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Civil and Environmental Engineering information resources


Handbooks, subject encyclopaedias and dictionaries for Civil & Environmental Engineering


Covering all aspects of civil and environmental engineering -

Australian engineering directory. 33nd ed. 1998.
Reference collection 620.0029405 A938
Details of Australian suppliers of engineering products, trade names and overseas principals.

Civil engineers reference book. 4th ed. 1989.
Reference collection 624 C582.4

Civil engineering handbook. 1995.
Reference collection 624 C518c

Engineering handbook. 1995.
Reference collection 620 D695e
A ready reference for the practicing engineer in industry, government and academia?. Its comprehensive coverage make it a useful source for information about other engineering disciplines.

Kempe's engineers year-book. 96th ed. 2 volumes. 1991.
Reference collection 620 K32 1991
Another broad coverage of engineering topics.

Piping handbook. 6th ed. 1992.
Reference collection 621.8672 N333p

Rawlinsons Australian construction handbook. 18th ed. 2000.
Reserve collection 692.505 R261
Provides estimates of costs of all aspects of building, for each capital city. Includes costs for foundations, structural materials, electrical and mechanical services, water and wastes, recycling of buildings and landscaping.

Standard handbook for civil engineers. 4th ed. 1996.
Reference collection 624 M572s

Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 3rd ed. 1995.
Reference collection 620.00212 H631s.3

Environmental Engineering

Australian rainfall and runoff. 1987.
Reference collection 551.489 A938

Coastal zone management handbook. 1996.
Reference collection 333.917 C593co

Concise encyclopedia of environmental systems. 1993.
Reference collection 628.03 Y75c

Davis' handbook of applied hydraulics. 4th ed. 1993.
Reference collection 627 D264

Dictionary of environment and sustainable development. 1996.
Reference collection 363.7003 G489d

Directory of important wetlands in Australia.
3rd ed, 2001 also in Reference collection 333.9180994 U84d.3

Encyclopedia of chemical technology. 3rd ed. 25 volumes. 1978-1984.
Vol. 24, water supply, treatment, wastewaters.
Reference collection 660.03 E56

Encyclopedia of ecology & environmental management. 1998.
Reference collection 363.7003 C165e

Encyclopedia of environmental analysis and remediation. 8 volumes. 1998.
Reference collection 628 M813e

Encyclopedia of environmental control technology. 9 volumes. 1989-1995.
Reference collection 628.4 C521e

Encyclopedia of environmental pollution and cleanup. 2 vols. 1999.
Reference collection 333.703 M163e

Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering. 2 volumes. 1998.
Reference collection 628.03 P523e
Substantial articles on some of the major issues in environmental engineering.

Encyclopaedia of fluid mechanics. 13 volumes. 1986-
Reference collection 620.1061 C521e
The main work is in 10 volumes with regular supplements for additional material, together with a cumulative index.

Encyclopedia of geochemistry and environmental sciences. 1972.
Reference collection 550.3 E56 4a

Encyclopedia of hydrology and water resources. 1998.
Reference collection 550.3 E56 20

Evapotranspiration and irrigation water requirements. 1990.
Waite Books 631.67 E92
Roseworthy Books 627.52 34

Handbook of air pollution technology. 1984.
Reference collection 628.53 H238

Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. 1996. 3 volumes.
Reference 620.1061 S327h

Handbook of ecological parameters and ecotoxicity. 1991.
Reference collection 574.50154 J82h
Includes data for the evaluation of environmental impacts and effects, and parameters used in environmental modelling

Handbook of hydrology. 1992.
Reference collection 627 M217h

Handbook of port and harbor engineering. 1997.
Reference collection 627.2 T882h

Handbook of public water systems. 1986.
Reference collection 628.1 W726h

Handbook of solid waste management. 1994.
Reference collection 628.44 K92h

Hydraulic design handbook. 1999.
Reference collection 627 M474h

InterData environment handbook. 6th ed. 1996.
Reference collection 628.05 I615
Lists consultants, councils, government authorities and equipment suppliers for Australia, New Zealand and a number of ASEAN countries.

