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CIVIL ENGINEERING Commercial & Home Construction, Design & Repair Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering Principles & Practice Exam Review Building Design, Structural Analysis, Loads on Structures, etc. Construction Calc & Costs Erosivity Index, Water Runoff Prediction - New Construction Heat Transmission Properties Building Materials Wood Design, Construction, Wood Properties & Engineered Properties Steel Design & Construction Insulation ~ Wind Load Pavement Engineering & Design, Paving Techniques Aggregates ~ Asphalt ~ Concrete ~ Rebar Brick, Stone, Masonry Mechanics of Materials, Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials Beams, Columns, Trusses, Tensegrity, Stress, Strain, Rivets, Welds, Structural Mechanics, etc. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Materials Testing Airport Design & Engineering Road, Highway Design & Engineering Bridge Engineering, Planning & Design Explosive Engineering Earthquake Engingeering Fire Protection Engineering Hydrology Engingeering, Hydraulics Engingeering, Culverts, Geohydrology, Reservoir Engineering, etc. Pipe Design Systems & Engingeering Cast Iron Eng., Clay Pipe Eng., Concrete Pipe Eng., Copper Pipe Eng., Ductile Iron Pipe Eng., etc.; Manholes, Catch Basins, Inlets, etc. Engineering Center Calculators On-Line Center

Civil Engineering & Structural Engineering Courses, Lectures, Exam Reviews, etc. ENGINEERING EXAM REVIEW VIDEOS - "FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAM" CIVIL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE EXAM REVIEW (REAL PLAYER) - Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Multimedia "Civil Engineering Principles and Practice Exam Review" Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Civil Engineering Principles and Practice Exam Review" Videos include "...Introduction Video; Concrete Design Exam Review Videos; Economics Exam Review Videos; Environmental Engineering Exam Review Videos; Fluids Exam Review Videos; Hydraulics Exam Review Videos; Hydrologics Exam Review Videos; Soils Exam Review Videos; Statics Exam Review Videos; Steel Design Exam Review Videos; Strength of Materials Exam Review Videos; Transportation Exam Review Videos; For more information see Engineering Licensure Exams: Streaming Video & Downloadable Files; Zachry Department of Civil Engineering or the Dwight Look College of Engineering FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAM REVIEW (REAL PLAYER) - Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University Multimedia "Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review" (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review" Videos include "...General Introduction to the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Videos; Strategies for Taking the "Fundamentals of Engineering Exam" Videos; Computer and Numerical Methods Exam Review Videos; Electrical Circuits Exam Review Videos; Engineering Economics Exam Review Videos; Fluid Mechanics Exam Review Videos; Materials Science Exam Review Videos; Statics Videos Exam Review; Thermodynamics Exam Review Videos; etc..." For more information see Engineering Licensure Exams: Streaming Video & Downloadable Files or the Dwight Look College of Engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS - ALL INCLUSIVE CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Undergraduate & Graduate Civil Engineering and Enviromental Engineering Courses (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Spreadsheets, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or MIT OpenCourseWare Some examples from over "20" Civil Engineering Undergraduate Courses Project Evaluation Project Evaluation Course Lectures include: "...Cost Terminology; Cost and Revenue Functions; Time and Money: The Principle of Equivalence; Prices and Inflation; Public versus Private Projects; etc..." Engineering Mechanics II Engineering Mechanics II Course Lectures include: "...Hydrostatics, Forces on Plane and Curved Surfaces; Manometry, Stability of Dams and Gates; R Stream Function, Velocity Potential, Flownet Construction; Laminar Flow, Shear Stresses in Fluids; Pipe Friction Losses, Moody Diagram, Minor Losses; etc..." Some examples from over "45" Civil Engineering Graduate Courses include Systems Optimization: Models and Computation Systems Optimization: Models and Computation Course Lectures include: "...Simple Routines for Optimization; Facility Location and Distribution System Planning; Truss Design and Convex Optimization; Stochastic Linear Optimization, and Extensions; etc..." Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Planning Course Lectures & Spreadsheets include: "...Inventory Model Spreadsheet; Steel Works Inventory Table Spreadsheet; Instron Orders Spreadsheet; Multi-echelon Inventory System; Multi-echelon Inventory Systems Spreadsheet; Strategic Inventory Placement Model; etc..." STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS - ALL INCLUSIVE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING - Victor Saouma, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Structural Engineering Courses - PDF, 2,000+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Structural Engineering Courses with Lectures & Lecture Notes include "...Structural Engineering Analysis: Analysis and Design Course with Lectures; Structural Concepts and Systems for Architects Course with Lectures; Mechanics and Design of Reinforced Concrete Course with Lectures; Finite Element Analysis of Frames Course with Lectures; Finite Element Analysis Course with Lectures; Advanced Mechanics of Materials Course with Lectures; etc..." For more information see Victor Saouma's Home Page or the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architechtural Engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING TEACHING MODULES WITH CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CIVIL ENGINEERING SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - R. Canle, Spain In English & Spanish. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Teaching Modules (Text & Imges). Examples from over "25" Civil Engineering Spreadsheets include: "...Structural Steel Spreadsheets; Concrete Spreadsheets; European IPN standards Spreadsheets; Flow in Open Channels per Manning Spreadsheet; etc..." For more information see Raul Canle's Home Page STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING CALCULATOR - Structural Software, Inc., Baltimore, MD VERY EXTENSIVE. Structural Engineering Calculator "...calculates moment of inertia, section modulus, radius of gyration, and other section properties of rectangular, I, and composite sections..." Building Design, Structural Analysis, Loads on Structures BUILDING DESIGN COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. MIT DESIGN ADVISOR - L. Glicksman, Building Technology Program, An Interdisciplinary program jointly sponsored by the: Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Design Advisor: Early-stage Building Design for Heating, Cooling & Lighting (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. MIT Design Advisor "...is a building simulation tool for estimating the heating, cooling, and lighting energy demand of an early-stage building design. It can be used to quickly compare and improve the performance of up to four different designs at the same time..." "...The goal of this project is to enable architects and building designers to use computer simulation as part of the early-stage design process. To satisfy this goal, we developed a software tool that has a very simple user interface, allowing untrained users to readily harness the power of computer models..." For more information see Building Technology BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN GUIDE - Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), National Institute of Building Sciences Multimedia Building Envelope Design Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) under guidance from the Federal Envelope Advisory Committee "...has developed this comprehensive guide for exterior envelope design and construction for institutional & office buildings..." Building Envelope Design Guide Subject Categories include "...Below Grade Systems; Wall Systems; Fenestration Systems; Atria System; Roofing Systems; Blast Safety; Seismic Safety; Wind Safety; Flood Resistance; Indoor Air Quality and Mold Prevention; etc..." For more information see Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) or the National Institute of Building Sciences BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS & METHODS - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University Multimedia Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course Lectures include "...Stairs, Elevators, Escalators; Sustainability: Materials & Resources; Concrete Properties, Concrete Construction; Masonry Properties, Construction; Wood Properties, Wood Construction; Movement Joints, Flashing, Sealants; Cladding: Precast/Metal Panels; Fire Safety, Sprinklers; etc..." For more information see ARCH 2602/5602 Building Technology, Materials and Methods; Jonathan Ochshorn or the Department of Architecture BUILDING SOFTWARE - Windows & Daylighting Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Free Software