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Books
To search for books and conference proceedings on bridge engineering, use BISON, the University Libraries Catalog, which provides information on the location and availability of over three million books and other materials owned by the UB Libraries. You can connect to BISON at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/bison/.
BISON can be searched by author, title, and subject. You can also search the catalog by keyword, combining words and phrases. For example, select Keyword and enter the terms:
bridge? and model?
The word " and " in the above keyword search directs the computer to retrieve records that contain both of your search terms. The question mark ( ? ) is a truncation, or wildcard, symbol and will retrieve records with all forms of the words bridge, bridges, model, models, modeling, modelling, etc.
Be sure to click on the title of the book and then again at the top of the record where it says AVAILABILITY to find out whether the books it available for you to check out.
After searching BISON, you can expand your search for books using WorldCat , a mega-catalog with 40+ million records for books and other materials owned by more than 20,000 libraries around the world. To connect to WorldCat, go to: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/worldcat.html. If you find a book in WorldCat that isn't available at UB, you can request that we borrow it for you from another library using ILLiad, our Interlibrary Loan Service, at http://ulilliad.lib.buffalo.edu/illiad/.
We Also Have Access to Electronic Books - The UB Libraries subscribe to several e-books services, including:
ENGnetBASE
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ENGnetBASE.html
Electronic access to over 300 engineering books published by CRC Press including the Bridge Engineering Handbook ; Earthquake Engineering Handbook ; and Handbook of Structural Engineering , among others. You can browse an alphabetical listing of titles or search by keywords and phrases.Knovel E-Books
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/knovel.html
Full text access to over 600 science and engineering books published by ASME, Wiley, McGraw-Hill, Industrial Press, Kluwer, and Elsevier, and others. Many of the books are enhanced with interactive tables and graphs.
Journal Articles
To search for journal articles by topic, use a database, such as those listed below. These databases will provide you with a list of references, or citations, to journal articles (as well as, in some cases, conference papers, technical reports, dissertations, government documents, etc.). In addition to providing you with a complete reference (author's name, article title, journal name, volume/issue number, page numbers, and date), many databases also provide an abstract, or summary, of the article. Some of these databases also provide full text - see descriptions below for each database .
How to Determine if UB Owns the Particular Article or Conference Paper You Need
COMPENDEX Plus ( Engineering Index )
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/compendex.html
Provides references plus abstracts (as well as selected full text ) to journal articles and conference papers in all areas of engineering. Available online for the years 1969 to the present.ASCE Civil Engineering Database
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/asced.html
Provides references to American Society of Civil Engineers' publications including books, standards, journal articles, conference proceedings, etc., for the years 1979 to the present. UB students, staff, and faculty can access the full text of articles for current years of ASCE journals via the database. Please note that this is only for the current years and only for journals and not for other types of ASCE publications listed in this database.QUAKELINE
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/quakeline.html
Contains references plus abstracts for books, technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, newspaper articles, slide sets, videos, and maps on earthquake engineering, hazards mitigation, and seismology the years 1987 to the present, with some selective earlier coverage. Please note that all of the items indexed in QUAKELINE are owned by UB ; the LO field of the record will give you location and call number information.TRIS - Transportation Research Information Service Online
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/tris.html
Provides access references (and some full text ) to 500,000 bibliographic records for journal articles, papers, and reports on transportation research covering topics such as planning, finance, design and construction, materials, environmental issues, safety and human factors, operations, and infrastructure for all modes including air, highway, rail and maritime transport, and mass transit. Available online for the years 1960 to the present.Science Citation Index Expanded
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/sci.html
Provides citations plus abstracts and selected full text where available to journal articles on a wide range of scientific and technical topics. Coverage online is for the years 1971 to the present.ABI/INFORM Global
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/abi.html
Provides citations with abstracts ( and in many cases the full text ) of articles in over 1,000 business and management science periodicals including trade journals, newsletters, and specialized newspapers. Available online for the years 1971 to the present.
