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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 NPTEL CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES - National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Civil Engineering Courses (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Participating "Indian Institutes of Technology & Science" include "...Indian Institute of Science Bangalore; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati; Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee; etc..." Examples from over "40" "Civil Engineering" Courses include "...Materials Science; Strength of Materials; Fluid Mechanics; Structural Analysis; Civil Engineering - Building Materials and Construction; Transportation Engineering; Environmental Air Pollution; Transportation Engineering; Water Resources Engineering; Water and Waste Water Engineering; Hydraulics; etc. For more information see National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Bombay Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 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. Examples from over "20" Undergraduate "Civil Engineering" Courses include "...Uncertainty in Engineering; Project Evaluation; Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy Approach; Structural Engineering Design; Engineering Mechanics II; Introduction to Modeling and Simulation; etc..." Examples from over "45" Graduate "Civil Engineering" Courses include "...Transport Processes in the Environment; Systems Optimization: Models and Computation; Supply Chain Planning; Probability and Statistics in Engineering; Urban Transportation Planning; etc..." For more information see Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or MIT OpenCourseWare STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS - ALL INCLUSIVE STRUCTURAL MECHANICS COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING - Victor Saouma, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Multimedia Structural Engineering Lectures (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Victor Saouma's Lecture Notes; Victor Saouma's Home Page or the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architechtural Engineering EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING - A.M. Reinhorn, Graduate Group for Nonlinear Structural Dynamics and Control Research Group & the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL), Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York Multimedia Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering Course "...This course is intended to introduce students to experimental methods, test planning, model preparation, loading systems, instrumentation, data acquisition and data processing. The course covers aspects of static and structural dynamics problems. Advance methods of testing will include hybrid techniques for substructure testing which combine simultaneous physical and numerical simulations..." Examples of "Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering" Subject Categories & Lectures include "...Modeling and Scaling; Data Quality; Static Loading; Dynamic Loading; Advanced Loadings; "...Quasi-static loading test method (QST); Shaking table testing method (STT); Effective force method (EFT); Pseudo-dynamic testing method (PDT); Real time pseudo-dynamic testing method (RTPDT); Real time dynamic hybrid testing method (RTDHT); Real Time Structure Simulator; etc. Data Management; etc..." For more information see Andrei M. Reinhorn's Home Page; Graduate Group for Nonlinear Structural Dynamics and Control Research Group or the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering CIVIL ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LECTURES & LESSONS 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 Civil Engineering Lessons (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 Program 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..." Examples of "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 DESIGN SOFTWARE - Windows & Daylighting Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Multimedia Building Design Software (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Building Design" 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 IBC 2006 ALLOWABLE AREA CALCULATOR - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. BC 2006 Allowable Area Calculator "...Based on the 2006 International Building Code [IBC 2006], values are calculated for allowable areas, heights, and numbers of stories. The site plan..." BC 2006 Allowable Area Calculator INPUT Values include "...Occupancy classification; Construction type; Sprinklered; Proposed number of stories; Building perimeter lengths; etc..." For more information see ARCH 2602/5602 Building Technology, Materials and Methods; Jonathan Ochshorn or the Department of Architecture BUILDING IBC 2006 HEIGHTS AND AREAS CALCULATOR - American Wood Council (AWC) 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) 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 "A Beginners Guide to 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 A Beinner's Guide to Structural Engineering; 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 STRUCTURAL ELEMENT CALCULATORS - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Structural Element Calculators" include "...Live Load Calculator and Dead Load Calculator; Snow Load Calculator; Governing Load Calculator; Wind Pressure Calculator; Seismic and Wind Force Calculator; Wood Tension Element Capacity Calculator; etc..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture 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 Design, Structural Analysis, Restoration, etc. of Museums, Libraries, Churches, Historic Structures, etc. MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, HISTORIC STURCTURES, ETC. LECTURES, LESSONS, PUBLICATIONS, DATABASES, ETC. CONSERVATION PHYSICS - T. Padfield, Consultant in Preventive Conservation, Totnes in Devon, U.K. Multimedia Conservation Physics Lectures, Lessons, Calculators, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Conservation Physics "...preventive conservation and building physics applied to historic materials and structures..." For more information see Conservation Physics or Tim Padfield's Home Page Examples from over "40" "Preventive Conservation and Building Physics Applied to Historic Materials and Structures" Lectures, Lessons, etc. include Designing museums with a naturally stable climate Fundamental microclimate concepts The effect of light on museum objects The absorption of water by materials Condensation in the walls of humidified buildings ALTERNATIVE CLIMATE CONTROLS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS - The Getty, J. Paul Getty Trust Multimedia Alternative Climate Controls for Historic Buildings Publications (Text & Images). For more information see Alternative Climate Controls for Historic Buildings Home Page; Current Projects; Science (Conservation at the Getty) or The Getty CONSERVATION SCIENCE - The Conservation Institute, The Getty, J. Paul Getty Trust Multimedia Conservation Projects (Text & Images). For more information see The Conservation Institute or The Getty Examples of Current and Past Projects with Lectures, Publications, etc. include Examples of Past Projects include Seismic Stabilization of Historic Structures Stone Deterioration and Treatment Examples of Current Projects include Museum Lighting Research Desalination of Porous Building Materials 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 MORE CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION: LUMBER, PLYWOOD, CONSTRUCTION, FRAMING FOR RELATED HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS 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. ONLINE TOOLS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FRAMING - SBE Builders, Discovery Bay, California VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see SBE Builders Examples from over "50" "Commercial Framing and Residential Framing" Calculators include Advanced Wall Framing Compliance Calculator Equal Pitch Hip Rafter Calculator Elliptical Hip Rafter Calculations For X Axis Plotting Sloped Frustum of Pyramid Calculations for Polygons or Cones Roof Framing Geometry Arch Window Calculator Octagon Rafter Calculator Bowed Bay Window Rafter Calculator with Unequal Overhang Circular Tower Rafter Calculator CONSTRUCTION COST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION FOR DECISION-MAKERS 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..." 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 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 Data Gateway 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 Live Load, Dead Load, Snow Load, Wind Pressure, Wind Force, etc. Wood Columns 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. COMMON NAMES DATABASE AND WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Common Name Database & Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Properties Databases include "...Lesser Known Woods Database; North American Hardwoods Database; North American Softwoods Database; Tropical Hardwoods Database; etc..." 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 Utilities; 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 Botany Online, University of Hamburg Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español. Commercial Timbers (Hardwoods) 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 (Hardwoods) of the World Database" 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 Botany Online WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material - PDF, 486 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material" 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 Engineered Composites Sciences the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service 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 Utilities; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service WOOD ENGINEERED PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES HANDBOOKS, DATABASES, ETC. 