include COMFEN "...a new tool designed to support the systematic evaluation of alternative fenestration systems for project-specific commercial building applications. COMFEN provides a simplified Excel-based user interface that focuses attention on key variables in fenestration design. Under the hood is EnergyPlus, a sophisticated analysis engine that dynamically simulates the effects of these key fenestration variables on energy consumption, peak energy demand, and thermal and visual comfort..." RESFEN "...calculates heating and cooling energy use and associated costs as well as peak heating and cooling demand for specific window products. Users define a specific "scenario" by specifying house type (single-story or two-story), geographic location, orientation, electricity and gas cost, and building configuration details (such as wall, floor, and HVAC system type)..." THERM "...model two-dimensional heat-transfer effects in building components such as windows, walls, foundations, roofs, and doors; appliances; and other products where thermal bridges are of concern. THERM's heat-transfer analysis allows you to evaluate a product’s energy efficiency and local temperature patterns, which may relate directly to problems with condensation, moisture damage, and structural integrity..." WINDOW "...is a publicly available computer program for calculating total window thermal performance indices (i.e. U-values, solar heat gain coefficients, shading coefficients, and visible transmittances); For more information see the Windows & Daylighting Group LOADS ON STRUCTURES COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. LOADS ON STRUCTURES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. LOADS ON STRUCTURES - T. Bart Quimby, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage Multimedia Loads on Structures Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Loads on Structures Course Lectures include "...Introduction to Loads; Tributary Area Concepts; Load Combinations; Dead Load Computations; Soils & Hydrostatic Loads; Live Load Computations; Flood Load; Wind Loads; Snow Loads; Seismic Loads; etc..." For more information see CE 694R - Loads on Structures Home Page; T. Bart Quimby's Home Page or the School of Engineering STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - D. Rizos, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina Multimedia Structural Analysis Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Structural Analysis Course Lectures include "...Types of Structure & Loads; Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures; Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses; Internal Forces in Members; Influence Lines; Deflections - Double Integration Method; Deflections - Conjugate Beam Method; etc..." For more information see Structural Analysis Home Page; Dimitris Rizos' Home Page or the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering MASONARY DESIGN COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. ANALYSIS FOR MASONARY STRUCTURES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, DATABASES, ETC. ANALYSIS OF MASONRY DOMES - Wanda W. Lau, Building Technology Program, An Interdisciplinary program jointly sponsored by the: Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Analysis of Masonry Domes Applets include "...Graphical Analysis of a Hemispherical Masonry Dome based on Eddy's Method; Wolfe's Graphical Analysis Method for Masonry Domes; Rigid Body Collapse Mechanism of a Masonry Dome..." For more information see Masonry Research; Building Technology Program INTERACTIVE THRUST LINE ANALYSIS FOR MASONARY STRUCTURES - P. Block, T. Ciblac & J. Ochsendorf, Building Technology Program, An Interdisciplinary program jointly sponsored by the: Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Interactive Thrust Line Analysis for Masonry Structures "...presents a series of analytical tools that are fast and easy to use in real time, but at the same time rigorous and highly accurate. The models are interactive and parametric to explore relationships between building geometry and possible equilibrium conditions in real time. Collapse analysis due to applied displacements is determined by combining kinematics and statics..." Interactive Thrust Line Analysis for Masonry Structures Applets include "... Semicircular Arch Applet; Flying Buttress Applet; Arch Collapse I Applet; Arch Collapse II Applet; Natural Bridge Applet..." For more information see Masonry Research; Building Technology Program ROMANESQUE CHURCHES IN THE BOURBONNAIS - M. Morris, P. Block, J. Ochsendorf, S. Murray, Building Technology Program, An Interdisciplinary program jointly sponsored by the: Department of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Multimedia Romanesque Churches in the Bourbonnais (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Masonry Research; Building Technology Program

Construction Calc & Costs CONSTRUCTION RELATED CENTERS FOR RELATED CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONSTRUCTION CALCULATOR CONSTRUCTION CALCULATOR & ENGINEERING CALCULATOR - Wood Products Online Expo, International Online Expos Inc., British Columbia, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Construction Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Feet; Inches; Fraction..." Output Units: "...Feet & Inches or Inches Only..." Rounding precision of the answere includes either: "...1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, & 1/128..." For more information see Calculators; Categories: Equipment, Supplies, Services & Technology; Wood Products Online Expo or International Online Expos Inc. CONSTRUCTION COST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION FOR DECISION-MAKERS CONSTRUCTION COSTS DATABASES - Get-A-Quote.net, Craftsman Book Company, Carlsbad, CA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Construction Costs Databases "...include thousands of material costs, the manhours required for installation, the installed cost and the cost of equipment where needed to complete the project..." CONSTRUCTION COSTS DATABASES include: National Construction Estimator: Estimated labor and material costs for all new residential and commercial construction including: "...Cabinets; Carpentry; Concrete; Demolition; Doors; Electrical; Excavation; Finishes; Flooring; Hardware; Heating and Cooling; Insulation; etc..." National Concrete & Masonry Estimator: Estimated labor and material costs for concreate and masonry work including: "...Clay Brick; Concrete Masonry (CMU); CMU Door And Window Openings; CMU Columns; CMU Retaining Walls; Glass Block; Concrete Walls; Round Concrete Columns; etc..." National Electrical Estimator; National Painting Cost Estimator; National Plumbing & HVAC Estimator; National Repair & Remodeling Estimator; etc. For more information see Get-A-Quote.net PARAMETRIC COST ESTIMATING MODEL FOR BUILDINGS - Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, (AACE International) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Parametric Cost Estimating Model For Buildings Calculator "...The output/results of this model is a total building cost estimate, including architects fee, broken down by building system in accordance with the Construction Specification Institute's Uniformat accounts..." Parametric Cost Estimating Model For Buildings Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Usable Floor Area (s.f.); Average Floor to Floor Height (ft.); Number of Floors; Percent of Area Heated & Area Cooled; Substructure Strength Index; Superstructure Strength Index; Exterior Finish Quality/Duty Index; Interior Finish Quality/Duty Index; Mechanical Services Quality/Duty Index; Electrical Services Quality/Duty Index, etc..." For more information see Parametric Cost Estimating Model For Buildings Calculator Home Page; Cost Models; Technical or ACCE International COMPOUND INTEREST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS COMPOUND INTEREST FUNCTION - CALCULATORS - A.M. Stevens, Transportation Group, University of New Brunswick, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...Time Value and Engineering Economy..." For more information see Tools; Tools and Techniques; Welcome to MYNET; Albert M. Stevens Home Page or the Transportation Group Some examples from over "10" Compound Interest Functions Calculators include NPV Calculator: or DCF Calculator, Discounted Net Present Value of a Cash Flow Series NPV, or DCF, Discounted Net Present Value of a Cash Flow Series Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Enter payments at the correct time! 0 if no payment. (Receipts are +, Disbursements -)..." NOP, Breakeven and Number of Periods Calculators NOP, Breakeven and Number of Periods Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Percent Interest or Discount rate; Fixed cost, or Present Value; Variable cost per unit; Average revenue per unit, or Series value; Present Value; Future Value..." NOP, Breakeven and Number of Periods Calculations include: "...Compute Breakeven, or Series NOP; Compute NOP Required for 'Average revenue per unit' to Grow to Future Value; etc..." P/F Calculator: Single Payment Present Value Single Payment Present Value Calculator INPUT Values include "...Future Value; Percent Effective Interest or Discount Rate per period; Number of Accounting Periods..."

