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Library Bibliographies Links toContentsThis 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
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| Back to Contents | Literature GuidesThese 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. 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. Information sources in science and
technology. 3rd ed. / Charlie D. Hurt. Englewwod, Colo.: Libraries
Unlimited, Inc, 1998. Walford's guide to reference materials.
Vol 1. Science and technology. 7th ed. London: Library Association Pub.,
1996. | Back to Contents | 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. 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. British Standard recommendations for references
to published materials [Standard Number: BS1629:1989]. /London:
British Standards Institution, 1989. The Chicago manual of style. 14 ed. /
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Electronic styles: a handbook for citing
electronic information. 2nd ed. / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane.
Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996. Handbook for scientific and technical research.
/ David P. Beach; Torsten K. E. Alvager. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 1992. How to write and publish a scientific paper.
5th ed. / Robert A. Day. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998. How to write and publish engineering papers and
reports. 3rd ed. / Herbert B. Michaelson. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1990. PN147 Mer (CL Reference) Science and technical writing: a manual of
style. 4th ed. / Edited by Philip Rubens. New York: H. Holt, 1992. T11Wil (CL Reference) 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. Note: For more materials on writing, publishing technical papers, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject and typing Technical Writing. | Back to Contents | 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. Construction glossary: an encyclopedic
reference and manual. 2nd ed. / J. Stewart Stein. New York: Wiley,
1993. 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. Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. Dictionary
of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. 2nd ed. / Harald Keller; Uwe
Erb. New York: New-Schuman Publishers, 1994. Dictionary of scientific units: including dimensionless numbers.
6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill. London: Chapman & Hall,
1992. Encyclopedia of construction terms. Encyclopedia of construction
terms. / James T. Frane. Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman Book, 1994. Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment.
Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. / Edited by
Attilio Bisco; Sharon Boost. New York: Wiley, 1995. 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. Encyclopaedia of environmental sciences. / Edited by P.R.
Trivedi; Gurdeep Raj. New Delhi: Akashdeep Pub., 1992. Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics.
/ Edited by N.P. Cheremisinoff, [et al.]. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1986-1990. Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. / British
Standards Institution. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993. The illustrated dictionary of building terms. / Tom Philbin.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. The new Penguin dictionary of geology. The new Penguin dictionary
of geology. / Philip Kearey. London: Penguin Books, 1996. 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. McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of
science & technology. 4th ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by
Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. / edited by Douglas M.
Considine; Glenn D. Considine. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995. The VNR dictionary of civil engineering. 4th ed. / John S.
Scott. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. The Wiley dictionary of civil engineering and construction. /
Len F. Webster. New York: Wiley, 1997. | Back to Contents | Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases) Please click on link to Engineering : Databases Available in NUS Library. | Back to Contents | 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. 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) Current technology index. 1981-1996. Engineering index annual. 1968-1991. (Equivalent to Compendex
Plus). View the electronic version : Ei
Compendex (available on Library InfoGate). Index to scientific reviews: an international interdisciplinary
index to the review literature of science, medicine, agriculture,
technology, and the behavioral sciences. 1985- Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of
Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic awards. 1950- International building services abstracts. Vol 10(1975)- | Back to Contents | 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. Sweet's general building & renovation. New York: Sweet's
Group, 1997. Spon's civil engineering and highway works price book. London:
E. & F. N. Spon, 1998. Tables of physical and chemical constants. 16th ed. Essex:
Longman, 1995. | Back to Contents | 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". | Back to Contents | 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. Civil engineering handbook. / Edited by Chen Wai Fah. Boca
Raton: CRC Press, 1995. 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. Concrete construction engineering handbook. / Edited by Edward
G. Nawy. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997. Construction databook. / Sidney M. Levy. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1998. Construction engineer's complete handbook of forms. 2nd ed. /
Edward R. Fisk. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. Construction inspection handbook: total quality management.
4th ed. / James J. O'Brien. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997. Construction materials reference book. / Edited by David K.
Doran. London: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992. Contractor's portable handbook. / R. Dodge Woodson. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1998. CRC materials science & engineering handbook. 2nd ed. /
James F. Shackelford. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994. CRC practical handbook of materials selection. / James F.