McGraw-Hill recycling handbook. 1993.
Reference collection 363.7282 L962m

Practical handbook of disturbed land revegetation. 1994.
Main Collection 631.64 M969p

Practical handbook of environmental control. 1989.
Reference collection 628 S912p

Practical handbook of groundwater monitoring. 1991.
Reference collection 628.114 N669p

Practical handbook of marine science. 1989.
Reference collection 551.46 K36p

Register of wetland restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand. 1997.
Reference collection 333.9180994 D327r

Standard handbook of environmental engineering. 2nd ed. 1999.
Reference collection 628 C791s.2

Standard handbook of hazardous waste treatment and disposal. 2nd ed. 1997.
Reference collection 628.42 F855s.2

Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. 5th ed. 37 volumes 1985-1996.
Reference 660.03 U41.5
See volume A28, Water and Wastewater treatment, and volume B8, Environmental Protection and Industrial Safety.

Water encyclopedia. 1990.
Reference collection 553.70212 V235w
Includes statistics on water resources.

Water resources handbook. 1996.
Reference collection 333.9115 M474w

Water treatment handbook. [Degremont] 6th ed. 2 volumes. 1991.
Reference collection 628.16 D321w

Water treatment plant design. 2nd ed. 1990.
Reference collection 628.162 A512w

Wetland management: a manual for wetlands of the River Murray in South Australia. 1993.
Main collection 333.9180994 C323w

Other sources of information can be found through Resources for subjects on the Library's home page e.g.

Water Resources; a guide to Library resources.

Water resources, Marine and Coastal Geology.

Environmental geology.

Geotechnical Engineering

Ground engineer's reference book. 1987.
Reference collection 624.15 B433g

Comprehensive rock encyclopedia. 5 volumes. 1993.
Reference collection 624.15 H885c


Structural Engineering and Construction

Construction materials reference book. 1992.
Reference collection 624.18 D693c

Handbook of temporary structures in construction. 2nd ed. 1996.
Reference collection 624 R232h

National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering. Visual resources.
For collections of images of structural details and of earthquake damage to structures. Indexed by the EqIIS image database.

Shock and vibration handbook. 4th ed. 1995. Reference collection 620.31 H313s.4

Structural engineering handbook. 4th ed. 1997.
Reference collection 624.17 S9274.4

Transportation

Online TDM [Transportation Demand Management] encyclopedia, Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Canada
Covers innovative management solutions to transportation problems.

Dictionary of road transport terminology in four languages, English, French, German, and Spanish. 1988.
Reference collection 388.03 I61d

International sourcebook of automobile dependence in cities, 1960-1990. 1999.
Reference collection 388.41 K37i

Traffic engineering handbook. 5th ed. 1999.
Reference collection 629.04 T772

Urban public transportation glossary. 1989.
Reference collection 388.403 G778u

Water supply

Davis' handbook of applied hydraulics. 4th ed. 1993.
Reference collection 627 D264

Encyclopedia of chemical technology. 3rd ed. 25 volumes. 1978-1984.
Vol. 24, water supply, treatment, wastewaters.
Reference collection 660.03 E56

Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. 5th ed. 37 volumes 1985-1996.
Reference 660.03 U41.5
See volume A28, Water and Wastewater treatment,

Water encyclopedia. 1990.
Reference collection 553.70212 V235w
Includes statistics on water resources.

Water resources handbook. 1996.
Reference collection 333.9115 M474w

Water treatment handbook. [Degremont] 6th ed. 2 volumes. 1991.
Reference collection 628.16 D321w

Water treatment plant design. 2nd ed. 1990.
Reference collection 628.162 A512w

Handbooks from other engineering disciplines can be useful.

Mechanical Engineering

Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers. 10th ed. 1997.
Reference collection 621.02 B347s.10

Materials handling handbook. 2nd ed. 1985.
Reference collection 621.86 M425

Mechanical design handbook. 1996.
Reference collection 621.8 R845m

Mechanical engineer's data handbook. 1993.
Reference collection 621.02 C331m

Mechanical engineers' handbook. 1986.
Reference collection 621.0202 K97m

Mechanical engineer's reference book. 1994.
Reference collection 621 S646m

Mechanisms and mechanical devices sourcebook. 1991.
Reference collection 621.811 C541m
An extensive compilation of modern mechanisms, classical linkages and machinery devices. Displays combinations of mechanical components with electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, optical, thermal, or photoelectric devices, for complex tasks.