Erosivity Index, Water Runoff Prediction - New Construction Sites EROSIVITY INDEX WITH SITE MAPPING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS CALCULATE EROSIVITY INDEX WITH SITE MAPPING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND CALCULATE EROSIVITY INDEX WITH SITE LAT/LONG AND/OR USE THE EROSIVITY INDEX ZONE MAP TO FIND INDEX ZONE EITHER BY COUNTY, STATE OR REGION OF THE U.S. - Program Manager: B. Rittenhouse, Water Permmits Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Program Development Team: W.L. Harma, Agricultural Economics, Blackland Research and Extension Center, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Erosivity Index Calculator is designed to make construction site estimates of an index value which, if it exceeds 5, a permit waiver must be obtained. It applies to the 48 contiguous states..." For more information see Texas Agricultural Experiment Station WATER RUNOFF COURSES, LECTURES, CALCULATORS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. WATER RUNOFF: SHORT-TERM & LONG-TERM HYDROLOGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT (L-THIA) DETAILED INPUT - Urban Sprawl Hydrologic Impact, Schools of Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engeering, Purdue University & the Construction Engineering Research Laboratories Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources Water Runoff: Short-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...Includes four different tools: SedSpec, Rational Method, TR-55 & Database Frontend..." Water Runoff: Long-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...This tool uses the land use and a soil characteristic from the user along with thirty years of precipitation data to determine the average impact that a particular land use change or set of changes..." Water Runoff Tools INPUT Values include: By State; By County; Area in "...Acres, Hectares, Km2, Mi2..." Land Use "...Commercial; Industrial; Residential; Open Spaces; Parking/Paved Spaces; Water/Wetlands; Grass/Pasture; Agriculture; Forest; Custom Land Use..." Hydrologic Soil Groups..." For more information see Web-Based GIS and Decision Support Systems for Hydrological/Water Quality Impact Analysis or the College of Engineering RUNOFF CALCULATOR (RUNOFF 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Runoff Calculator "...The two main things that control runoff is the land cover and the soil. Runoff and infiltration do a balancing act..." Runoff Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Amount of Rain; Land Cover (Forest, Pasture, Row Crops, etc.); Soil Infiltration Rate (Sand, Silt, Clay); Soil Moisture (Dry, Moist, Wet)..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) WEPP MODEL: WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT - National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL), Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture & located at Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Erosion Prediction (WEPP Model) "...a computer simulation that predicts soil erosion..." For more information see the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Software or the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) Water Erosion Prediction Calculators that Predict Soil Erosion include Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator allows you to "...run a single landuse, single soil WEPP hillslope simulation..." Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator allows you to "...add a different landuse area at the bottom of a hillslope..." Strip Cropping Calculator Strip Cropping Calculator allows you to "...use alternating crops down a hillslope..." Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator allows you to "...run multiple simulations to see effects of landuse changes..." Heat Transmission Properties: Insulation & Building Materials HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES DATABASES HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND BUILDING MATERIALS DATABASE - R.R. Zarr, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NIST Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials Database "...provides a valuable reference for building designers, material manufacturers, and researchers in the thermal design of building components and equipment..." NIST Heat Transmission Properties of Insulating and Building Materials Database "...includes data for over 2000 measurements, covering several categories of materials including concrete, fiberboard, plastics, thermal insulation, and rubber. The data cover a temperature range corresponding to most building applications; however, the majority of the measurements were conducted at 24 °C (75 °F). The bulk densities of the test specimens range from..." For more information see the Building & Fire Research Laboratory; NIST Standard Reference Data Web Server; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Wood Design, Construction,
Wood Properties & Engineered Properties

Wood Databases, Handbooks, etc. Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases, Manuals, etc. Wood Frame Construction Courses & Manuals Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Wood-to-Wood, Wood-to-Concrete, Wood-to-Steel Connections Wood Dimensional Changes Due to Changes in Moisture Content Joists, Rafters & Headers Span Studs & Tall Walls for Industrial & Commercial Buildings Roof Framing

Wood Design, Construction, Wood Properties & Engineered Properties WOOD DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION REALTED CENTERS FOR MORE WOOD DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WOOD DATABASES, HANDBOOKS, ETC. TREES COMMON NAME DATABASE - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Trees Common Name Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Trees Common Name Database for each Tree species includes "...Common Name; Complete Scientific Name; Synonym; Family; Country of Orgin and if available a Tech Sheet..." Trees Common Name Tech Sheet (if available) for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture content; Specific gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service COMMERCIAL TIMBERS (HARDWOOD) OF THE WORLD - Authors: H.G. Richter and M.J. Dallwitz; and hosted by the The DELTA format (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español. Commercial Timbers of the World Database "...contains descriptions and an interactive identification system for hardwood taxa common in the international trade that occur in all major forest regions of the world..." Commercial Timbers of the World Description Sheet for each Tree species includes: "...Nomenclature; Trade and Local Names; Geographic Distribution; General Characteristics; Vessels; Tracheids and Fibres; Axial Parenchyma; Rays; Storied Structures; Illustrations Transverse Section Illustration; Tangential Section Illustration; Radial Section Illustration. Secretory Structures; Mineral Inclusions; etc..." For more information see Descriptions, Illustrations, Interactive Identification, and Information Retrieval from DELTA Databases or DELTA WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Properties Databases include: "...North American Hardwoods Database; North American Softwoods Database; Tropical Hardwoods Database; Lesser Known Woods Database..." Wood Properties Database Tech Sheets for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture Content; Specific Gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service WOOD ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES HANDBOOKS, DATABASES, ETC. WOOD HANDBOOK - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Handbook Chapters include: "...Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood; Structure of Wood; Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood; Mechanical Properties of Wood; Commercial Lumber; Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties; Fastenings (Nails, Spikes, Wood Screws, Bolts, etc.); Structural Analysis Equations; Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials; Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products; Glued Structural Members; Finishing of Wood; Round Timbers and Ties; Specialty Treatments; etc..." For more information see Performance-Designed Composites the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases, Teaching Modules, Handbooks, etc. (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Engineered Properties and Structures Databases & Handbooks Subject Categories include: "...Glulam Utilization; Glulam Analysis; Bio-Pulping; Visual Grading; Wood Quality; Wood Decay; Effects of Moisture Content; Effects of Preservation; Effects of Temperature; Wood Species Properties; Wood Quality; Treated-Wood Strength; Grading Pulpwood; Grading Logs; etc..." For more information see the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD-BASED COMPOSITES AND PANEL PRODUCTS - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products Chapters include: "...Introduction; Types of Conventional Composite Materials; Adhesive Considerations; Adhesives; General Manufacturing Issues; Particle