Shackelford; William Alexander; Jun S. Park. Boca Raton: CRC Press,
1995. Davis' handbook of applied hydraulics. 4th ed. / Edited by
Vincent J. Zipparro; Hans Hasen. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Engineering handbook. / Edited by Richard C. Dorf. Boca Raton:
CRC Press; [Piscataway, NJ]: IEEE Press, 1996. Engineering mathematics handbook. 4th ed. / Jan J. Tuma;
Ronald A. Walsh. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Environmental contaminant reference databook. / Jan C. Prager.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995. Finite element handbook. / Edited by H. Kardestuncer, [et al].
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. Formula handbook for environmental engineers and scientists. /
Gabriel Bitton. New York: Wiley, 1997. Handbook of civil engineering calculations. / Tyler G. Hicks.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Handbook of coastal and ocean engineering. / John B. Herbich,
[et al.]. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1990-<1991 > Handbook of corrosion engineering. / Pierre R. Roberge. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Handbook of fluid dynamics and fluid machinery. / Edited by
Joseph A. Schetz; Allen E. Fuhs. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. 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. Handbook of temporary structures in construction :
engineering, standards, designs, practice, and procedures. 2nd ed.
/ Edited by Robert T. Ratay. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Highway design and traffic engineering handbook. / Ruediger
Lamm, Basil Psarianos, Theodor Mailaender. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Highway engineering handbook: building and rehabilitating the
infrastructure. / Edited by Roger L. Brockenbrough; Kenneth J.
Boedecker, Jr. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Highway maintenance handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Ken
Atkinson. London: T. Telford, 1997. Kempe's engineer's year-book. London: Morgan-Grampian, 1999. Manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering. / Centre
for Civil Engineering Research and Codes. Brookfield, VT: A.A. Balkema,
1995. Mathematics handbook for science and engineering. Int'l ed. /
Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren. Cambridge, MA: Birkhauser Boston, 1995. Metric units and conversion charts: a metrication handbook for
engineers, technologists, and scientists. 2nd ed. / Theodore Wildi.
New York: IEEE Press, 1996. Newnes engineering and physical science pocket book. 2nd ed. /
J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes, 1996. Practical foundation engineering handbook. / Edited by Robert
Wade Brown. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Reinforced masonry engineering handbook : clay and concrete
masonry. / James E. Amrhein. Los Angeles, CA.: Masonry Institute of
America, 1998. Reliabililty engineering handbook. / Dimitri Kececioglu.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1991. Rules of thumb for engineers and scientists. Rev. and expanded
ed. / Edited by David Fisher. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1991. Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials. 9th ed. /
Richard J. Lewis, Sr. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996. Scientific unit conversion : a practical guide to metrication.
Francois Cardarelli; English translation by M.J. Shields. London:
Springer, 1997. Shock and vibration handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by Cyril M.
Harris. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook for civil engineers. 4th ed. / Edited by
Frederick S. Merritt; M. Kent Loftin; Jonathan T. Ricketts. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 3rd ed. / Tyler
G. Hicks; S. David Hicks; Joseph Leto. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995. Standard handbook of heavy construction. 3rd ed. / Edited by
James O'Brien; John A. Havers; Frank W. Stubbs, Jr. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1996. Standard handbook of structural details for building construction.
2nd ed. / Morton Newman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Steel heat treatment handbook. / Edited by
George E. Totten; Maurice A.H. Howes. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1997. Structural engineering & applied mechanics data handbook.
/ Teng H. Hsu. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1988-1991. Structural engineering handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by Edwin H.
Gaylord, Jr; Charles N. Gaylord; James E. Stallmeyer. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1997. Structural steel designer's handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by
Roger L. Brockenbrough; Frederick S. Merritt. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1994. The surveying handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by Russell C. Brinker
and Roy Minnick. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1995. Timber construction manual. 4th ed. / American Institute of
Timber Construction. New York: Wiley, 1994. 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. Traffic engineering handbook. 4th ed. / Edited by James L.
Pline. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992. Transportation planning handbook. / Edited by John D. Edwards,
Jr. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992. Tunnel engineering handbook. 2nd ed. / Edited by John O.
Bickel; Thomas R. Kuesel, Elwyn H. King. New York: Chapman & Hall,
1996. Wood engineering and construction handbook. 3rd ed. / Keith F
Faherty; Thomas G. Williamson. New York: MacGraw-Hill, 1999. The Wiley engineer's desk reference : a conside guide for the
professional engineer. 2nd ed. / Sanford I. Heisler. New York: John
Wiley & Sons, 1998. | Back to Contents | 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. | Back to Contents | StandardsStandards 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. | Back to Contents | 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. | Back to Contents | 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. | Back to Contents | Location Codes Used
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