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NUS Library Bibliographies
Civil Engineering - A Select Guide to Reference Sources


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This is a guide to basic reference sources for civil engineering. Most of the materials on engineering are located in the Central Library though some relevant materials may also be found in Science Library. Please always check LINC (the NUS Library INtegrated Catalogue) for the specific location.


Library of Congress Classification Numbers (for science & technology materials)
Use this as a quick guide to our library collection if you do not know the call numbers)

Q Science (General)
QA76 Computer science. Electronic data processing
QD Chemistry
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering
TP Chemical engineering
TS Manufactures

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Literature Guides


These guides tell you how to find engineering materials.

Civil engineering: a guide to sources of information. / Maggie Fleming. Newcastle upon Tyne: Travelling Workshops Experiment, Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic Products Ltd, 1981.
TA10 Fle (CL Reference)

Encyclopedia of physical sciences and engineering information sources. 2nd ed. / Edited by Martin A. Smith; David E. Wilt; Judith B. Erickson. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Z7401 Enc (SC Reference 10)

How to find information in science and technology. 2nd ed. / Jill Lambert; Peter A. Lambert. London: Library Association Pub., 1991.
Q223 Lam (CL Reference)

Information sources in architecture and construction. 2nd ed. / [Edited by] Valerie J. Nurcombe. London: Bowker-Saur, 1996.
TH216 Inf (CL Reference)

Information sources in engineering. 3rd ed. / edited by K. W. Mildren; P. J. Hicks. Guides to Information Sources. London: Bowker-Saur, 1996.
T10.7 Ino (CL Reference)

Information sources in science and technology. 3rd ed. / Charlie D. Hurt. Englewwod, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, Inc, 1998.
Z7401 Hur (CL Reference)

Walford's guide to reference materials. Vol 1. Science and technology. 7th ed. London: Library Association Pub., 1996.
Z1035 Wal (CL Reference)

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Style Manuals & Guides


These guides teach you how to cite references, write technical papers, reports, etc.

American National Standard for bibliographic references [ANSI Z39.29-1977]. / New York: American National Standards Institute, 1977.
T59.2 Uni.ANS (CL Reference12)

The art of the footnote: the intelligent student's guide to the art and science of annotating texts. / Francis A. Burkle-Young ; Saundra Rose Maley. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.
PN171 Foo.Bu (CL Reference)

British Standard recommendations for references to published materials [Standard Number: BS1629:1989]. /London: British Standards Institution, 1989.
QC100 Bs (CL Reference12)

The Chicago manual of style. 14 ed. / Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Z253 Chi (CL Reference,HL Reference, LW Reference, MD Reference9, SC Reference9)

Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information. 2nd ed. / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996.
PN171 Dat.L (CL Reference, MD Reference9, HL Reference)

Handbook for scientific and technical research. / David P. Beach; Torsten K. E. Alvager. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1992.
Q180.3 Bea (CL Reference)

How to write and publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. / Robert A. Day. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998.
T11 Day (CL Reference)

How to write and publish engineering papers and reports. 3rd ed. / Herbert B. Michaelson. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1990.
T11 Mic (CL Reference)

Merriam-Webster's manual for writers and editors. / Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1998.
PN147 Mer (CL Reference)

Science and technical writing: a manual of style. 4th ed. / Edited by Philip Rubens. New York: H. Holt, 1992.
T11 Sce (CL Reference)

Scientific & technical writing : developing writing. / Kate Williams. Oxford: The Centre for Staff Development, 1996.
T11Wil (CL Reference
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Where credit is due: a guide to proper citing of sources, print and nonprint. 2nd ed. / Nancy E. Shields, Mary E. Uhle. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
PN171 Foo.S (CL Reference)

Note: For more materials on writing, publishing technical papers, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject and typing Technical Writing.

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries


For such materials, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject Keyword. Use terms like: Materials Encyclopedias, Civil Engineering Dictionaries.