To determine if UB owns the journal containing the article cited in your reference, you need to search BISON. In BISON, click on the JOURNALS tab, then type in the full name of the journal, for example:
journal of construction engineering and management
You will get a listing showing both the print version (number 1) and, if we have an electronic subscription, the online version (number 2) of the journal:
1 JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT serial
2 JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT ONLINE serialThe record for the online version of the journal will include a hot-linked URL that will take you to the web page for the journal and the full text of articles published in it for a specific span of years . Be sure to check the date of the article you need and match that up with the coverage in the electronic journal. If your article falls outside the specified date range for online coverage, then you will need to use the print journal, which will be shelved by call number on the 3rd floor of Capen Hall in the Science & Engineering Library. If we don't have the journal in print or online format, we can still arrange to get a copy of an article you need for you from another library through ILLiad, our InterLibrary Loan service (see http://ulilliad.lib.buffalo.edu/illiad/ ).
Browsing Journals
Another way to search for articles is to browse current issues of journals and magazines. Below is a list of selected journals at UB related to bridge engineering.
Title Online Access UB Print ACI Structural Journal Free abstracts available 1931+ via ACI
SEL Per TA680 .A25 Automation in Construction Full text access 1995+ via UB's subscription to ScienceDirect
SEL Per TH437 .A95 Bridge Structures Full text access 2005+ via UB's subscription toTaylor & Francis Journals Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Full text access 1998 to 1 year ago via UB's subscription to Academic Search Premier
SEL Per TA345 .M48 Computer-Aided Design Full text access 1995+ via UB's subscription to ScienceDirect
APL Per TA174 .C58 Computer Aided Engineering: CAE Full text access 1997+ via UB's subscription to Academic Search Premier SEL Per TA345 .C638 Computers & Structures Full text access 1995+ via UB's subscription to ScienceDirect
SEL Per TA641 .C65 Engineering with Computers Full text access 1997+ via SpringerLINK
SEL Per TA174 .E56 Journal of Bridge Engineering Full text access 1996+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database
SEL Per TG1 .J68 Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering Full text access 1993+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database SEL PerTA1. J68 Journal of Infrastructure Systems Full text access 1995+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database
SEL Per TA1 .J66 Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Full text access 1996+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database
SEL Per TA401 .J677 Journal of Structural Engineering Full text access 1995+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database
SEL Per TA1 .A5235 Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Full text access 1995+ via SpringerLINK
SEL Per TN1 .M515 New Steel Full text access 1993+ via UB's subscription to Business & Company Resource Center SEL Per HD9506.U6 C48 Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction Full text access 1995+ via the ASCE Civil Engineering Database SEL Per TA658 .P73 Structure and Infrastructure Engineering Full text access 1993+ via UB's subscription toTaylor & Francis Journals To search for other electronic journals that UB subscribes to, go to http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ft.html .
Technical Reports
Technical reports are typically used to report the progress of research and development activities. The UB Science & Engineering Library has a collection of several million technical reports, most of which are on microfiche. They are shelved on the second floor of SEL near the reference area. The database below will provide you with references for reports, including their report/accession number, which we use to file reports in our microfiche collection. A reference librarian can help you determine whether or not we have the technical report you are looking for and locate it for you.
NTIS (federally-sponsored R+D) - Provides citations and abstracts for technical reports describing government-sponsored research from 1969 to the present. Go to: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ntis.html .
Patents
Patents are a rich source of scientific and technical information. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html contain the full text of U.S. patents and patent applications. The Issued Patents Database contains the full text content of U.S. patents issued from 1790 to the present. Patents from 1790-1975 can be searched by patent number and classification code only . Patents from 1976 to the present can be searched by keyword as well as patent number, classification code, inventor's name, assignee's (company's) name, primary examiner's name, issue and application date, etc. The PatentApplications Database contains the full text of patent applications from March 15, 2001, to the present.
NOTE: The full-page images available through the site, which include all of the drawings for a patent, are in a compressed TIFF format that requires special software for viewing. For more information on how to download this software, see http://www.uspto.gov/patft/help/images.htm.