Pneumatic handbook. 1989.
Main Collection 621.51 B234p

Pump users handbook. 4th ed. 1995.
Reference collection 621.69 R275p

Seals and sealing handbook. 4th ed. 1995.
Reference collection 621.885 B879s

Acoustics and Vibration

Encyclopedia of acoustics. 4 volumes. 1997.
Reference collection 534 C938e

Handbook of acoustics. 1998.
Reference collection 534 C938h

Handbook of noise and vibration control. 6th ed. 1992.
Reference collection 620.23 H2363.6

Shock and vibration handbook. 4th ed. 1996.
Reference collection 620.31 H313s.4

Applications of Mathematics & Computing in Civil & Environmental Engineering

CRC handbook of mathematical sciences. 6th ed. 1987.
Reference collection 510.212 B573c

CRC standard mathematical tables. 29th ed. 1991.
Reference collection 510.212 C11.29

Encyclopedic dictionary of mathematics. 1977.
Reference collection 510.3 M426i

Engineering mathematics handbook: definitions, theorems, formulas, tables. 3rd ed. 1987.
Reference collection 510.2 T925e.3

Handbook of mathematical, scientific, and engineering formulas, tables, functions, graphs, transforms. 1989.
Reference collection 510 R432h

Handbooks and tables in science and technology. 2nd ed. 1983.
Reference collection 502.12 P885h

Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 3rd ed. 1995.
Reference collection 620.00212 H631s.3

Transforms and applications handbook. 1996.
Reference collection 517.4 P874t

Fluid Mechanics

Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. 1986-1991. 10 volumes
Reference collection 620.1061 C521e
Contents: v. 1, Flow phenomena and measurement; v. 2, Dynamics of single-fluid flows and mixing; v. 3, Gas-liquid flows; v. 4, Solids and gas-solids flows; v. 5, Slurry flow technology; v. 6, Complex flow phenomena and modeling; v. 7, Rheology and non-Newtonian flows; v. 8, Aerodynamics and compressible flows; v. 9, Polymer flow engineering; v. 10, Subsurface and groundwater flow phenomena.

Encyclopedia of fluid mechanicsSupplements. 1993-
Reference collection 620.1061 C521e Suppl.
Contents: v. 1, Applied mathematics in fluid dynamics; v. 2, Advances in multiphase flow; v. 3, Advances in fluid dynamics. 1994

Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. 1996. 3 volumes.
Reference collection 620.1061 S327h

Management

Blackwell encyclopedia of management. 12 volumes. 1997.
Reference collection 658.003 C776b

Materials

Avesta Sheffield corrosion handbook for stainless steels. 1994.
Reference collection 620.1723 A955

CRC-Elsevier materials selector. 3 volumes. 1991.
Reference collection 620.11 E49
For designers, materials and production engineers who need to identify the most suitable materials & manufacturing methods for specific applications.

Corrosion resistant materials handbook. 4th ed. 1985.
Reference collection 620.11223 D431c
Lists corrosion resistant materials, with an index by corrosive substances

CRC practical handbook of materials science. 1989.
Reference collection 620.11 L987p
Properties of commercially available and experimental materials.

Engineered materials handbook. 1987-
Reference collection 620.11 R371e
Intended to complement Metals handbook, covers composites, engineering plastics, adhesives & sealants, and ceramics & glasses.

Guide to materials engineering data. 1986.
Reference collection 620.11021 G946

Handbook of corrosion data. 1989.
Reference collection 620.1623 C886h

International encyclopedia of composites. 1990-91 6 volumes.
Reference collection 620.118 L481i

International plastics handbook: for the technologist, engineer, and user. 2nd ed. 1987.
Reference collection 668.4 S127k

Materials science and technology: a comprehensive treatment. 1991- 18 volumes.
Reference collection 620.11 C132m
Contents: v. 1, Structure of solids; v. 2, Characterization of materials; v. 3, Electronic & magnetic properties of metals & ceramics; v. 4, Electronic structure & properties of semiconductors; v. 5, Phase transformations in materials; v. 6 Plastic deformation & fracture of materials; v. 7, Constitution & properties of steels; v. 8, Structure & properties of nonferrous alloys; v. 9, Glasses & amorphous materials; v. 10, Nuclear materials; v. 11, Structure & properties of ceramics; v. 12, Structure & properties of polymers; v. 13, Structure & properties of composites; v. 14, Medical & dental materials; v. 15, Processing of metal and alloys; v. 16, Processing of semiconductors; v. 17, Processing of ceramics; v. 18, Processing of polymers.

