques, this comprehensive guidebook provides information on the selection, design, and installation of sheet pile walls based upon the present state of the technology for sheet pile-soil-structure interaction behavior. Chapters address open channel hydraulic theory; system loads including surcharge and water loads; system stability and design for rotational stability; nonlinear soil springs; and nonlinear anchor springs. (1996)
A description of a US Army Corps of Engineers research Program
The two treatment cells were created by installing a sheet pile wall across the lagoon in a north-south direction so there would be equal treatment media volume in each of the two cells. This configuration allowed for the sequential remediation of the western cell (Cell E) and the eastern cell (Cell F)
Cantilevered sheet pile wall software
We offer many materials and supplies including: steel, aluminum, copper, brass, angles, bars, pipe, plates, mesh, rebars, sheets, wire, beams, billets, sheet piling, and channels.
Geotechnics Holland and Cofra The specialists in the manufacture, trading and installation of geosynthetics for geotechnical engineering. Our range includes vertical drains, liners, vertical cut-off walls, plastic sheet piling systems, geotextiles and other related products
International Sheet Piling Company S.ŕ.r.l. Sales agent for the steel sheet piles, steel piles and accessories of ProfilARBED
Hydraulic pile driving system
the engineers will look choose between a carbon steel sheet pile dam and a stainless steel sheet pile dam.
Materials International is a manufacturer of non-corrosive vinyl sheet piling used in marine and industrial projects.
Newpaper, publications, design guides and other information relating to sheet pile
Ongoing research
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains a large number of lock and navigational facilities, many of which are beginning to show signs of weathering and deterioration. Corps managers responsible for maintenance and repair (M&R) of these structures often lack the tools necessary to make informed decisions about project prioritization and efficient allocation of scarce funds.
A comparison of design methods for propped sheet pile walls [P077] R A Day & D M Potts Predictions from eight commonly employed design approaches are compared with field observations from a real (extensively instrumented) anchored sheet pile wall. The theoretical framework behind the current design methods is also outlined.
Shannon & Wilson has designed and instrumented retaining structures in soils and rocks of varying types for over 40 years
The Geotechnical Laboratory of the Delft University of Technology and the Dutch Centre for Civil Engineering Research and Codes (CUR) are organizing a large scale field test on a 5.5 metre deep excavation. In this test two steel sheet pile walls are heavily instrumented and monitored. One wall, constructed with double U-profiles, is loaded in the Serviceability Limit State to investigate the loss of effective stiffness due to slip in the 'free' interlock (oblique bending). The opposite wall (Z-piles) is loaded close to the Ultimate Limit State. In the latter wall a plastic hinge is let developed. The test will be carried out in September 1998 and will be continued for a period of about 1 year to investigate the long-term effects of soft peat and clay on both sheet pile walls.
Shoreline Steel produces sheet piling ranging from 10 gauge to 3/8" in thickness, and we also form five different configurations of piling.
The Prediction of Static Behaviour from Dynamic Measurements
sells attachments for excavators, loader backhoes and skid steer loaders such as hydraulic breakers, rock breaking boom systems, soil compactors, and sheet pile drivers.
M.A.F.C.O. is one of the leading suppliers of foundation products in the Country. Providing steel piling and accessories from eight locations across the United States.
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This site is the result of my interest in cable supported structures, especially cable-stayed bridges. The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive list of web sites containing information about cable supported structures and other related subjects.
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Rating *** Reviewed 6/24/98 Mainly transportation links. Clickable map of state DOT sites
Listing of publications and information for ordering. "The following projects funded through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) are directly related to the improvement of the Highway Capacity Manual, a publicationof the Transportation Research Board. NCHRP is funded by the member departments of the American Association of StateHighway and Transportation Officials and TCRP is funded by the Federal Transit Administration. They are administered by theTransportation Research Board."
Rating *** Reviewed 6/28/98 From the Center for Microcomputers in Transportation (McTrans)
"The technology applications program involves all areas of highway technology, including asphalt and concrete pavements, environment, structures, geotechnology, hydraulics, safety, motor carriers, and traffic operations and management. The program also includes activities related to the implementation of the products from the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and the administration of the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) for FHWA. "
Rating ***** Reviewed 6/28/98 Great site...just about everything you could want to know about traffic signs or a link to it. "This is a listing of the most commonly used traffic signs in the United States. The signs are listed by type (regulatory, warning, marker, guide) and sub-type (R1, R2, etc.) The first phase of the manual is complete. Almost all of the common US (and some Arizona-specific) signs are included, with a small picture of each sign shown.
Rating ***** Reviewed 6/24/98 Excellent site covering all aspects of Pavement Engineering. Look no further to find your pavement engineering resources.
Rating ***** Reviewed 6/24/98 "The National Transportation Library is administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in cooperation with the Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC), the operating administrations, and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Transportation Library contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. All material in the National Transportation Library is in the public domain or provided by the authors free of any restriction on reproduction. We welcome comments, suggestions, and contributions of documents and databases from our customers. "
Rating **** Reviewed 6/24/98 "Highway and Transportation History Website For Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.! Mainly Highways, but Rail Transit Also!"
List of links to the 50 United States Departments of Transportation
Rating ** Reviewed 4/28/98 A directory of links.
Rating *** Reviewed 6/24/98 An annotated list of resource directories from the UC Berkeley Library
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Rating ** Reviwed 6/24/98 "USroads.com is the website of TranSafety, Inc. Founded in 1982, TranSafety, Inc. is an independent source for publications and information on road transportation and safety. For fourteen years, TranSafety's newsletters have reached subscribers across the United States and around the world. Engineers, maintenance personnel, legal professionals, and others interested in roadway design, maintenance, and safety read these newsletters to keep up-to-date on the latest developments in their areas. TranSafety also publishes technical documents on such subjects as edge dropoffs and work zone safety. In addition, TranSafety offers consulting, expert witness, and research services for highway and legal professionals. "
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