For other patent databases , see http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/engineering/patents.html
Standards
Standards are detailed instructions that explain how something is to be manufactured, managed, operated designed, or otherwise handled. SEL has the following standards relating to bridge analysis, design, and construction.
For other standards, including other ASCE standards, see the SEL Standards website at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/standards.html
- AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications - 2004
UGL/SEL REF TG23 .A25- AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges (17th edition, 2002)
UGL/SEL REF TG310 .A6- AAHSTO/AWS D1.5-95 Bridge Welding Code
UGL/SEL REF TG315 .B75- ACI Manual of Concrete Practice UGL/SEL REF TA439 .A64
- ASCE Standard for the Structural Design of Composite Slabs
UGL/SEL REF TA 664 .S72- ASCE Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members
UGL/SEL REF TA684 .A49- ASCE Minimum Design Loads for Buildings & Other Structures
UGL/SEL REF TH 851 .M56- ASCE Standard Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pile Foundations
UGL/SEL REF TA 780 .A523
Internet Sites
Internet sites can be an important source for information on "cutting edge" research as well as on commercial applications of technology in business and industry.
META-SITES
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- Bridge Engineering Home Page
http://www.scsolutions.com/bridge.html
This commercial site is an excellent jumping off point on the web for information related to bridge engineering. It includes links to government agencies, associations, research centers, companies, publications, software, and more.- AASHTO Subcommittee on Bridges & Structures
http://bridges.transportation.org/
Includes a collection of links maintained by the American Association of State Highway Ttansportation Officials to Internet sites containing information on bridges and other large structures.- BridgeSite
http://www.bridgesite.com/
This meta-site links to extensive listing of government and association websites as well as other meta-sites, discussuon lists and forums, a photo gallery page, and a particularly well developed listing of bridge software programs.
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Bridge Technology
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/index.htm- New York State Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/- Other Federal and State Government Highway & Transportation Agencies
http://www.scsolutions.com/bridge.agencies.html
- American Association of State & Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
http://www.transportation.org/aashto/home.nsf/FrontPage- American Public Works Association
http://www.apwa.net/- American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) Transportation & Infrastructure
http://www.steel.org/infrastructure - see BRIDGES in particular- American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
http://www.aisc.org/- Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE)
http://www.aise.org/- American Welding Society (AWS)
http://www.aws.org/- American Society for Metals (ASM) International
http://www.asm-intl.org/- Precast/Stressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
http://www.pci.org/- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
http://www.asce.org/- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/ - see MCEER's Computer Searches on Bridges in particularSEARCHING THE INTERNET
- National Bridge Research Organization
http://www.nabro.unl.edu/
The focus of the National Bridge Research Organization at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is to foster cooperation between academia, industry and government agencies in developing and implementing new technologies related to bridge engineering and construction.- Bridge Research: Leading the Way to the Future
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer95/p95su23.htm
Article on the importance of research in maintaining America's bridges.- Build a Bridge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
This interactive website, produced by NOVA Online, presents four bridging scenarios and challenges you to test your knowledge by choosing the right type of bridge to the right location.- Bridge Aesthetics Design Guidelines
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/constructionmaintenance/downloads/urbandesign/urban_design_dl3.html
Sixty-page document outlining guidelines developed to help design teams in New South Wales produce "bridges of aesthetic value."
- To search the Internet yourself, use a search engine such as Google.
- For links to major search engines and directories, see the UB Libraries World Wide Web Search Guide.
- For tips on how to search effectively using these tools, see Search Engine Features for Searchers.
Citing Your Sources
Your bibliography, in which you list all of the information sources you consulted, should be formatted following the guidelines given in the MLA Style Guide . Print copies are available in the Lockwood and Undergraduate Library Reference Collections, LB2369 .G53
For online help, including explanations and examples of MLA documentation style, try:
- Bucknell University Citation Guides
http://www.bucknell.edu/isr/Doing_Research/Research_Aids/Citation_Guides.html- University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