Metals handbook. (ASM) 9th ed. 1978-90, 10th ed. 1990-1997. 23 volumes.
Reference collection 669 A51m.9
The electronic edition is available only in the Barr Snith Library, on workstation 336 (behind the Information Desk)
Contents: v1, Properties & selection: irons and steels; .v2, Properties & selection: nonferrous alloys & special-purpose materials; v3, Alloy phase diagrams; v4, Heat treating; v5, Surface engineering; v6, Welding, brazing, & soldering; v7, Powder metallurgy; v8, Mechanical testing; v9, Metallography & microstructures; v10, Materials characterization; v11, Failure analysis & prevention; v12, Fractography; v13, Corrosion; v14, Forming and forging; v15, Casting; v.16, Machining; v17, Nondestructive evaluation & quality control; v.18, Friction, Lubrication & Wear Technology

Worldwide guide to equivalent irons and steels. 3rd ed. 1993.
Reference collection 620.17 W927.3

Worldwide guide to equivalent nonferrous metals and alloys. 2nd ed. 1987.
Reference collection 620.18 W927

Sources for historical and biographical material

for a GENERAL coverage

Blackwell encyclopedia of industrial archaeology. 1992.
Reference collection 609 T833b
Provides a guide to monuments, settlements, landscapes and museums, as well as some biographical articles for the period 1650-1950.

Biographical dictionary of the history of technology. 1996.
Reference collection 609.22 D274b
Includes persons who have contributed to the development of technology.

Dictionary of industrial archaeology. 1996.
Reference collection 609 J79d

Dictionary of scientific biography. 16 volumes. 1970-76.
Reference collection 920 D5513

Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. 1997. Reference collection 509 S465e

Engineers and inventors. 1985.
Reference collection 609.22 A131e

Famous names in engineering. 1981.
Reference collection 509.2 C328f

Harwin chronology of inventions, innovations, discoveries, from pre-history to the present day. 1987.
Reference collection 609 D464i

History of civil engineering since 1600: an annotated bibliography. 1986.
Reference collection 624.09 S794h

The history of engineering science: an annotated bibliography. 1989.
Reference collection 620.009 C458h

Isis cumulative bibliography: a bibliography of the history of science. 1913-1965; 1966-1975; 1976-1985.
Reference collection 509.05 I8c
Supplemented by issues of
Isis: critical bibliography. 1976-
Reference collection 509.05 I8

Timetables of technology: a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of technology. 1993.
Reference collection 609 B942t

for AMERICA
Biographical dictionary of American civil engineers. 1972.
Reference collection 624.0922 A512b

for AUSTRALIA
Australian dictionary of biography: 1788-1980.
Reference collection 920 A937

Australian national bibliography: 1901-1950. 1980.
Reference collection 015.9405 A9

Australians: a guide to sources.
Reference collection 994. A9425 7

Dictionary of Australian inventions and discoveries. 1993.
Reference collection 609.94 M172d

Index to journal articles on Australian history. 1973-88
Reference collection 994.0016 I38

Register of Australian historic bridges. 1983.
Reference collection 624.20994 O18r

South Australian Parliamentary Papers as a source of engineering history. 1984.
Special collections 620.0099423 C971s

They built South Australia: engineers, technicans, contractors and their work. 1986.
Reference collection 620.0099423 C971t

for EUROPE
Biographical dictionary of scientists. 2nd ed. 1994.
Reference collection 509.22 P847b

Biographical index of British engineers. 1975.
Reference collection 920 B4355b

British civil engineering, 1640-1840; a bibliography of contemporary printed reports. 1987. Reference collection 624.09 S627b

Our scientific heritage: an A-Z of Great Britain and Ireland. 1996.
Reference collection 509 W727o