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, Lessons, Technical Reports, Handbooks, etc. (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wood Engineered Properties and Structures" Databases, Technical Reports & 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 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 Course; Grade Marks Course; What Is Conventional Construction? Course; The Basics of Wood Frame Construction Course; Load and Resistance Factor Design for Engineered Wood Construction Course; Design of Wood Frame Buildings for High Wind, Snow, and Seismic Loadings Course; Lateral Load Bracing Course; Structural Components of Floors and Decks Course; Building Codes & Wood Design Course; LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction Course; 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 "An Introduction to 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., Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENISVE. Examples of "Glulam, I-Joists, Exterior Siding, Laminated Veneer Lumber, Plywood, etc." Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, etc. include "...Technical Data; Builder Guides; Design Properties; Glossary of Terms; etc..." Building IBC 2006 Heights and Areas Calculator IBC 2006 ALLOWABLE AREA CALCULATOR - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. BC 2006 Allowable Area Calculator "...Based on the 2006 International Building Code [IBC 2006], values are calculated for allowable areas, heights, and numbers of stories. The site plan..." BC 2006 Allowable Area Calculator INPUT Values include "...Occupancy classification; Construction type; Sprinklered; Proposed number of stories; Building perimeter lengths; etc..." For more information see ARCH 2602/5602 Building Technology, Materials and Methods; Jonathan Ochshorn or the Department of Architecture BUILDING IBC 2006 HEIGHTS AND AREAS CALCULATOR - American Wood Council (AWC) 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 Live Load, Dead Load, Snow Load, Wind Pressure, Wind Force, etc. STRUCTURAL ELEMENT CALCULATORS - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Structural Element Calculators" include "...Live Load Calculator and Dead Load Calculator; Snow Load Calculator; Governing Load Calculator; Wind Pressure Calculator; Seismic and Wind Force Calculator; Wood Tension Element Capacity Calculator; etc..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture Wood Column Calculators CAPACITY OF WOOD COLUMN CALCULATOR - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Capacity of Wood Column Calculator INPUT Values include Species "...Douglas-Fir Larch; Hem-Fir; Spruce-Pine; Southern Pine; etc..." Grade "...Select Structural; No. 1, 2 & 3..." Duration of Load Factor, Cd; Outdoors (Wet service Conditions); Unbraced Height, x-axis; Unbraced Height, y-axis..." Wood Column Calculator OUTPUT Values include Column Size - Capacity (lbs) 2x4, 2-2x4, 3-2x4; 2x6, 2-2x6, 3-2x6;2x8, 2-2x8, 3-2x8; etc. 4x4; 4x6; 4x8; etc..." Beams and Stringers Column Size - Capacity (lbs.) "...6x10; 6x12; 8x12..." Posts and Timbers Column Size - Capacity (lbs.) "...6x6; 6x8; 8x8; etc..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture 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. DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES I - A.R. Shantha Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Design of Steel Structures I Course (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Design of Steel Structures I" Course Chapters & Subchapters include Introduction "...Mechanical Properties of Steel; The Manufacturing of Steel Structures; Corrosion; Fatigue of Steel Structures; etc..." Connections "...Bolted Connections; Welding & Welded Connections; Bolt Group; Weld Group; Beam and Column Splices; etc..." Compression Members "...Elastic Buckling; Strength Curves; Strength of Compression Members; Types of Column Sections; Steps in Design of Axizlly Loaded Columns; etc..." Beam Columns; etc..." Examples of "Design of Steel Structures I" Animations include "...Animation for Excessive Bending Triggering Collapse; Animation for Lateral Torsional Buckling; Animation for Failure by Local Buckling of a web due to shear; Animation for Local failure by shear yield of web; Animation for Local failure by buckling of thin flanges; etc..." For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Madras Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Madras STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN - M.R. Taha, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of New Mexico Multimedia Structural Steel Design Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Structural Steel Design" Course Lectures include "...Introduction to Structural Steel Design; Design of Tension Members; Design of Simple Connections; Design of Eccentric Connections; Design of Compression Members; Design of Flexural Members; Beam-Column Design; Design of Plate Girders; etc..." For more information see Mahmoud R. Taha's Home Page or the Department of Civil Engineering DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES II - A.R. Shantha Kumar, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Design of Steel Structures II Course (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Design of Steel Structures II" Course Chapters & Subchapters include Industrial Building "...Loads; Industrial Floors; Roof Systems; Plastic Analysis; Portal Frames; Crane Gantry Girders; Design for Wind Action; etc..." Multi Storey Buildings "...Loading; Analysis for gravity Loads; Analysis for Lateral Loads; Computer Analysis of Rigid Frames; etc..." Space Frames "...Types of Space Frames; Space Truss; Optimisation; Design Space; etc..." Cold Form Steel "...Advantages of Cold formed Sections; Local Buckling; Axially Compressed Column; Combined Bending & Compression; etc..." Microwave Towers; Transmission Towers; Foundation Of Towers; Bridges; etc. For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Madras Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Madras STEEL CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, FABRICATION, ETC. (QUICKTIME) - American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. Multimedia Steel Construction, Design, Fabrication, etc. Lessons, Teaching Aids, Technical Reports, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the American Institute of Steel Construction STEEL CONSTRUCTION - American Iron and Steel Institute Multimedia Steel Construction Technical Reports, Lessons etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Steel Construction" Technical Reports, Lessons, 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 JOISTS ANSI STANDARDS - Steel Joists Institute Multimedia Steel Joists ANSI Standards - PDF (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Steel Joists Institute STEEL CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. STEEL TOOLS - American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. Multimedia Steel Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the American Institute of Steel Construction DESIGN OF LATERALLY-SUPPORTED STEEL FLOOR BEAMS - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Design of Laterally-Supported Steel Floor Beams" INPUT Values include "...Span; Spacing; Fy; Live Load; Dead Load; etc. Design Criteria; etc..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture 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 Fabric Structures FABRIC STRUCTURES COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FABRIC STRUCTURES - Rosemarie Fang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University Multimedia The Design and Construction of Fabric Structures - PDF, 47 Pages (Text & Images), VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fabric Structures" Chapters include "...Fabric Materials; Design and Analysis; Construction Considerations; etc..." TENSILE FABRIC ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURES AND CANOPIES - Architen Landrell Associates Limited Multimedia Tensile Fabric Architecture, Structures and Canopies Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tensile Fabric Architecture, Structures and Canopies" Technical Reports include "...Tensile Fabric Architecture: An Introduction; Basic Theories of Tensile Membrane Architecture; The Materials of Tensile Architecture For more information see the Architen Landrell 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 Design of Timber Structures or the Civil and Environmental Engineering Window Glass Design including Wind Load WINDOW GLASS DESIGN CALCULATOR - Standards Design Group, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Window Glass Design 2004 "...This demo is a fully functional version of Window Glass Design 2004 (Basic) with a few exceptions..." For more information see Demo; Window Glass Design 2004 or the Standards Design Group, Inc. 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. Click on "Fence Post Wind Load Calculator" on Right hand side. 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...." Examples of "WSDOT Pavement Guide" 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 Examples from over "60" "WSDOT Pavement Guide" 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 Lessons, Pavement Technical Manuals & Webcasts, Pavement Software (Text, Images, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see FHWA By Topics or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of "Pavement Technology: Design, Construction, Preservatioin, Maintenance, Management" 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: Design, Construction, Preservatioin, Maintenance, Management" 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. Examples of "Pavement Design Manual" 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 Alphabetical Listing of Manuals; 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 By Topics 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 - A.J McCormack and Son, North Warrington, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Paving Techniques Lessons (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). Examples of "Paving Techniques" Lessons include "...Highway Construction; Block Paving; Tactile Paving; Permeable Paving; Concrete Flags; Natural Stone; Cobble Stone; Pavers; Gravel; Drainage; etc..." Examples from over "20" "Paving Techniques" 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, LESSONS, 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 By Topics; 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 By Topics 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 & Lessons, Asphalt Pavement Software, etc. (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pavements; FHWA by Topics or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of "Asphalt Pavement Technology" 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 Lessons & 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. Examples of "Asphalt Technology" Publications Subject Categories include "...Pavement Performance; Maintenance; Superpave; Materials; Construction; Design; etc..." An example of Examples of "Asphalt Technology" Software 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. including Properties of Concrete, Design of Concrete Structures, Design of PreStressed Concrete Structures, Mechanics and Design of Concrete, Federal Highway Administration Concrete Manuals, Concrete Repairs, Nondestructive Testing of Concrete, Long Term Pavement Performance, 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. Portland Cement Association's Concrete Building Design & Construction, Guides, Manuals, etc. 