and Fiber Composites; etc..." For more information see Performance-Designed Composites the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. Wood Frame Construction Courses & Manuals AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL ONLINE eCOURSES - American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Multimedia American Wood Council's Online Courses Courses (Text, Images, PDF & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "30" American Wood Council's Online Courses include: "...Characteristics of Wood; Grade Marks; What Is Conventional Construction?; The Basics of Wood Frame Construction; Lateral Load Bracing; Structural Components of Floors and Decks; Building Codes & Wood Design; LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction; etc..." For more information see American Wood Council (AWC) AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BEHAVIOR AND DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Behavior and Design of Timber Structures Courses (Text, Images, Simulations & Applets). Examples of Behavior and Design of Timber Structures Chapters & Subchapters include: " Moisture Effects "...Introduction; Moisture in Wood; Effects of Shrinkage on a Structure; etc..." Wind Loads "...Structural Behavior; Wind Loads on Buildings; Seismic Loads on Building..." Load Duration Factors "...Duration of load is the total cumulative length of time that the full design load is applied to a wood member..." Beam Design "...Timber Engineering Introductory Slideshow; etc..." Seismic Loads "...Equivalent Static Lateral Forces; Base Shear; etc..."; etc. For more information see Civil and Environmental Engineering GLULAM, I-JOISTS, EXTERIOR SIDING, LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER, PLYWOOD, ETC. - The Engineering Wood Association Multimedia Glulam, I-Joists, Exterior Siding, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood, etc. Teaching Moludes & Databases (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Databases for Glulam, I-Joists, Exterior Siding, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood, etc. include: "...Technical Data; Builder Guides; Design Properties; Glossary of Terms; etc..." Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator BUILDING IBC 2006 HEIGHTS AND AREAS CALCULATOR - American Wood Council (AWC) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator "...Provides users with a web-based approach to calculating maximum heights and areas for buildings of various occupancies and fire protection based on 2006 IBC provisions. Input a given building, and allowable construction types are determined. Calculator limits building input to a single occupancy for the entire building. For multi-story buildings, maximum single floor area can be any size up to total building floor area...." Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Use Group; Total Building Perimeter; Open Building Perimeter; Minimum Width of Open Space; Building Height; etc..." For more information see Calculators or the American Wood Council (AWC) Connections Calculator: Wood-to-Wood, Wood-to-Concrete, Wood-to-Steel CONNECTIONS CALCULATOR: WOOD-TO-WOOD, WOOD-TO-CONCRETE, WOOD-TO-STEEL - American Wood Council (AWC) & the American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Connections Calculator: Wood-to-Wood, Wood-to-Concrete, Wood-to-Steel "...Provides users with a web-based approach to calculating capacities for single bolts, nails, lag screws and wood screws per the 2005 NDS. Both lateral (single and double shear) and withdrawal capacities can be determined. Wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete, and wood-to-steel connections are possible..." Connections Calculator INPUT Values include: Design Method "...Alowable Stress Design; Load & Resistance Factor Design..." Connection Type "...Lateral Loading; Withdrawal Loading..." Fastener Type "...Lag Screw; Wood Screw; Nail..." Main Member Type "...Alaska Cedar, Hemlock, Spruce, or Yellow Cedar; Aspen; Cottenwood; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Maple; Oak; Redwood; Southern Pine; etc..." Main Member Thickness; Side Member Type; "...Steel; Plywood; OSB; Aspen; Cottenwood; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Maple; Oak; Redwood; Southern Pine; etc..." Side Member Thickness; Nail Type; Nail Size; Time Effect Factor; etc. For more information see Calculators or the American Wood Council (AWC) Wood Dimensional Changes Due to Changes in Moisture Content Calculators DIMENSION CALCULATOR - Canadian Wood Council VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Dimension Calculator is "...a wood detailing tool to help qualified professional designers estimate and account for dimensional change in new building construction..." This on-line utility constitutes a quick and easy reference tool for calculating wood member dimensional changes due to changes in moisture contents..." Dimension Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Measurement Units (English or Metric); Moisture Contents (Initial & Final); Single Member Module (Width & Depth); Wall Module (How many Stories; Floor Joist Depth..." For more information see Electronic Tools or the Canadian Wood Council WOOD.XLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Scott Leavengood, Oregon Wood Innovation Center, Department of Wood Science & Engineering, College of Forestry, Oregon State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Free but Registration Required. Wood.xls "...uses published formulas (see Formulas worksheet) and dimensional change coefficients to calculate the thickness and width change of wood based on changes in moisture content..." "...The program calculates the dimensional change and the final board size (based on the size of the board the user entered). In addition to the Dimensional Change worksheet, Wood.xls has 2 other functional worksheets - EMC (equilibrium moisture content) and SG & Density (specific gravity and density)..." For more information see the Using Wood; Oregon Wood Innovation Center or the Department of Wood Science & Engineering Joists, Rafters & Headers Span Calculators MAXIMUM SPAN CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS - Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock, Washington State University, Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Loading Assumptions "... Live load (L), snow load (S), and roof live load (Lr) are assumed uniformly distributed over the horizontal projected span for sloped members, as specified in the model building codes. In addition, the dead load (D) is assumed uniformly distributed over the horizontal projected span (rather than being distributed over the true length of sloped members). The assumption regarding dead load distribution is based on historical and current criteria for Joist and Rafter Span Tables adopted in the model building codes..." Maximum Span Calculator for Joists & Rafter INPUT Values include: Species "...Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood, Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods, Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak, White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc..." Size "...2 x 4 thru 2 x 12..." Grade "...Select Structural, Number 1, 2, 3, Stud, Construction, etc..." Member Type "...Floor Joists, Ceiling Joists, Rafters..." Deflection Limit; Spacing; Exterior Exposure; Live Load & Dead Load. For more information see Calculators or the American Wood Council (AWC) SPAN OPTIONS CALCULATOR FOR JOISTS & RAFTERS - Designed and Created by: C. Knudson & D. Pollock, Washington State University, Hosted by the American Wood Council (AWC) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Span Options Calculator for Joists & Rafters INPUT Values include: Species "...Aspen, Beech, Birch, Hickory, Cottonwood, Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir & Larch, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern Softwoods, Eastern White Pine, Maple, Oak, Southern Pine, Red Oak, White Cedar, Spruce, Pine, Redwood, Western Cedars, Yellow Poplar, etc..." Required Horizontal Span; Member Type; Deflection Limit; Spacing; Live Load & Dead Load; Exterior Exposure. For more information see Calculators or the American Wood Council (AWC) ONLINE JOISTS, RAFTERS & HEADERS - SPAN CALCULATOR FOR CANADIAN & U.S. DIMENSION LUMBER - Canadian Wood Council VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers "...provides a convenient reference for spans for common species of Canadian and U.S. dimension lumber, fully in accord with United States building codes and Federal Housing Administration [FHA] requirements..." Span Calculator for Canadian & U.S. Dimension Lumber for Joists, Rafters & Headers INPUT Values include: Member Type "...Floor Joists; Ceiling Joists; Headers; Rafer (Snow/Drywall); Rafer (Snow/No-Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/Drywall); Rafer (No-Snow/No-Drywall);..." Species "...S-P-F; Douglas Fir; Hemlock; Northern Species..." Grade "...Select Structural, No.1, No.2, No.3..." Size: (2 x 4 thru 2 x 12 Spacing: 12, 16, 19.2, 24 Loads "...20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/7 Dead (Light Roof Covering, No Drywall, No Attic); 20, 30, 40 or 50: Live/15 Dead (Medium Roof Covering, No Ceiling); etc..." For more information see Electronic Tools or the Canadian Wood Council Studs & Tall Walls Calculators TALL WALLS SIZER - Canadian Wood Council VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Tall Walls Sizer "...is intended to assist in using wood for the design of tall walls in commercial and industrial structures and to provide a step-by-step guide to the design of these walls..." Tall Walls Sizer Calculator INPUT Values include: Material "...Boise Engineered Wood Products; Jager Engineered Wood Products; LP Building Products; MSR Lumber; etc..." Species & Grade; Specified Wind Loads; Factored Uniformly Distributed Load Along the Stud Wall; Stud Length; Stud Spacing..." For more information see Electronic Tools or the Canadian Wood Council Roof Framing Calculators HIP ROOF FRAMING CALCULATOR (ENGLISH & METRIC) - Blocklayer.com, Wonga Beach Q.L.D. Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hip Framing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wall Length & Width; Roof Angle; Overhang; Rafter Thickness; Rafter Depth; Ridge Thickness; Rafter Spacing; etc..." For more information see Blocklayer GABLE ROOF FRAMING CALCULATOR (ENGLISH & METRIC) - Blocklayer.com, Wonga Beach Q.L.D. Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Gable Framing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wall Length & Width; Roof Angle; Overhang; Overhang Gable; Birdsmouth Seat Width; End Rafter Setin; Rafter Thickness; Rafter Depth; Ridge Thickness; Rafter Spacing; etc..." For more information see Blocklayer

Steel Design & Construction STEEL COURSES, LECTURES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, SOFTWARE, ETC. STEEL CONSTRUCTION - American Iron and Steel Institute Multimedia Steel Construction Technical Reports, Teaching Modules, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Steel Construction Technical Reports, Teaching Modules, etc. Subject Categories include "...Commercial Buildings Framing; Commercial Buildings Roofing; Bridges; Corrugated Steel Pipe; etc..." For more information see the American Iron and Steel Institute STEEL - American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. Multimedia Steel Technical Reports, Teaching Modules, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Steel Technical Reports, Teaching Modules, etc. Subject Categories include "...Specifications and Codes; Seismic Resources; Facts for Steel Buildings; Materials for Architects; Project Solutions; etc..." Steel Software Tools include "...RAM Estimator; Beam Calculator; Clear Columms; Crane Beam; Opening Calculator; FloorVibe Demo; etc..." For more information see the American Institute of Steel Construction STEEL STRUCTURES - Ben Schafer, Department of Civil Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Multimedia Steel Strutures Course Lectures (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Steel Strutures Course Lectures include "...Steel dead and live load; Load Combinations; Temsion Members; Compression Members; Load Buckling; etc..." For more information see the Department of Civil Engineering Examples of Steel Structures Teaching Modules, Technical Reports, etc include Truss Design Overview By Schodek Steel Building Design Case Study Animations STEEL CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. STEEL TOOLS & CONVERSION CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - MEsteel.com, Dubai, United Arab Emirates VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples form over "20" Steel Calculators include "...Steel Beam Calculator; Carbon Equivalent for Low Alloy Steels Calculator; Carbon Equivalent for Carbon Steels Calculator; Steel Column Calculator; Corrosion Allowance Calculator; Corrosion Rate Calculator; Dished Head Thickness Calculator; Pitting Resistance Equivalent Number Calculator for PREn For Steel & PREn For Nickel-based Corrosion Resistant Alloys; Sour Service Calculator; etc..." For more information see MEsteel.com Insulation INSULATION COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. INSULATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS THERMAL PERFORMANCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS R-VALUE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ZIP-CODE R-VALUE RECOMMENDATIONS CALCULATOR - Building Envolopes Program (BEP), Buildings Technology Center (BTC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. ZIP-Code Insulation Program "...will tell you the most economic insulation level for your new or existing house..." R-Value Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fuel: Natural Gas, Fuel Oil, Propanes; US Zip Code; House Parameters: House Type & Frame Type; Heating System Parameters: Heating & Air Conditioning Systems; etc.; Cost Factors..." For more information see Building Envolopes Program Calculators or the Building Envolopes Program (BEP) R-VALUE CALCULATION FOR METAL STUD WALLS WITH INSULATED CAVITIES (MODIFIED ZONE METHOD CALCULATOR) - Building Envolopes Program (BEP), Buildings Technology Center (BTC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. R-Value Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Interior Finish (Layer 1 & 2); Stud (Flange, Depth, Thickness, Spacing); Cavity (Insulation); Exterior Finish (Layer 1, 2 & 3)..." For more information see Building Envolopes Program Calculators or the Building Envolopes Program (BEP) WHOLE-WALL R-VALUE SIMPLE CALCULATORS - Building Envolopes Program (BEP), Buildings Technology Center (BTC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Whole-Wall R-Value Calculators include: Whole-Wall R-Value Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wall Technology Type (Wood Frame; Steel Frame; or Hybrid System)..." Wood Frame Wall Technology Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Structural Material Type; Cavity Insulation Type; Thickness of Foam Sheating; Exterior Finish Type..." Steel Frame Wall Technology Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Structural Material Type; Cavity Insulation Type; Thickness of Foam Sheating; Exterior Finish Type..." Hybrid System Wall Technology Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Monotech Steel Framing; Structural Material Type; Cavity Insullation Type..." For more information see Whole Wall R-value Calculators; Building Envolopes Program Calculators or the Building Envolopes Program (BEP) WHOLE-WALL R-VALUE COMPLEX CALCULATOR & THERMAL MASS CALCULATOR (DOWNLOAD ONLY) - Building Envolopes Program (BEP), Buildings Technology Center (BTC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Whole-Wall R-Value Calculator & Thermal Mass Calculator "...The new complex Whole Wall R-value calculator offers many new advancements over the old tool, including the capability of whole wall calculations for complex residential buildings (fourteen new architectural details, three types of foundations,..." For more information see Whole Wall R-value Calculators; Building Envolopes Program Calculators or the Building Envolopes Program (BEP) Wind Load WIND LOAD COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. WIND LOAD CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Wind Load Calculators for Structural Designs WIND LOAD CALCULATORS: WIND ACTIONS TO AS/NZS 1170.2:2002 - Engineers' Compendium, Sheba Construction & Management Pty. Limited, Bowral, NSW, Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wind Load Calculators "...procedures and formulas processed by the forms on this site are based on the Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1170.2:2002 Structural design actions..." Structural Design Wind Load Calculators include: "...Regional Wind Speeds Calculator; Wind Direction Multiplier Calculator; Terrain and Height Multiplier Calculator; Shielding Multiplier Calculator; Topographic Multiplier Calculator; etc..." For more information see WindLoad or Engineers' Compendium Wind Load Calculators for Simple Rectangular Commercial-Use Building WIND LOAD CALCULATORS - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University Wind Load Calculators Determine "...the design wind pressures (for both the primary LFRS and some elements) for a simple rectangular commercial-use building..." Rectangular Commercial-Use Building Wind Load Calculators include: "...Wind Stagnation Pressure Calculator; Importance Factor Calculator; Combined Height, Exposure and Gust Coefficient Calculator; Pressure Coefficient Calculator;..." For more information see Wood Buildings & Lateral Loads; Supplemental Modules; An Introduction to the Behavior and Eesign of Timber Structures or the Civil and Environmental Engineering Wind Load Calculators for Glass Windows GLASS WINDOWS WIND LOAD CALCULATOR - Pilkington Group Limited VERY EXTENSIVE. Glass Windows Wind Load Calculator "...makes it easy for you to perform preliminary assessments of the ASTM E 1300 Wind Load factors for various types and combinations of glass..." Glass Windows