Concise encyclopedia of traffic & transportation systems. / Edited by Markos Papageorgiou. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1991.
TA1145 Con (CL Reference1)

Construction glossary: an encyclopedic reference and manual. 2nd ed. / J. Stewart Stein. New York: Wiley, 1993.
TH9 Ste (CL Reference1)

CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics. / Eric W. Weisstein. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1999.
QA5 Wei (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

Dictionary of building and civil engineering. Dictionary of building and civil engineering. / Don Montague. London: E & FN Spon, 1996.
TH9 Mon (CL Reference)

Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. 2nd ed. / Harald Keller; Uwe Erb. New York: New-Schuman Publishers, 1994.
TA11 Kel (CL Reference1)

Dictionary of scientific units: including dimensionless numbers. 6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill. London: Chapman & Hall, 1992.
QC82 Jer (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

Encyclopedia of construction terms. Encyclopedia of construction terms. / James T. Frane. Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman Book, 1994.
TH9 Fra (CL Reference1)

Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. / Edited by Attilio Bisco; Sharon Boost. New York: Wiley, 1995.
TJ163.235 Enc (CL Reference1)

Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering. 3rd ed., rev and updated. / Edited by James R. Pfafflin; Edward N. Ziegler. Philadelphia: Gordon & Breach Science Pub., 1992.
TD9 Enc (CL Reference1)
This is a multi-volume publication

Encyclopaedia of environmental sciences. / Edited by P.R. Trivedi; Gurdeep Raj. New Delhi: Akashdeep Pub., 1992.
TD170 Ees (CL Reference1)
This is a multi-volume publication

Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. / Edited by N.P. Cheremisinoff, [et al.]. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1986-1990.
TA357 Enc (CL Reference1)
This is a multi-volume publication

Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. / British Standards Institution. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
TH9 Bs (CL Reference1)

The illustrated dictionary of building terms. / Tom Philbin. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TH9 Phi (CL Reference1)

The new Penguin dictionary of geology. The new Penguin dictionary of geology. / Philip Kearey. London: Penguin Books, 1996.
QE5 Kea (CL Reference1)

The Penguin dictionary of building: cross-referenced to the Penguin dictionary of civil engineering. The Penguin dictionary of building: cross-referenced to the Penguin dictionary of civil engineering. 4th ed. / James H. MacLean; John S. Scott. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1993.
TH9 Mac (CL Reference1)

McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science & technology. 4th ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Q121 Macg (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TA9 Mcr (CL Reference1)

Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. / edited by Douglas M. Considine; Glenn D. Considine. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
Q121 Vann (CL Reference1, SC Reference1)

The VNR dictionary of civil engineering. 4th ed. / John S. Scott. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993.
TA9 Sco (CL Reference1)

The Wiley dictionary of civil engineering and construction. / Len F. Webster. New York: Wiley, 1997.
TA9 Web (CL Reference1)

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Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases)


Please click on link to Engineering : Databases Available in NUS Library.

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Printed Indexes & Abstracts


These indexes and abstracts allow you to search for citations of journals articles and conference papers on a topic

Applied science technology index. 1958-1997.
AI3 AST (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Conference papers index: life sciences, chemistry, physical sciences, geosciences, engineering. Vol 7, no. 1,2,12 (Jan, Feb, Dec 1979), Vol 8, no. 1(Jan 1980), Vol 10, no. 1 (1982)-Vol 19 (1991)
Z7403 CPI (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Current technology index. 1981-1996.
AI3 CTI (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Engineering index annual. 1968-1991. (Equivalent to Compendex Plus). View the electronic version : Ei Compendex (available on Library InfoGate). 
Z5851 EIA (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Index to scientific reviews: an international interdisciplinary index to the review literature of science, medicine, agriculture, technology, and the behavioral sciences. 1985-
Z7403 ISR (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic awards. 1950-
Z5055 Gre.I (CL Reference5). View the electronic version : Index to Theses.

International building services abstracts. Vol 10(1975)- 
TH7201 TA (CL Reference5, CL Closed Stacks)

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Databooks, Catalogs & Price Handbooks


Construction databook. / Sydney M. Levy. New York: McGraw-HIll, 1998.
TH151 Lev (CL Reference10)

The metals databook. / Alok Nayar. New York: McGraw-HIll, 1997.
TA459 Nay (CL Reference10)

Sweet's general building & renovation. New York: Sweet's Group, 1997.
TH455 Swg (CL Reference9)
This is a multi-volume publication

Spon's civil engineering and highway works price book. London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1998.
TA181 Gre.SCE (CL Reference 9) (Latest ed.)
(Note: Spon's publishes a number of such handbooks for estimating costs. Check in LINC using the option Keyword and type Spons.)

Tables of physical and chemical constants. 16th ed. Essex: Longman, 1995.
QC61 Kay (CL Reference, SC Reference4)

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Examination Database


Contains the NUS examination papers from recent years. To access, go to Digital Library, select Exam Papers under "Browse by Type of Format".