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. Properties of Concrete Courses, Texbooks, etc. 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; etc.; 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; Aggregate Sizes; Aggregate Properties; Aggregate 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 Design of Concrete Structures Courses & Textbooks DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES - D. Sen, Department of Civil Engineering, & Chairman, Nehru Museum of Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Design of Concrete Structures Course Modules (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Design of Concrete Structures" Course Lessons include "...Module 1: Properties of Concrete and Steel; Module 3: Limit State of Collapse - Flexure (Theories and Examples); Module 5: Flanged Beams – Theory and Numerical Problems; Module 6: Shear, Bond, Anchorage, Development Length and Torsion; Module 7: Limit State of Serviceability; Module 8: Reinforced Concrete Slabs; Module 9: Staircases; Module 10: Compression Members; etc..." For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Kharagpur Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Design of PreStressed Concrete Structures Courses & Textbooks PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES - D. Menon & A.K. Sengupta, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia PreStressed Concrete Structures Course Chapers (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "PreStressed Concrete Structures" Course Chapters & Lessons include Introduction "...Advantages and Types of Prestressing; Pre-tensioning & Post-tensioning Systems and Devices; Concrete; Prestressing Steel; etc..." Analysis of Members "...Analysis of Members under Axial Load; Analysis of Member under Flexure (Part I-V)..." Design of Members "...Design of Members; Design of Sections for Flexure; Detailing Requirements for Flexure; etc..." Analysis and Design for Shear and Torsion "...Analysis for Shear; Design for Shear; Analysis for Torsion; Design for Torsion; etc..." Special Topics "...Composite Sections; One-way Slabs; Two-way Slabs; Compression Members; Circular Prestressing; etc..." Transmission of Prestress; Cantilever and Continuous Beams; etc. For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Madras Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Mechanics and Design of Concrete Courses, Texbooks, etc. MECHANICS AND DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES - O. Buyukozturk, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Mechanics and Design of Concrete Course Structures 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 Structures" 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 Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures Home Page; Oral Buyukozturk's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering Courses or MIT OpenCourseWare Federal Highway Administration 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 the Federal Highway Administration's "Concrete" Manuals, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. 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 By Topics or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Concrete Repairs Courses, Texbooks, etc. 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..." Examples of "Full-Depth Repairs" Manual 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 By Topics 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" Manual 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 Nondestructive Testing of Concrete Courses, Texbooks, etc. 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 By Topics or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Long Term Pavement Performance Manuals, Databases, etc. 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 By Topics or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) High Performance Concrete 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). Examples of "Visualization of High Performance Concrete" Video Lessons 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. Examples of "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 Data Gateway 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 Data Gateway or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Optimal Mixture Proportions for Concrete CONCRETE OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE TOOL (COST) - 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. Concrete Optimization Software Tool is "...an online design/analysis system to assist concrete producers, engineers and researchers in determining optimal mixture proportions for concrete..." "...With appropriate input from the user, COST uses statistical experiment design (DEX) principles to generate a set of trial batches (an experimental plan)..." 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 Data Gateway or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CONCRETE CEMENT 3-D DATASETS CALCULATORS & APPLETS VISIBLE CEMENT DATASET - 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. Visible Cement Dataset is "...a collection of three-dimensional data sets of hydrating cement, Plaster of Paris, and common brick material, all obtained using x-ray microtomography..." Visible Cement Datasets include: "...Cement Paste; Plaster of Paris; Brick..." 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 Data Gateway or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CONCRETE BUILDING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION GUIDES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, SOFTWARE, ETC. Concrete Buildings Guides, Manuals, Lessons, etc. CONCRETE BUILDINGS - Portland Cement Association Multimedia Concrete Buildings Guides, Manuals, Lessons, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Concrete Buildings" Subject Categories & Subcategories include Concrete Design "...Post-Tensioned Concrete; Insulated Concrete Forms; Tilt-Up Concrete; Codes and Standards; Mass Concrete; etc..." Concrete Building Presentations; etc. Examples of Concrete Design Software include "...Slab For analysis, design, and investigation of elevated reinforced concrete beams, one-way and two-way slab systems; Beam: For analysis, design, and investigation of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slab systems; Wall: For analysis design and investigation of reinforced concrete, precast, ICF, and tilt-up walls; Column: For design and investigation of rectangular, round, and irregular concrete columns including slenderness effects; Frame: For general purpose structural analysis of two- and three-dimensional structures subject to static loads; etc..." For more information see Portland Cement Association CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS DATABASES, CALCULATORS & APPLETS CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CMUs) - Betco Supreme Concrete Masonry Units includes: "...CSI CMU Specifications; Available CMU colors; Regular & Smooth Face CMU; Specialty CMU; Bullnose CMU; Scored CMU; Ground Face CMU; etc..." For more information see Betco Supreme

CONCRETE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE CALCULATORS & APPLETS CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCK CALCULATORS & APPLETS CONCRETE MIX CALCULATORS & APPLETS MASONRY CALCULATOR - MASONRY ESTIMATING GUIDE - Betco Supreme VERY EXTENSIVE. Masonry Calculator is "...a "rule of thumb" calculator intended to assist users in planning for the correct amount of materials required for a particular project..." Masonry Estimation Guide Subject Categories include: "...Brick and Block Unit Quantities; Mortar Quantities; Sand Quantities; Horizontal Wall Reinforcing Quantities; Cavity Fill Insulation Quantities; Estimated Volume Required To Fill Core Voids in Block; Approximate Concrete Required to Fill Bond Beam Lintels (BBL); Typical CMU Dimentions; etc..." For more information see Betco Supreme CONCRETE MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS (ENGLISH & METRIC) - Blocklayer.com, Wonga Beach Q.L.D. Australia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Concrete Masonry Construction Calculators include: Concrete Masonry Block Calculators; Raking Gable Concrete Masonry Walls Calculator; Circular, Curved, Concrete Masonry Walls Calculator; Starter Bar Vertical Steel Reinforcing Map Calculator; Concrete Masonry Fence Calculator; Bond and Gage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Blocklayer Some examples from over "10" Concrete Masonry Block Calculators include Concrete Masonry Block Types, Dimensions and Core Fill - 200 Series Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Types, Dimensions and Core Fill Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Top Courses; Base Courses; Bond Beams; Still Beams; Ends; Doord; Starters; etc..." Concrete Masonry Block Arches Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Arches Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Width & Height..." Concrete Masonry Block Fence Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Fence Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length; Piers; Pier Size..." READY-MIX CONCRETE CALCULATORS - Raineri Building Materials, Inc. For more information see Raineri Building Materials, Inc. CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS, SLABS & FOOTINGS COURSES, CALCULATORS, ETC. FOR CONCRETE FOUNDATION COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER ETC.: FOUNDATION ENGINEERING FOR SOIL MECHANICS, ETC. COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER ETC.: SOIL MECHANICS, SOIL PHYSICS & SOIL CHEMISTRY FOR LANDFILL DESIGN COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER ETC.: LANDFILL DESIGN FOR RETAINING WALLS, ETC. COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER ETC.: RETAINING WALLS, ETC. FOR GEOENGINEERING, GEOLOGY ENGINEERING, ROCK ENGINEERING, ETC. COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER ETC. SOME EXAMPLES OF CONCRETE VIDEOS, CALCULATORS, ETC. HOW TO INSTALL A CONCRETE SLAB (FLASH) - Graniterock, Watsonville, CA Multimedia Concrete Slab Video Lessons (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "How to Install a Concrete Slab" Video Lessons include "...Excavation; Base Material; Compaction; Forms; Joints; Rebar; Concrete; Finishing; etc..." For more information see the Graniterock CONCRETE FOUNDATION CALCULATOR - Richard Milender and Construction Resource.com. VERY EXTENSIVE. Concrete Foundation Calculator "...will give you the total cubic yards for footings and stem walls. INPUT Values as stated. Assumes a concentric stem wall and footing (midline is same). Add factors are general, as is labor factor...." Concrete Foundation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Building Perimeter; Footing Width; Footing Depth; Stem Wall Height; Stem Wall Width; Cost per Cubic Yard..." For more information see Construction Calculators or Construction Resource GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS (SHALLOW FOUNDATION DESIGN MADE EASY!) - CALCULATORS - A.M. Ghaly, Department of Engineering, Union College Multimedia Geotechnical & Structural Design of Foundations Calculators, Techincal Reports, Guides, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Geotechnical & Structural Design of Foundations Options INPUT Values include: System of Units (SI or U.S.); Design Theory "...General Bearing Capacity Theory or Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Theory..." Foundation Shape "...Square, Circular, Strip or Rectangular..." AN EXAMPLE: DESIGN OPTIONS SELECTED include: System of Units = U.S.; Design Theory = General Bearing Capacity; Foundation Shape = Square DESIGN CALCULATORS FOR ABOVE SELECTED OPTIONS INCLUDE: Bearing Capacity Factors Calculator; Shape, Depth & Inclination Factors Calculator; Surcharge at Foundation Level Calculator; Bearing Capacity of Soil Calculator; Structural Design of Foundations Calculators include: "...Reinforced Concrete Design using the Strength Design Method Calculator; Soil Contact Pressure and Ultimate Moment Calculator; Strength Reduction Factor Calculator..." Design of a Rectangular Section in Bending Calculators include: "...Flexure Strength Calculator; Area Steel Calculator..." Shear Strength Calculator; Development Length The basic development length Calculator; SUMMARY OF DESIGN Display. For more information see Ashraf M. Ghaly's Home Page or the Department of Engineering CONCRETE FOR FENCE POSTS CALCULATORS & APPLETS CONCRETE FOR FENCE POSTS CALCULATOR - Hoover Fence Company Concrete for Fence Posts Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Diameter of Hole; Depth of Hole; Quantity of Holes..." For more information see Hoover Fence Company CONCRETE COLOR ADDITION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS MIX-READY COLORS & MORTAR COLORS CALCULATOR - Davis Colors, Los Angeles, CA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Mix-Ready Colors & Mortar Colors Calculator "...will give you the amount of Davis Colors you need to add to your Mix-Ready & Mortar project to achieve your desired color..." For more information see Davis Colors

Steel Reinforcing Materials (Rebar) STEEL REINFORCING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS, VIDEOS, ETC. REBAR COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, TEXTBOOKS, VIDEOS, ETC. CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL (QUICKTIME) - Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) Multimedia Concrete Reinforcing Steel Lessons & Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Concrete Reinforcing Steel" Videos (Rebar Videos) include Building Design Concepts Video Structural Drawings vs. Placing Drawings Video Mill Production of Rebar Video Mill Production of Rebar Video "...See how reinforcing Bar is made, from scrap metal to completed bars..." Reinforcing Bar Markings Video Reinforcing Bar Markings Video "...Read bar markings..." Splices Video Splices Video "...See how spliced rebar is installed..." Fabrication of Epoxy-Coated Rebar Video Field Handling Techniques for Epoxy Coated Rebar Video Field Handling Techniques for Epoxy Coated Rebar Video "...Proper field handling techniques for epoxy-coated reinforcing bars..." Reinforcing Bar Placing Video Field Inspection of Reinforcing Bars Video REBAR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DESIGN ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN CALCULATOR - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Design and analysis of reinforced concrete column calculator "...First, select method A, B, or C at the top of the calculator: method "A" analyzes rectangular (tied) or circular (spiral) reinforced concrete columns - that is, calculates capacity or safe design (factored) load - given dimensions, number and..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture Brick, Stone, Masonry MASONRY LECTURES, TECHNICAL GUIDES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC. BRICK LECTURES, TECHNICAL GUIDES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC. CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCK ESTIMATORS, STONE ESTIMATORS, COURSING, ETC. Brick BRICK: ARCHITECT & BUILDERS - General Shale Brick Multimedia Brick, etc: Architect & Builders Manuals, Technical Documents, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Architect & Builders - Brick" Manuals, Technical Documents, etc. Subject Categories & Subcategories include Technical Documents "...Block Lintel Capacities; Brick Color Selection; C652 Hollow Brick - Construction Specifier; Chimney Repair; Clay Brick vs. Concrete Brick; Corbelled Masonry; Leaky Walls in Brick Buildings; etc..." Detail Drawings "...Bay Window Flashing; Brick Veneer Foundation Wall; Detail Masonry Chimney; Detail Pre-Fab Chimney; Elliptical Arch; Flashing at Parapet; Palladian Arch; Paving - Bonded Clay Paver Edge Restraint; Paving - Proprietary Edge Restraint System; Paving - Typical Brick Pavement; Paving - Typical Commercial-Pedestrian Public Plaza-Sidewalk; Paving - Typical Residential Driveway; Segmental Arch; etc..." Architectural Catalog Shapes; BIA Builder Notes; etc. For more information see General Shale Brick BRICK CONSTRUCTON TECHNICAL NOTES - Brick Industry Association Multimedia Brick Construction Technical Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Technical Notes on Brick Construction "...is a series of bulletins that contain design, detailing, and construction information based on the latest technical developments in brick masonry. Drawings, photographs, tables, and charts illustrate appropriate topics..." Examples of the Brick Industry Association's "Brick Construction Technnical Notes" Categories include Building Code Requirements; Material Properties & Heat Transmission; Sound Insulation-Clay Masonry; Painting Brick Masonry; Water Penetration Resistance & Condensation; Mortars for Brick Masonry; Manufacturing of Brick; Estimating Brick Masonry; Brick Sizes; Guide Specs; etc. For more information see Brick Industry Association Masonary MASONARY TECHNICAL GUIDES & MANUALS - Masonry Advisory Council VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Masonary Technical Guides & Manuals (Text & Images). Examples of the Masonry Advisory Council's "Masonary Technical Guides & Manuals" include Masonry Materials "...Brick; Concrete Masonry; Stone-Cast Stone; Mortar; Grout; Flashing; etc..." Masonry Design "...Movement Joints; Fireplaces & Chimneys..." Masonry Construction; Guidelines for Maintaining Masonry Structures; Residential Masonry; Chicago Area Masonry Cost Guide; etc. For more information see the Masonry Advisory Council MASONARY STRUCTURAL DESIGN GUIDE (JAVA APPLET) - J. Yaha, Masonry Advisory Council Java Interactive Masonary Structural Design Guide "...This analysis looks at a wall plane as a simply supported flexural element (beam) spanning between two points of support. In the traditional sense, the wall is looked at as spanning vertically. That is, the wall is attatched to the ground, and the roof/floor diaphragm. When the wind blows the wall wants to deflect like a beam. This bending stress creates..." For more information see Design; Technical Library or the Masonry Advisory Council MASONRY CALCULATOR - MASONRY ESTIMATING GUIDE - Betco Supreme VERY EXTENSIVE. Masonry Calculator is "...a "rule of thumb" calculator intended to assist users in planning for the correct amount of materials required for a particular project..." Masonry Estimation Guide Subject Categories include: "...Brick and Block Unit Quantities; Mortar Quantities; Sand Quantities; Horizontal Wall Reinforcing Quantities; Cavity Fill Insulation Quantities; Estimated Volume Required To Fill Core Voids in Block; Approximate Concrete Required to Fill Bond Beam Lintels (BBL); Typical CMU Dimentions; etc..." For more information see Betco Supreme CONCRETE MASONRY CONSTRUCTION CALCULATORS (ENGLISH & METRIC) - Blocklayer.com, Wonga Beach Q.L.D. Australia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Concrete Masonry Construction Calculators include: Concrete Masonry Block Calculators; Raking Gable Concrete Masonry Walls Calculator; Circular, Curved, Concrete Masonry Walls Calculator; Starter Bar Vertical Steel Reinforcing Map Calculator; Concrete Masonry Fence Calculator; Bond and Gage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Blocklayer Some examples from over "10" Concrete Masonry Block Calculators include Concrete Masonry Block Types, Dimensions and Core Fill - 200 Series Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Types, Dimensions and Core Fill Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Top Courses; Base Courses; Bond Beams; Still Beams; Ends; Doord; Starters; etc..." Concrete Masonry Block Arches Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Arches Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Width & Height..." Concrete Masonry Block Fence Calculator Concrete Masonry Block Fence Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length; Piers; Pier Size..." Stone STONE CALCULATOR - Bend Industries, An Oldcastle Company VERY EXTESNIVE. Stone Calculator INPUT Values include: Choose a Brick Color "...Ardennes Grey, Brittany Beige, Brownstone Red, etc..." Choose a Brick Pattern; Choose Measuring Unit (Standard or Metric); etc. For more information see Bend Industries or Oldcastle

Mechanics of Materials - Structural Mechanics
Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials,
Beams, Columns, Trusses, Tensegrity, Stress,
Strain, Rivets, Welds, etc.