Wind Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Glass Construction; Systems of Units; Glazing Position; Rectangular Dimensions; Glass Type; Thickness; Loads..." For more information see Pilkington Group Limited Wind Load Calculators for Fence Posts FENCE POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS - Wheatland Tube Company, a division of John Maneely Company, The Carlyle Group VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Fence Post Wind Load Calculators for Fences include: Chain Length Fence Post Wind Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Mesh Size or Solid Panel; Fabric Wire Guage; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." Metal Panel Wind Fence Post Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Description; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." For more information see Wheatland Tube Company Wind Load Calculators for Trees TREE ASSESSMENT: WIND LOAD ANALYSIS CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P. Sterken, Beligum VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wind Analysis for Trees Calculators include: Wind Load Analysis for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input Tree Height, Crown Diameter, Trunk Height..." Wind Load Analysis for Trees "...Crown Area, Air Density, Wind Load; etc..." Wind Load Analysis and Breakage for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Bark Thickness..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." Wind Load Analysis and Torsion for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Diameter at 2 meters, Bark Thickness, Residual Wall..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." For more information see Jan & Peter Sterken's Home Page

Pavement PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY COURSES, MANUALS, SPREADSHEETS, SOFTWARE, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. PAVEMENT ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) WSDOT PAVEMENT GUIDE (FLASH) - Principal Authors: S.T. Muench, J.P. Mahoney, L.M. Pierce; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Washington Multimedia Pavement Guide Interactive (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. WSDOT Pavement Guide Interactive assits "...those both inside and outside the pavement community including contractors, government agencies, private consultants as well as future industry members. As a result, it is applicable at a broad range of potential users including engineers, architects, technicians, equipment operators, inspectors, managers and college/vocational students...." Pavement Chapters include "...Pavement Types; Materials; Design Parameters; Mix Design; Structural Design; Construction; QA & Specifications; Pavement Evaluation; Maintenance & Rehabilitation; Pavement Management; etc..." For more information see Interactive Training Guides; Joe P. Mahoney's Home Page or the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Some examples from over "60" Subchapters include: Mix Design: HMA Fundamentals Pavement Construction: Surface Preparation Pavement Construction: Flexible Plant Operations PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Pavement Technical Publications, Pavement Teaching Modules, Pavement Technical Manuals & Webcasts, Pavement Software (Text, Images, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of Pavement Databases & Technical Publications include General Pavement Construction Manuals, Databases & Technical Publications Asphalt Pavements Databases & Technical Publications Concrete Pavements Databases & Technical Publications Materials Databases & Technical Publications Examples of Pavement Technology Software & Spreadsheets include DRIP Software: Drainage Requirements in Pavements DRIP 2.0 "...retains the capabilities of the earlier version of the program but makes the execution more efficient and incorporates all the new features..." "...Roadway Geometry Calculations; Sieve Analysis Calculations; Inflow Calculations; Permeable Base Design; Separator Layer Design; Edgedrain Design; etc..." PaveSpec Software PaveSpec Software includes: "...Simulation of pavement in terms of (1) transverse cracking, (2) transverse joint faulting, (3) transverse joint spalling, and (4) pavement smoothness over time; Application of a user-defined maintenance and rehabilitation plan to compute life-cycle costs; etc..." PaveSpec 3.0 PaveSpec 3.0 "...Through the use of PaveSpec 3.0, State and local highway/ transportation agencies can develop performance-related specifications (PRS) and predict the performance of a constructed pavement..." PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL - Texas Department of Transportation Multimedia Pavement Design Guide (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pavement Design Chapters include: Pavement Design Process; Materials Investigation and Selection Information; Pavement Evaluation; Flexible Pavement Design; Flexible Pavement Construction; Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation; Rigid Pavement Design; Rigid Pavement Construction; Rigid Pavement Rehabilitation; Forensics; etc..." For more information see Texas Department of Transportation Manuals or the Texas Department of Transportation LONG TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Multimedia Long Term Pavement Performance Manuals, Databases, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) RIGID PAVEMENT DESIGN SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Technical Support Services Contractor (TSSC) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Rigid Pavement Design Spreadsheet "...automates the design and analysis procedures for improved guidelines for portland cement concrete pavements as published in the..." For more information see the Long Term Pavement Performance Program Technical Support Services Contractor PAVEMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DESIGN AN ULTRA-THIN OVERLAY - LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY CALCULATOR - American Concrete Pavement Association VERY EXTENSIVE. Load-Carrying Capacity Calculator "...calculates the load-carrying capacity of an ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) pavement in terms of the total number of trucks that can be carried during its service life. The calculations are based on a comprehensive mechanistic analysis and correlation to UTW performance data..." Load-Carrying Capacity Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Units (English or Metric); Concrete Thickness; v Joint spacing; Flexural Strength; Asphalt Concrete Thickness; Other Inputs..." For more information see Concrete Pavement or the American Concrete Pavement Association PAVING TECHNIQUES CALCULATORS - A.J McCormack and Son, North Warrington, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Paving Techniques Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). Paving Teaching Modules include: "...Highway Construction; Block Paving; Tactile Paving; Permeable Paving; Concrete Flags; Natural Stone; Cobble Stone; Pavers; Gravel; Drainage; etc..." Examples from over "20" Paving Calculators include: Granular Sub-base Calculator; Grit Sand Bedding Calculator; Quantity Calculator for Concrete; Quantity Calculator for mixing a C7.5-equivalent concrete; Quantity Calculator for semi-dry bedding mix; Quantity Calculator for mixing a Class II Mortar; Quantity Calculator for BS Flags; etc..." For more information see Paving Expert Site Max or the Paving Expert

Aggregates AGGREGATES COURSES, LECTURES, TEACHING MODULES, VIDEOS, ETC. AGGREGATES: PREVENTING STOCKPILE SEGREGATION (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER & REALPLAYER) - Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association & the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Preventing Stockpile Segregation Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Preventing Stockpile Segregation "...The proper stockpile management and loading procedures are one of the most critical parts of the overall highway construction process. Improper loading and sampling are the most common causes of segregated materials and are also the most easily corrected...." For more information see Materials; Pavements; FHWA Web Sites; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) or the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association AGGREGATE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATE CALCULATOR - Vulcan Materials VERY EXTENSIVE. Construction Aggregates "...Construction aggregates form the underpinnings of our cities, towns and transportation networks. Thousands of years ago, civilizations built entire cities with stone, sand and gravel, and many of these ancient structures exist today. Aggregates are durable, attractive, and can be used in many different applications. On average, every American uses approximately eight tons of aggregates each year..." Construction Aggregate Calculators include: Density Estimator Calculator INPUT Values include: Geology "...Traprock; Limestone; Granite; Sand & Gravel; Sandstone; etc..." Product "...Screenings; Crushed Stone