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Handbooks


These provide quick guides to topics, formulas, etc. Most of the latest edition of handbooks are kept in CL Reference. For handbooks on various topics, please check LINC. Search under the option Subject Keyword. Key in terms such as: Materials handbooks, Civil Engineering handbooks.

Building materials: dangerous properties of products in MASTERFORMAT divisions 7 and 9. / H. Leslie Simmons; Richard J. Lewis. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.
RA1229.3 Sim (CL Reference)

Civil engineering handbook. / Edited by Chen Wai Fah. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995.
TA151 Civ (CL Reference)

Compilation of air pollutant emission factors. 5th ed. / Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office of Air Radiation. Research Triangle Park, NC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995.
TD883.2 Com (CL Reference)

Concrete construction engineering handbook. / Edited by Edward G. Nawy. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997.
TA681 Con (CL Reference)

Construction databook. / Sidney M. Levy. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TA151 Lev (CL Reference10) 

Construction engineer's complete handbook of forms. 2nd ed. / Edward R. Fisk. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.
TA190 Fis (CL Reference)

Construction inspection handbook: total quality management. 4th ed. / James J. O'Brien. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
TH439 Obr (CL Reference)

Construction materials reference book. / Edited by David K. Doran. London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992.
TA403.4 Con (CL Reference)

Contractor's portable handbook. / R. Dodge Woodson. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TH151 Woo (CL Reference)

CRC materials science & engineering handbook. 2nd ed. / James F. Shackelford. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.
TA403.4 Crc (CL Reference)

CRC practical handbook of materials selection. / James F. Shackelford; William Alexander; Jun S. Park. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995.
TA403.4 Sha (CL Reference)

Davis' handbook of applied hydraulics. 4th ed. / Edited by Vincent J. Zipparro; Hans Hasen. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TC145 Dav (CL Reference)

Engineering handbook. / Edited by Richard C. Dorf. Boca Raton: CRC Press; [Piscataway, NJ]: IEEE Press, 1996.
TA151 Eng (CL Reference)

Engineering mathematics handbook. 4th ed. / Jan J. Tuma; Ronald A. Walsh. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TA332 Tum (CL Reference)

Environmental contaminant reference databook. / Jan C. Prager. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
TD196 Che.P (CL Reference, SC Reference5)

Finite element handbook. / Edited by H. Kardestuncer, [et al]. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987.
TA347 Fin.Ft (CL Reference)

Formula handbook for environmental engineers and scientists. / Gabriel Bitton. New York: Wiley, 1997.
TD153 Bit (CL Reference)

Handbook of civil engineering calculations. / Tyler G. Hicks. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TA332 Hic (CL Reference)

Handbook of coastal and ocean engineering. / John B. Herbich, [et al.]. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1990-<1991 >
TC330 Han (CL Reference)
This is a multi-volume publication

Handbook of corrosion engineering. / Pierre R. Roberge. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
TA418.74 Bra (CL Reference) 

Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. / Edited by Joseph A. Schetz; Allen E. Fuhs. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
TA357 Han (CL Reference)
- This is a multi-volume publication

Handbook of hydraulics for the solution of hydraulic engineering problems. 7th ed. / Ernest F. Brater, Horace Williams King ; Edited by James E. Lindell ; C.Y. Wei. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TC160 Bra (CL Reference)

Handbook of temporary structures in construction : engineering, standards, designs, practice, and procedures. 2nd ed. /  Edited by Robert T. Ratay. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TH375 Han (CL Reference)

Highway design and traffic engineering handbook. / Ruediger Lamm, Basil Psarianos, Theodor Mailaender. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TE175 Lam (CL Reference)

Highway engineering handbook: building and rehabilitating the infrastructure. / Edited by Roger L. Brockenbrough; Kenneth J. Boedecker, Jr. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TE23 Hig (CL Reference)

Highway maintenance handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Ken Atkinson. London: T. Telford, 1997.
TE220 Hig (CL Reference)

Kempe's engineer's year-book. London: Morgan-Grampian, 1999.
TA151 KEY (CL Reference)

Manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering. / Centre for Civil Engineering Research and Codes. Brookfield, VT: A.A. Balkema, 1995.
TC153 Man (CL Reference)

Mathematics handbook for science and engineering. Int'l ed. / Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren. Cambridge, MA: Birkhauser Boston, 1995.
QA41 Rad (CL Reference)