Courses, Lectures, Textbooks in Mechanics of Materials, Statics, Dynamics & Strength of Materials, Mechanics of Solids, Trussworks, Frameworks, Steel Sections, Torsion, Rivets & Welds, Yield Analysis, etc. (Text, Images, Simulations, Applets, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound) Structural Mechanics Courses, Textbooks, etc. Beams, Beam Analysis, Beam Buckling, Beam Theory, Beam Deflection, Deflection, Stress, Cantilever Beams, etc. Concrete & Steel Column Design Construction of Steel Framed Structures Tensegrity, Tensegrity Design

Statics, Dynamics, Beams, Columns, Trusses, Tensegrity, Stress, Strain, Rivets, Welds, Structural Mechanics, Yield Analysis, etc. COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, MANUALS, ETC. Undergraduate: Basic & Introduction Courses, Lectures, etc. BEST MECHANICS: STATICS, DYNAMICS, MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (FLASH) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technolog Multimedia Statics, Dynamics & Mechanics of Materials Course (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department of Mechanical Engineering Examples of "Best Mechanics: Statics, Dynamics & Mechanics of Materials" Course Chapters include Statics Examples of "Statics" Chapter Lessons include "...Vector Fundamentals; Particle Equilibrium; Structural Analysis; Internal Forces; Friction; etc..." Dynamics Examples of "Dynamics" Chapter Lessons include "...Curvilinear Motion; Projectile Motion; Circular Motion; Uniform Acceleration; etc..." Mechanics of Materials Examples of "Mechanics of Materials" Chapter Lessons with Movies include "...Stress; Strain; Stress-Stain; Simple Design; Axial Loading; Bending; Beam Deflection; etc..." DYNAMICS, STATICS, FLUIDS, THERMODYNAMICS (FLASH, QUICKTIME) - K. Gramoll, College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma Multimedia Engineering Courses - eBooks (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Engineering Media Lab or the College of Engineering Examples of "Dynamics, Statics, Fluids, Thermodynamics" Courses (eBooks) include Statics Examples of "Statics" Course Lectures include "...Vectors; Forces & Particle Equilibrium; Moments/Equivalent Systems; Rigid Body Equilibrium; Structures; Centroid/Distributed Loads/Inertia; Internal Loads; Friction; etc..." Dynamics Examples of "Dynamics" Course Chapters include "...General Motion; Force & Acceleration; Energy; Momentum; 3-D Motion; Vibrations; etc..." ENGINEERING STATICS (ENGM 223) - M. Negahban, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Engineering Statics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Engineering Statics" Course Lessons include "...Vectors; Vector Components: 2-D & 3-D; Moment of a Force; Equivalent Force-couple Systems; Equilibrium for Rigid Bodies; Analysis of Trusses; Frames and Machines; Dry Friction; Area & Mass Moments of Inertia; etc..." For more information see Engineering Mechanics Courses or the Department of Engineering Mechanics INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL DESIGN - I.A. Assakkaf, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland Multimedia Introduction to Structural Design Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Structural Design" Course Categories & Lectures include Concrete Design and Analysis "...Materials and mechanics of Bending; Rectangular RC Concrete Beams, Tension Steel Only; Reinforced Concrete Beams - T-Beams & Doubly Reinforced Beams; Shear in Beams; Development, Splices, and Simple Span Bar Cutoffs; Columns; etc..." Steel Design and Analysis "...Introduction to Structural Steel Design; Specifications, Loads, and Methods of Design; Analysis of Tension Members; Design of Tension Members; Introduction to Axially Loaded Compression Members; Design of Axially Loaded Compression Members; Introduction to Beams; Design of Beams for Moments; etc..." For more information see Introduction to Structural Design Home Page or Courses; Ibrahim A. Assakkaf's Home Page or the Courses; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering MECHANICS OF ELASTIC BODIES (ENGM 325) - M. Negahban, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Mechanics of Elastic Bodies Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mechanics of Elastic Bodies" Course Lessons include "...How Materials Carry Load; Extension of Bars; Thermal Strain; Torsion of a Circular Shaft; Distributed Loads; Pure Bending; Shear Stress in Beams; Beams with Axial Loads; Pressure vessels; Buckling of columns; etc..." For more information see Engineering Mechanics Courses or the Department of Engineering Mechanics MECHANICS OF MATERIALS - I.A. Assakkaf, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland Multimedia Mechanics of Materials Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "25" "Mechanics of Materials" Course Lectures include "...Rods: Axial Loading and Deformation; Rods: Thermal Stress; Stress Concentrations; Shafts: Torsion Loading and Deformation; Shafts: Power; Stress Concentration.; Thin-walled; Beams: Bending Stress; Beams: V and M Diagrams; Beams: Shearing Stress; Beams: Deformation; Failure Criteria: Stress Transformation; Failure Criteria: Multiaxial Stress States; Components: Combined Loading; Columns: Buckling; etc..." For more information see Mechanics of Materials Home Page or Courses; Ibrahim A. Assakkaf's Home Page or the Courses; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering MECMOVIES: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (FLASH) - T.A. Philpot, Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE), Missouri University of Science & Technology Multimedia MecMovies: Mechanics of Materials (Text, Images, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. MecMovies "...The software allows students to interactively test their understanding of course concepts with relevant questions and exercises followed by immediate feedback. The questions are dynamically generated and give a different set of numbers each time, allowing students to repeat the exercises as needed..." Examples of "MecMovies: Mechanics of Materials" Subject Categories include "...Stress; Strain; Mechanical Properties; Design Concepts; Axial Deformation; Torsion; Bending; Shear Stress Beam; Stress Transformations; Strain Transformations; etc..." For more information see Materials Testing Home Page Undergraduate: Intermediate & Advanced Courses, Lectures, etc. STATICS & STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSE AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSE - Author: R.J. Foley; Hosted by Alan Scott, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Stout, Wisconsin Multimedia Strength of Materials Course and Statics and Strength of Materials Course - PDF, 733 Pages (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Strength of Materials" Course Chapters & Subchapters include Statics I-Principals & Applications; Stress, Strain & Hooke's Law "...Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law-I & II; Statically Indeterminate Structures; Shear Stress & Strain; etc..." Beams 1 & II "...Shear Forces and Bending Moments; Beams: Bending Stress; Beams: Horizontal Shear Stress; etc..." Torsion, Rivets & Welds "...Torsion: Transverse Shear Stress; Torsion: Deformation: Angle of Twist; Rivets & Welds: Riveted Joints; Rivets & Welds: Riveted Joint Selection; Rivets & Welds: Welded Joints; etc..." Examples of "Statics and Strength of Materials" Course Chapters & Subchapters include Statics I - Principals "...Algebra/Trigonometry/Vectors; Translational Equilibrium; Rotational Equilibrium..." Statics II - Applications "...Frames (non-truss, rigid body structures); Trusses..." Stress, Strain & Hooke's Law "...Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law I & II; Statically Indeterminate Structures; Shear Stress & Strain; etc..." Beams "...Shear Forces and Bending Moments I; Beams: Bending Stress; Beams: Horizontal Shear Stress; etc..." Torsion, Rivets & Welds "...Torsion: Transverse Shear Stress; Torsion: Deformation: Angle of Twist; Torsion: Power Transmission; Rivets & Welds: Riveted Joints; Rivets & Welds: Riveted Joint Selection; Rivets & Welds: Welded Joints; etc..." Columns & Pressure Vessels "...Columns & Buckling; Pressure Vessels-Thin Wall Pressure Vessels; etc..." Friction; etc. For more information see Alan Scott's Home Page or the Department of Physics COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING OF STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR (CALSB): BEAMS, TRUSSES & FRAMES - Xing-Fei Yuan & Jin-Guang Teng, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Multimedia Computer-Aided Learning of Structural Behavior: Beams, Trusses & Frames (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Computer-Aided Learning of Structural Behavior: Beams, Trusses & Frames "...The package includes an analysis engine based on the matrix stiffness method, so the response of any two-dimensional skeletal structure can be predicted and graphically displayed. The package thus provides a virtual laboratory environment in which the user can "build and test" two-dimensional skeletal structures of unlimited choices to enhance his understanding of structural behaviour..." For more information see Jin-Guang Teng's Home Page; Department of Civil and Structural Engineering or the The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Graduate Courses, Lectures, etc. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING - A.M. Reinhorn, Nonlinear Structural Dynamics and Control Research Group & the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL), Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York Multimedia Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering Course "... This course is intended to introduce students to experimental methods, test planning, model preparation, loading systems, instrumentation, data acquisition and data processing. The course covers aspects of static and structural dynamics problems. Advance methods of testing will include hybrid techniques for substructure testing which combine simultaneous physical and numerical simulations..." Examples of "Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering" Subject Categories & Lectures include "...Modeling and Scaling; Data Quality; Static Loading; Dynamic Loading; Advanced Loadings; "...Quasi-static loading test method (QST); Shaking table testing method (STT); Effective force method (EFT); Pseudo-dynamic testing method (PDT); Real time pseudo-dynamic testing method (RTPDT); Real time dynamic hybrid testing method (RTDHT); Real Time Structure Simulator; etc. Data Management; etc..." For more information see Andrei M. Reinhorn's Home Page; Nonlinear Structural Dynamics and Control Research Group or the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS COURSES, LESSONS, TEXTBOOK, ETC. STRUCTURAL MECHANICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS STATICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DYNAMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Structural Mechanics Courses, Lessons, Textbooks, etc. STRUCTURAL MECHANICS - R.S. Jangid & S. Ghosh, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Structural Mechanics Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Structural Mechanics "...course focuses on different analytical tools for understanding the behaviour of, primarily, statically determinate structures, and also of indeterminate structures..." Examples of "Structural Mechanics" Course Lessons include "...Constitutive Relations and Compatibility Conditions; Static Indterminacy of structure; Symmetry and Antisymmetry; Cables; Deflection of Structures; Force Method: Introduction and Applications; etc..." For more information see Structural Mechanics; NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Bombay Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay STRUCTURAL MECHANICS II - L. S. Ramachandra & S.K. Barai, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Structural Mechanics II Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Structural Mechanics II" Course Modules & Lessons include "...Module 1: Energy Methods in Structural Analysis (6 Lessons); Module 2: Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures by the Matrix Force Method (7 Lessons); Module 3: Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures by the Displacement Method (9 Lessons); Module 5: Cables and Arches (4 Lessons); etc..." For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Kharagpur Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur STRUCTURAL MECHANICS II - P. Banerji, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Structural Mechanics II Video Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Structural Mechanics II" Video Course Lectures include "...Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures; Energy Principle; Maxwell's and Betti's laws; Computation of Displacements; etc..." For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Bombay Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Structural Mechanics Calculators, Applets, etc. DESIGN AND STRESS ANALYSIS CALCULATORS - School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Plymouth, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Engineering Courses or the School of Engineering Some examples of Design and Stress Analysis Calculators include Bolt Ultimate Strength Calculator Bolt Ultimate Strength Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Bolt Diameter; Thread Pitch; Bolt Grade..." Buckling Load Calculator (Centrally Loaded Column) Buckling Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Young's Modulus; Yield Strength; Actual Length; End Fixing Factor; Second Moment of Area; Radius of Gyration; etc..." Fatigue Calculation Programme Applet (using the Goodman criterion) Fatigue Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Material UTS; Surface Factor; Size Factor; Load Factor; Temperatue Factor; etc..." Evaluation of Stress Concentration Factor Applet Evaluation of Stress Concentration Factor Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Larger Diameter; Small Diamter; Fillet Redius..." HAMLET APPLETS: STATICS & MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND DYNAMICS JAVA APPLETS - HAMLET, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland VERY VERY EXTENSIVE For more information see HAMLET Applets or the A. James Clark School of Engineering Some examples from over "12" Statics & Mechanics of Materials and Dynamics Applets include Centroid/Moment of Inertia Applet Gyroscopic Motion Applet Slipping or Tipping Applet INVESTIGATE THE STABILITY OF A WALL SUBJECT TO A UNIFORM SIDE LOAD (JAVA APPLET) - D.J. Grieve, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Plymouth, U.K. Stability of a Wall Subject to a Uniform Side Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wall Height; Wall Thickness; Wall Density; Wind Load..." Stability of a Wall Subject to a Uniform Side Load Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Overturning Moment; Restoring Moment; FoS against Overturning; Dircect Stress; Maximum Bending Stress; Final Bearing Pressure Maximum; etc..." For more information see Structural Analysis and Design 1; Engineering Courses or the School of Engineering Mohr's Circle Calculators & Applets MOHR'S CIRCLE (JAVA APPLET) - HAMLET, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland Mohr's Circle INPUT Values include: "...Normal Stress; Shear Stress; Zoom; Translate X; Translate Y; etc..." For more information see HAMLET Applets or the A. James Clark School of Engineering MOHR'S CIRCLE CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - M. Austin & D. Chancogne, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Mohr's Circle Calculator "...will calculate the maximum shear stress, and principal stresses..." Mohr's Circle INPUT Values include: "...Sigma_xx; Sigma_yy; Tau..." For more information see Mark A. Austin's Home Page MOHR'S CIRCLE CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - MathinSite, P. Edwards, Bournemouth University, U.K. "...Strains measured in either a 45 or 60 degree strain gauge rosette..." Mohr's Circle INPUT Values include: "...Strain A; Strain B; Strain C..." For more information see Applets or MathinSite

BEAM CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS BEAM ANALYSIS, BEAM BUCKLING, BEAM DEFLECTION, BEAM STRESS, BEAM THEORY, BEAM STRENGTH, BEAM UNDER TRANSVERSE LOADS Beams Calculators & Applets BEAM CALCULATORS - eFunda, Inc. VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Calculators or Engineering Fundamentals Some examples from over "15" Beam Calculators include Cantilever Beam Calculators Cantilever Beam Calculators include: End Load Calculator; Uniform Load Calculator; Triangular Load Calculator; End Moment Calculator; Intermediate Load Calculator Simply Supported Beams Calculators Simply Supported Beams Calculators include: Center Load Calculator; Intermediate Load Calculator; Two Symmetric Loads Calculator; Uniform Load Calculator Standard Beams Calculators Standard Beams Calculators include: Steel S-Type I-beam Calculator; Steel W-Type I-beam Calculator; Steel Channels Calculator; Steel Angles Calculator; Aluminum I-Beams Calculator; Aluminum Channels Calculator Beam Analysis Calculators & Applets BEAM ANALYSIS (JAVA APPLET) - HAMLET, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland VERY EXTENSIVE. Beam Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: Loads "...Pointer; Concentrated; Distributed; Moment; Trapezoidal..." Forces; Modify Loading; etc..." For more information see HAMLET Applets or the A. James Clark School of Engineering Beam Deflection, Beam Stress, Beam Theory Calculators & Applets STRUCTURAL BEAM BENDING CALCULATOR - The Engineer's Edge VERY EXTENSIVE. Beam Bending Supported on Both Ends with Uniform Loading Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Modulus of Elasticity; Moment of Inertia; Load; Distance; etc..." For more information see Calculators or The Engineer's Edge Some examples over "20" Beam Deflections and Stress Calculators Beam Stress and Deflection Calculator: Two Ends Supported Beam Stress and Deflection Calculator (Two Ends Supported) INPUT Values include: "...Total Load; Beam Length; Distance from Beam Left; Distance from Beam Right; etc..." Structural Beam Bending Calculator: Beam Bending Supported on Both Ends Loaded Two Equal Loads Structural Beam Bending Calculator (Beam Bending Supported on Both Ends Loaded Two Equal Loads) INPUT Values include: "...Modulus of Elasticity; Moment of Inertia; Length; etc..." BEAM FIXITY CALCULATOR - J. Murray & M. Hoit, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and Mechanic, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington Beam Fixity Calculator "...quickly calculates the resulting moment from a distributed load on a partially fixed beam..." For more information see Matt Hoit's Home Page or the Department of Civil Engineering BEAM STRESS LOADING TYPES: DIRECT; ECCENTRIC; BENDING & TORSION - CALCULATORS - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA Beam Stress Loading Calculators include: Beam Stress Direct Loading Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Load Applied to Beam; Area of Cross-section..." Beam Stress Eccentric Loading Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Load Applied to the Beam; Area of Cross-section; Modulus of the Section..." Beam Bending Stress Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Bending Moment; Distance of Fiber from Neutral Axis; Area Moment of Inertia..."; etc. For more information see Design for Machine Elements or the Electronic Design Library STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS CALCULATORS - E. Avital, Department of Engineering, Queen Mary, University of Londan, London, U.K. Structural Analysis Calculators include: "...Beam Theory Calculator; Principal stresses - 2D Calculator; Principal stresses - 3D Calculator..." For more information see the Engineering Web Calculator or the Department of Engineering Beam Strength: Reinforced Concrete Beams Calculators & Applets BEAM STRENGTH: ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS (JAVA APPLET) - S. Taavoni, Structural Software, Inc., Baltimore, MD VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Beam Strength Calculator "...is an analysis program for reinforced concrete beams. It can also be used as a tool for designing reinforced concrete sections. The program can calculate the nominal capacity Mn (capacity at failure)..." Beam Strength Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Width of Section; Distance from Top of Section ot Centroid of Tensile Steel; Distance from the Top of Section to Centroid of Compression Steel; Area of Tensile Steel; Area of Compression Steel; etc..." For more information see Structural Software, Inc. Beam Under Transverse Loads Calculators & Applets BEAMVIEW: BEAM UNDER TRANSVERSE LOADS (JAVA APPLET) - W.J. Devenport, Departrment of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. BeamView "...The purpose of this Java Application is to study shear, moment, and deflection distribution over the length of a beam which is under various transverse load..." Beam Under Transverse Loads Calculator INPUT Values include: Beam Type "...Cantilever Beam; Both Ends Pinned; Both Ends Clamped; One End Lamped & One End Pinned..." Load Type "...Concentrated Force; Linearly Distributed Load; Concentrated Moment..." Load Input; Beam Properties (L, E, I)..." For more information see Engineering Applets - Statics or W.J. Devenport's Home Page