Base/Crusher Run; Coarse Aggregates; Sand; Riprap; etc..." Construction Aggregate Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Density; Width; Length; Thickness..." For more information see Calculators or Vulcan Materials AGGREGATE CALCULATOR - A.E. Stone, Incorporated Aggregate Calculator "...will estimate how much stone and/or sand (in tons) that are required for your job based on your material type and measurements..." Aggregate Calculator INPUT Values include: Aggregate Type "...Recycled Concrete; Recycled Asphalt; Crushed Stone; Topsoil; etc..." Length; Width; Depth. For more information see A.E. Stone AGGREGATE CALCULATOR - American Asphalt Paving Co. Aggregate Calculator "...will estimate the number of tons of stone that will be required for: "...Sub Base Stone; Drainage Stone; etc..." For more information see American Asphalt Paving Co. Asphalt ASPHALT PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY COURSES, LECTURES, DATABASES, ETC. ASPHALT CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. HOT MIX ASPHALT FOR THE UNDEGRADUATE: INCLUDING THE SUPERPAVE MIX DESIGN SYSTEM Multimedia Hot Mix Asphalt Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Hot Mix Asphalt for the Undergraduate "...The course materials are intended to be used as a supplement to the basic materials contained in existing asphalt undergraduate courses in materials or pavements. The materials can also be used as stand alone segments in course curriculums..." Sophomore Level Course Chapters include: "...Introduction; Design and Construction..." Junior Level Course Chapters & Lectures includes: Aggregates "...General; Gradation; Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)..." Asphalt "...History; Superpave Binder Testing; Superpave Binder Specification..." HMA Mix Design "...History ;Volumetrics; Superpave Mix Design..." HMA Construction "...HMA Plant Operation; HMA Laydown..." Background and Terms; etc. For more information see Hot Mix Asphalt for the Undergraduate: Including the Superpave Mix Design System Backgourd; Asphalt Pavement Technology; Pavements; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ASPHALT PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Asphalt Pavement Technical Publications, Asphalt Pavement Manuals & Teaching Modules, Asphalt Pavement Software, etc. (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of Asphalt Pavement Manuals & Technical Publications include Superpave Mixture Design Guide Superpave Mixture Design Guide "...The guide is intended to supplement existing specifications and supporting literature with experience gained by others including the WesTrack designers..." Rehabilitation of Asphalt Concrete Pavements An Investigation of the Endurance Limit of Hot-Mix Asphalt Concrete Using a New Uniaxial Fatigue Test Protocol ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY - Asphalt Institute Multimedia Asphalt Pavement Technical Publications, Asphalt Pavement Teaching Modules & Asphalt Pavement Manuals (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. The Asphalt Institute "...is the international trade association of petroleum asphalt producers, manufacturers and affiliated businesses. Our mission is to promote the use, benefits and quality performance of petroleum asphalt, through engineering, research, marketing and educational activities, and through the resolution of issues affecting the industry. Asphalt Pavement Technical Publications Subject Categories include "...Pavement Performance; Maintenance; Superpave; Materials; Construction; Design; etc..." An example of Asphalt Pavement Software includes Asphalt Thickness Design Software Asphalt Thickness Design includes: A mechanistic/empirical pavement thickness design program based on familiar Asphalt Institute methods An integrated pavement design suite for highways, streets, parking lots, airports, and industrial facilities supporting heavy wheel loads; etc. ASPHALT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS HOT MIX CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ROAD OIL/EMULISION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ASPHALT, AGGREGATE & EMULISION/CUTBACK/CALCIUM CHLORIDE CALCULATOR - Peckham Industries, Inc. Aphalt Calculators include: "...Hot Mix Asphalt Calculator; Aggregate Calculator; Emulsion/Cutback/Calcium Chloride Calculator..." For more information see Peckham Industries HOT MIX CALCULATOR - A.E. Stone, Incorporated Hot Mix Calculator "...will estimate how much hot mix asphalt (in tons) that is required for your job based on your mix type and measurements..." Hot Mix Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Mix Type (Base Course or Surface Course); Length; Width; Thickness..." For more information see A.E. Stone

Concrete

Concrete Courses, Manuals, Lectures, Textbooks, etc. Concrete Mix Design, Concrete Performance, Performance Assessment of Underground Concrete Structures, Optimal Mixture Proportions for Concrete, Concrete Cement 3D Datasets of Hydrating Cement, Plaster of Paris, etc. Concrete Building Design & Construction Guides, Technical Reports, Software, etc. Concrete Anchors ~ Concrete Mansonry Units (CMUs) Concrete Masonry Construction, Block Walls, Columns, etc. Concrete Foundations, Footings, Slabs Concrete For Fence Posts ~ Concrete Color Addition

Concrete CONCRETE COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. Concrete Courses MECHANICS AND DESIGN OF CONCRETE - O. Buyukozturk, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Mechanics and Design of Concrete Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mechanics and Design of Concrete Course provides "...students with a rational basis of the design of reinforced concrete members and structures through advanced understanding of material and structural behavior..." Examples of Mechanics and Design of Concrete Course Lecture Notes include: "...Micro-cracking of Concrete; Failure Theories; Concrete Plasticity; Shear Failures; Biaxial Bending; Beam Column Joints; Reinforced Concrete Thin Shell Structures; etc..." For more information see Oral Buyukozturk's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering Courses or MIT OpenCourseWare PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE - Barzin Mobasher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Multimedia Properties of Concrete Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Properties of Concrete Course Lectures include "...An introduction to Properties of Fresh Concrete: Properties of Fresh Concrete, Placing, and Curing, Plastic Shrinkage Cracking; Hardened Concrete: Properties of Hardened Concrete, Mechanical Testing of Concrete; etc.; Cements: Constituents of Portland Cement and their Properties; Chemical Composition of Hydraulic Cements; etc.; Aggregates: Aggregate Types, Sizes, Properties, Moisture Effects; etc.; Hydration: Hydration Reactions; Microstructural Developments due to Hydration, etc.; Fundamental Characterization Techniques: Characterization of Various Phases, Pore Size Distribution, Surface Area, Degree and Rate of Hydration of Cementitious Materials; etc.; Principles of Mix Design of Concrete Mixtures; Curing: The Process and Curing Alternatives; etc..." For more information see Properties of Concrete Course Home Page; Teaching or Barzin Mobasher's Home Page REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN - Dave Hultenius, Architectural Design and Building, Technology Division, SUNY Delhi - College of Technology Multimedia Reinforced Concrete Design Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Reinforced Concrete Design" Course Chapters include "...Flexural Members; T-beams (concrete joists); One-way & Two-way Slabs; Shear in Beams; Development of Reinforcement, Splices, Hooks; Columns; Footings: Walls & Columns; Walls: Bearing Walls & Cantilevered Retaining Walls; Prestressed Concrete Fundamentals; etc..." For more information see Dave Hultenius Home Page Concrete Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, etc. CONCRETE MANUALS, GUIDES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC. - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Concrete Manuals, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Concrete Manuals, Guides, Technical Reports include Petrographic Methods of Examining Hardened Concrete: A Petrographic Manual "...This manual provides a comprehensive discussion of equipment and techniques that have been found useful in performing petrographic examinations of hardened concrete and its constituent materials. It includes an introduction and chapters on equipment, general initial procedures, cracks, preparation of specimens, and voids..." Multiple Corrosion Protection Systems for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Components "...Eleven systems combining epoxy-coated reinforcement with another corrosion protection system are evaluated using the rapid macrocell, Southern Exposure, cracked beam, and linear polarization resistance tests..." Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Reinforced Concrete "...The present research study is being performed jointly by Florida Atlantic University and the Florida Department of Transportation to evaluate alloys that have been identified as candidate corrosion resistant reinforcements..." Guide for Curing Portland Cement Concrete Pavements "...contains information on the current state of knowledge of curing hydraulic-cement concrete and on current curing practice, gathered by means of a literature review and a review of current standard guidance..." Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Concrete With Marginal Air Content "...This study evaluated the freeze-thaw resistance of several "marginal" air void mixes, with two different types of air-entraining admixtures (AEA)-a Vinsol resin and a synthetic admixture. This study used rapid cycles of freezing and thawing in plain water, in the absence of deicing salts..." For more information see Concrete; Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) CONCRETE: FULL-DEPTH REPAIRS - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Concrete: Full-Depth Repairs (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Full-Depth Repairs (FDR) "...is a concrete pavement restoration (CPR) technique that can be used to restore the structural integrity and rideability to concrete pavements having certain types of distresses. It involves making lane-width, full-depth saw cuts to remove..." Full-Depth Repairs (FDR) Subject Categories & Subcategories include: Design Considerations "...Pavement Type; Patch Size; etc..." Material Considerations; Construction Procedure "...Saw the old concrete; Remove the old concrete; Prepare the patch area; Cure and insulate the concrete; etc..." Costs; etc. For more information see Concrete; Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) GUIDE TO CONCRETE REPAIR - Materials Engineering and Research Lab, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior Multimedia Guide to Concrete Repair - Dams, Reservoirs & Power Plants - PDF, 168 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Guide to Concrete Repair "...This guide first discusses Reclamation's (Bureau of Reclamation) methodology for concrete repair. It then addresses the more common causes of damage to Reclamation (Bureau of Reclamation) concrete, including suggestions of the types of repair methods and materials most likely to be successful in repairing concrete damage resulting from those causes. Finally, the guide contains a detailed description of the uses, limitations, materials, and procedures of each of the standard repair methods/material..." Examples of "Guide to Concrete Repair" Chapters include "...Repair of Concrete; A Concrete Repair System; Causes of Damage to Concrete; Standard Methods of Concrete Repair; Nonstandard Methods of Repair; etc..." For more information see Concrete; Laboratory and Field Testing of Soils, Rock, and Foundations; Materials Engineering and Research Lab or the Bureau of Reclamation GUIDE TO NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF CONCRETE - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Guide to Nondestructive Testing of Concrete (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Guide to Nondestructive Testing of Concrete "...provides technical information on various nondestructive testing (NDT) technologies that can be used on fresh and hardened concrete in pavement as well as other structures..." For more information see Concrete; Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) LONG TERM PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Multimedia Long Term Pavement Performance Manuals, Databases, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pavements; FHWA Web Sites or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Concrete Lectures with Videos VISULATIZATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (QUICKTIME, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Scientific Applications and Visualization Group, Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST Multimedia Visualization of High Performance Concrete Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Visualization of High Performance Concrete Videos include "...High density suspension of ellipsoids under shear Video; Flow around steel reinforcing bars (rebars) Video; Model Rheometer Video; etc..." For more information see Scientific Visualizaion; Scientific Applications and Visualization Group or the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division

CONCRETE MIX DESIGN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. CONCRETE PERFORMANCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF UNDERGROUND CONCRETE STRUCTURES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. OPTIMAL MIXTURE PROPORTIONS FOR CONCRETE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. Concrete Mix Design CONCRETE MIX DESIGN (CONCRETE MIX DESIGN MADE EASY!) - CALCULATORS - A.M. Ghaly & L. Almstead, Department of Engineering, Union College VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Concrete "...Estimating the required batch weights for the concrete involves a sequence of logical straightforward steps. Some or all of the following specifications are required; maximum water-cement or water-cementitious material ratio, minimum cement content, air content, slump, maximum size of aggregate, strength, and admixtures.." Concrete Mix Design Procedure INPUT Values include: "...Design Method (Weight or Absolute Volume); Units (SI or U.S.); Type of Concrete (Non-Air-Entrained or Air-Entrained..." Concrete Mix Design Calculators include: Recommended Slumps for various types of Construction Calculator; Maximum Aggregate Size Calculator; Mixing Water & Air Content Calculator; Water-Cement Ratio Calculators; Coarse Aggregate Calculator; Fine Aggregate Calculator; Adjustment for Moisture in Aggregate Calculator; etc. For more information see the Concrete Mix Design Home Page; Ashraf M. Ghaly's Home Page or the Department of Engineering Concrete Performance COMPUTER INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE - CALCULATORS - Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL), Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL), Materials and Construction Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Concrete Performance Calculators include: Ordinary Strength Concrete Mixture Proportioning Calculator; High Strength Concrete Mixture Proportioning (with/without a water reducer) Calculator; Predict the Chloride Ion Diffusivity of a Concrete Based on Mixture Parameters Calculator; Predict the Service Life of a Reinforced Concrete Structure Exposed to Chlorides Calculator; Predict the Chloride Ion Penetration Profile of a Concrete after a Specific Time Calculator; Predict the Chloride Ion Penetration Profile of a Concrete after a Specific Time with Temperature Effects Calculator; Virtual Rapid Chloride Permeability Test Calculator; etc. For more information see the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory; Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL); HYPERCON: Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance; Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL); Construction; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Some examples Concrete Calculators include Ordinary Strength Concrete Mixture Proportioning Ordinary Strength Concrete Mixture Proportioning INPUT Values include: Compressive strength; Maximum Aggregate Size; Slump; Fineness modulus of fine aggregate; Pozzolanic Material "...Pozzolanic Replacement; Replacement Method; etc..." Aggregate Data "...Aggregate Surface Property; Specific Gravity; Moisture Content; etc..." Other Parameters "...Construction Type; Air Entrainment; Cement Type; Exposure Conditions; Batch Size..." Virtual Rapid Chloride Permeability Test Virtual Rapid Chloride Permeability Test Calculator INPUT Values include: Mixture Proportions: Material "...Water, Cement, Silica Fume, Fly Ash, Slag, Limestone Filler, Fine Aggregage, Coarse Aggregage..." Mass; SiO2 content Percentage; Specific Gravity, Fineness if applicable..." Performance Assessment of Underground Concrete Structures 4SIGHT COMPUTER PROGRAM - ONLINE CALCULATIONS - Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL), Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL), Materials and Construction Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The 4SIGHT Computer Program "...has been designed to facilitate performance assessment of underground concrete structures..." 4SIGHT Calculator INPUT Values include: Concrete Properties "...Formation Factor; Porosity; Permeability; etc..." Cement Properties "...K2O & NA2O Mass Percentage..." Geometry "...Concrete Thickness; Reinforcement Depth; Crack Spacing; Crack Width; Crack Depth..." Boundary Conditions "...External & Internal Surface Concentrations & Hydraulic Pressure..." Monte Carlo; etc..." For more information see the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory; Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL); Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL); Construction; NIST Online Scientific Databases or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Opti