Metric units and conversion charts: a metrication handbook for engineers, technologists, and scientists. 2nd ed. / Theodore Wildi. New York: IEEE Press, 1996.
QC94 Wil (CL Reference)

Newnes engineering and physical science pocket book. 2nd ed. / J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes, 1996.
TA151 Bir (CL Reference)

Practical foundation engineering handbook. / Edited by Robert Wade Brown. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA775 Pra (CL Reference)

Reinforced masonry engineering handbook : clay and concrete masonry. / James E. Amrhein. Los Angeles, CA.: Masonry Institute of America, 1998.
TA670 Amr (CL Reference)

Reliabililty engineering handbook. / Dimitri Kececioglu. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1991.
TA169 Kec (CL Reference)

Rules of thumb for engineers and scientists. Rev. and expanded ed. / Edited by David Fisher. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1991.
Q199 Rul (CL Reference, SC Reference1)

Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials. 9th ed. / Richard J. Lewis, Sr. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.
T55 Sax (CL Reference)

Scientific unit conversion : a practical guide to metrication. Francois Cardarelli; English translation by M.J. Shields. London: Springer, 1997.
QC94 Car (CL Reference, MD Reference4, SC Reference4)

Shock and vibration handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by Cyril M. Harris. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA355 Sho (CL Reference)

Standard handbook for civil engineers. 4th ed. / Edited by Frederick S. Merritt; M. Kent Loftin; Jonathan T. Ricketts. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA151 Sta (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 3rd ed. / Tyler G. Hicks; S. David Hicks; Joseph Leto. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
TA151 Sta (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of heavy construction. 3rd ed. / Edited by James O'Brien; John A. Havers; Frank W. Stubbs, Jr. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA151 Sta (CL Reference)

Standard handbook of structural details for building construction. 2nd ed. / Morton Newman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TH2031 New (CL Reference)

Steel heat treatment handbook. / Edited by George E. Totten; Maurice A.H. Howes. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997.
TN751 Ste (CL Reference)

Structural engineering & applied mechanics data handbook. / Teng H. Hsu. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1988-1991.
TA633 Hsu (CL Reference)

Structural engineering handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by Edwin H. Gaylord, Jr; Charles N. Gaylord; James E. Stallmeyer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
TA635 Str (CL Reference)

Structural steel designer's handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Roger L. Brockenbrough; Frederick S. Merritt. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
TA684 Str (CL Reference)

The surveying handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Russell C. Brinker and Roy Minnick. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1995.
TA555 Sur (CL Reference)

Timber construction manual. 4th ed. / American Institute of Timber Construction. New York: Wiley, 1994.
TA666 Tim (CL Reference)

Traffic control systems handbook. 3rd ed. / prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Development, Implementation Division. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration, 1996.
HE333 Tra (CL Reference)

Traffic engineering handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by James L. Pline. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992.
HE333 Trf (CL Reference)

Transportation planning handbook. / Edited by John D. Edwards, Jr. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992.
HE152.5 Tra (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference, HL Reference)

Tunnel engineering handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by John O. Bickel; Thomas R. Kuesel, Elwyn H. King. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1996.
TA805 Tun (CL Reference)

Wood engineering and construction handbook. 3rd ed. / Keith F Faherty; Thomas G. Williamson. New York: MacGraw-Hill, 1999.
TA666 Woo (CL Reference)

The Wiley engineer's desk reference : a conside guide for the professional engineer. 2nd ed. / Sanford I. Heisler. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
TA151 Hei (CL Reference)

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Academic Exercises and Theses


Academic exercises and theses submitted to the Faculty of Engineering are located at the Central Library Theses Collection (CL Theses Collection). They are for consultation in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying.

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Standards


Standards are kept at CL Reference12 (inside CL Reference Office) and they are arranged by alphabetical order of the issuing organizations. Standards are for consultations in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. Some standards such as British Standards are available on CD-ROM format.

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Document Delivery Service


For NUS academic staff and higher degree students (with approval from their supervisors) who need to obtain journal articles or conference papers that are not found in the library. Request for document delivery service is available via Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed form obtainable at Information Desk, Central Library.

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Inter-Library Loan


NUS academic staff and higher degree students who need books which are not available in NUS Libraries can submit their request for inter-library loan service. This service is available via Electronic Forms in the Digital Library page or on prescribed forms obtainable at Loan Counter 3 (Circulation Dept.) in Central Library.

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Location Codes Used

CL Central Library
HL Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
LW Law Library
MD Medical Library
SC Science Library

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