CONCRETE & STEEL COLUMN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN DESIGN PROGRAM (JAVA APPLET - S. Taavoni, Structural Software, Inc., Baltimore, MD VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Reinforced Concrete Column Design Program "...is an analysis program for reinforced concrete columns. It can also be used as a tool for designing reinforced concrete sections. The program can calculate the ultimate moment and load capacity (Mu and Pu) and nominal moment and load capacity (Mn and Pn) of reinforced concrete rectangular,..." Reinforced Concrete Column Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Column Width & Height; Load Eccentricity; Distance from Centroid of Outer Layer of Steel to Top or Side of Section; Total Area of Column Steel; etc..." For more information see Structural Software, Inc. STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS CALCULATOR - eFunda, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Structural Steel Columns Calculator "...is designed specifically for structural steel columns. Columns made by other materials (e.g. aluminum alloys) should use other formulas..." Structural Steel Columns Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Young's Modulus; Yield Stress; Proportional Limit; Effective Length of the column; Radius of Gyration; Safety Factor..." For more information see Calculators or Engineering Fundamentals

STRUCTURAL STEEL PROJECT - CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL FRAMED STRUCTURES CIMSTEEL INTEGRATION STANDARDS (CIS/2) to VRML TRANSLATOR - Computer Integrated Building Processes Group, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. CIMSteel Integration Standards (CIS/2) "...is the product model and electronic data exchange format (file format) for structural steel project information. CIS/2 is intended to create a seamless and integrated flow of information among all parties of the steel supply chain involved in the construction of steel framed structures..." For more information see the CIS/2 Home Page; Computer Integrated Building Processes Group; Construction; NIST Data Gateway or the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) TENSEGRITY COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, CALCULATORS, ETC. TENSEGRITY DESIGN COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, GUIDES, CALCULATORS, ETC. A PRATICAL GUIDE TO TENSEGRITY DESIGN - R.W. Burkhardt, Jr., Tensegrity Solutions, Cambridge, MA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Tensegrity Design Handbook (Text & Images). Tensegrity Structures "...are distinguished by the way forces are distributed within them. The members of a tensegrity structure are either always in tension or always in compression..." Examples of "Tensegrity Design" Handbook Chapters include "...Basic Tensegrity Structures; General Tensegrity Structures; Higher-Frequency Spheres; Double-Layer Tensegrities; Double-Layer Tensegrity Domes; Tensegrity Member Force Analysis; Analyzing Clearances in Tensegrities; etc..." For more information see A Practical Guide to Tensegrity Design Cover Page; Bob Burkhardt's Home Page TENSEGRITY VIEWER (VRML) & A SYNERGETICS GALLERY - R.W. Burkhardt, Jr., Tensegrity Solutions, Cambridge, MA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see A Practical Guide to Tensegrity Design Cover Page; Bob Burkhardt's Home Page

Mechanics of Materials Laboratory - Materials Testing MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, CALCULATORS, ETC. MATERIALS TESTING COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, CALCULATORS, ETC. MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY (QUICKTIME) - Lab Supervisor: K. Martinez, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of New Mexico Multimedia Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory includes Examples of "Introduction to Materials Lab" Lectures include "...Introduction to Measurement Devices; Tensile Test of Steel; Charpy Impact Tests; Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials; Torsion Test of Aluminum; Compression of Wood; Bending of Wood; etc.." Examples of "Bituminous Laboratory" Lectures include "...Viscosity Determination of Asphalt Binder Using Rotational Viscometer; Penetration of Bituminous Materials; Determining the Density of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens by Means of the Superpave Gyratory Compactor; etc..." Examples of "Portland Cement Concrete Laboratory" Subject Categories include Aggregate Tests; Portland Cement Testing; Plastic Testing of Portland Cement Concrete; Testing of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete; etc..." For more information see Materials Lab; Research Labs; Department of Civil Engineering or the School of Engineering MATERIALS TESTING - Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE), Missouri University of Science & Technology Multimedia Materials Testing Course (Text, Images, Simulations Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Materials Testing" Course Chapters include "...Introduction, Linear Regression, Spring Testing; Tension Testing; Compression Testing, Buckling; Thermal Expansion; Direct Shear, Torsion Testing; Failure, Fully Plastic Action; Strain Gages, Flexure Testing for Elastic Constants; Composite Materials, Beam of Two Materials; Wood Connections; Beam Deflection; Hardness Testing; Fastener Testing; Strain Transformation; Pressure Vessels; Eccentric Loading..." For more information see Materials Testing Home Page or Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY - P.E. Labossiere, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Washington Multimedia Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Lectures (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Click ON "Laboratory" for Laboratory Lecture Notes. Click ON "Course Notes" for Laboratory Lecture Notes. For more information see Department of Mechanical Engineering Airports AIRPORT DESIGN & ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, COURSES, MANUALS, ETC. AIRPORT PAVEMENT DESIGN COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR AIRPORTS - Airport Engineering, Airport Design, and Airport Construction Standards, Airports, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Multimedia Construction Standards for Airports Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Standard for Construction of Airports" Manual Parts & Sections include Part I: General Provisions; Part II: Earthwork; "...Surface Preparation; Clearing and Grubbing; Excavation and Embankment; Subbase Course; etc..." Part III: Flexible Base Courses "...Aggregate Base Course; Crushed Base Course; Sand-Clay Base Course; etc..." Part IV: Rigid Base Courses; Part V: Flexible Surface Courses; Part VI: Rigid Pavement; Part VII: Miscellaneous "...Bituminous Prime Coat; Joint Sealing Filler; Runway and Taxiway Painting; etc..." Part VIII: Fencing; Part IX: Drainage; Part XI: Lighting Installation; etc. For more information see Airport Engineering, Airport Design, and Airport Construction Standards; Airports or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AIRPORT DESIGN SOFTWARE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Airport Engineering, Airport Design, and Airport Construction Standards, Airports, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Airport Pavement Design Manuals, Spreadsheets, Publications, etc. (Text, Images, Spreadsheets). Examples of "Airport Design Software" includes "...Airport Flexible Pavement Design; Airport Rigid Pavement Design; Airport Layered Elastic Pavement Design; Asphaltic Concrete - Payment Adjustment for Densities and Air Voids; PCC Pavement - Pavement Factor for Strength and Thickness; Runway Friction Data Evaluation; Finite Element Design - FAA (FEDFAA) (a test version of a new FAA thickness design program that incorporates 3D finite element structural response computation for rigid pavements); Airport Design for Microcomputers; etc. For more information see Airport Engineering, Airport Design, and Airport Construction Standards; Airports or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Examples of "Airport Pavement Design" Spreadsheets include Airport Flexible Pavement Design Spreadsheet Airport Flexible Pavement Design Spreadsheet "...breaks the design process into 10 steps and is designed to prompt the user for design input parameters during each step..." Airport Flexible Pavement Design Spreadsheet INPUT Values include: "...Subgrade CBR Value; Subgrade Soil Frost Condition if Applicable; Number of Subbase Layers to be Included in the Design; Aggregate Base Material; Frost Penetration; Aircraft Data: Select any Combination of Aircraft; Aircraft Weight and Annual Operations; Gear Configurations; Find Required Thickness For Each Aircraft; Specify Equivalency Factors for Stabilized Layers; etc..." Airport Rigid Pavement Design Spreadsheet Airport Rigid Pavement Design Spreadsheet "...breaks the design process into 8 steps and is designed to prompt the user for design input parameters during each step..." Airport Rigid Pavement Design Spreadsheet INPUT Values include: "...Subgrade Support Information; Concrete Properties; Aircraft Data: Enter up to 21 Aircraft in the Traffic Mix; Aircraft Weight and Annual Operations; etc.; Thickness for Each Aircraft; Overlay Design; Concrete or Asphalt Pavement Overlay; etc..."

Roads - Highways

Highway Planning, Design, Construction Courses, Manuals, Software, etc. U.S. Federal Highway Planning, Design, Construction Manuals, Software, etc. State Highway Planning, Design, Construction Manuals, Software, etc. Geophysical Methods to Highway Related Problems Traffic Control Devices: Roadside Signs, Markings, Traffic Signals, etc. Pedestrian Sidewalks, Paths, Bicycle Paths, Trails Design, Construction, etc. Highway Landscape, Roadside Rest Area System, Highway Barrier Aesthetic, etc. Hydraulics Engineering Related to Highway Design, Construction, etc.

Roads - Highways HIGHWAY ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. HIGHWAY ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) ROAD ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) HIGHWAY PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, ETC. MANUALS U.S. Federal Highway Design Manuals, Spreadsheets, etc. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISRATION (FHWA) (QUICKTIME, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, ETC.) - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Multimedia Highway Planning, Design, Construction, Operations Technical Manuals, Publications, Software, etc. (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Calculators, Spreadsheets, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of the Federal Highway Administration's "Highway" Planning, Design, Construction, Operations, etc. Manuals, Guides, etc. include National Highway Specifications National Highway Specifications includes "...Specifications; Construction Manuals; Standard Drawings..." Tunnel Inspection Manual and Maintenance and Rehabilitation Manual Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices IMPACTS Spreadsheets IMPACTS Spreadsheets are "...developed to help screening-level evaluation of multi-modal corridor alternatives, including highway expansion, bus system expansion, light rail transit investment, HOV lanes..." Spreadsheet Model for Induced Travel Estimation - Managed Lanes (SMITE-ML) Spreadsheet Model for Induced Travel Estimation - Managed Lanes (SMITE-ML) "...applies the principles of pivot point mode choice analysis and economic analysis to evaluate highway capacity expansion with managed lanes in an urban setting..." Emissions Analysis Techniques for TCMs/Air Quality Spreadsheets Quickzone The traffic impact analysis spreadsheet, known as QuickZone "...will provide a general and quick work zone traffic impact analysis capability. This tool will estimate the traffic impacts for various work zone mitigation strategies and estimating user delay and delay costs associated with these impacts..." HIGHWAY DESIGN MANUAL & FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY STANDARD DRAWINGS - Design Resources, Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD), Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration Multimedia Highway Design Manual (Text & Imgaes). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Highway Design Manual is "...developed to provide information and guidance to engineering staffs involved with project development and design of highways. It will identify those standards, specifications, guides..." Federal Lands Highway Standard Drawings include: Soil Erosion Control; Excavation and Embankment; Rigid Pavements; Minor Concrete Structures; Culverts and Drains; Structural Plate Structures; Manholes, Inlets, and Catch Basins; Corrugated Metal Spillways; Sidewalks, Drive Pads, and Paved Medians; etc. For more information see Design Resources or the Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) Examples of other Highway Manuals, etc. include FLH Standard Drawings Standard Drawing Subject Categories include "...Soil Erosion Control Drawings; Excavation and Embankment Drawings; Rigid Pavements Drawings; Culverts and Drains Drawings; Structural Plate Structures Drawings; Manholes, Inlets, and Catch Basins Drawings; Corrugated Metal Spillways Drawings; Sidewalks, Drive Pads, and Paved Medians Drawings; Concrete Barriers and Precast Guardwalls Drawings; etc. HIGHWAY DESIGN TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Design Resources, Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD), Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Highway Design Spreadsheets "...are intended to assist Highway Design professionals in completing lines and grades..." Examples of Hightway Design Spreadsheets include: Superelevation and Runoff Lengths Spreadsheet Calculates "...Superelevation rates, runoff lengths, and optional spiral lengths for a given radius..." Curve Widening Spreadsheet Calculates "...Curve widening for various design vehicles..." Profile Grades Spreadsheet Calculates "...Grades, "K" values, and design speeds..." For more information see Design Resources or the Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD)

State Highway Design Manuals, etc. ROADWAY DESIGN CALCULATORS - New Jersery Department of Transportation VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Tools; Engineering or the New Jersery Department of Transportation Examples of the New Jersery Department of Transportation's "Roadway" Design Calculators include Design Control for Crest Vertical Curve When S is Greater Than L Calculator Design Control for Crest Vertical Curve When S is Greater Than L Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length of Vertical Curve; Algebraic Difference in Grade..." Safe Speed For Horizontal Curves When V is greater than 50 mph Calculator Safe Speed For Horizontal Curves When V is greater than 50 mph Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Radius of Horizontal Curve; Superelevation..." Design Control For Radius of Horizontal Curve with Sight Obstruction Calculator Design Control For Radius of Horizontal Curve with Sight Obstruction Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Middle Ordinate Length; Stopping Sight Distance..." DESIGN MANUAL - North Dakota Department of Transportation Multimedia Design Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Design Manual "...This manual provides a convenient guide for NDDOT policies, procedures, and design values that are presently recommended for road and bridge designers. Designers and other users should follow the policies, procedures, and guidelines; as well as other guidance and principles provided by AASHTO and other publications..." Examples of the North Dakota Department of Transportation's "Design Manual" Chapters include "...General Design; Roadway Design; Structural Design; Hydraulic Studies and Drainage Design; etc..." For more information see the Manuals & Publications or the North Dakota Department of Transportation Also See Standard Drawings Standard Drawings include over "300" Drawings including "...Transverse Construction Joint; Pile Splice Details; Steel Structural Plate Pipe; Construction Sign Details; Traffic Control System; Standard Slope Protection Under Bridges; Inlets; Precast Concrete Curb Sections; Concrete Driveways; Sidewalk and Curb Ramps; Sign Punching, Stringer, and Support Location Details; Guardrail At Bridge; Pavement Marking; etc..." HIGHWAY DESIGN MANUAL, ROAD PLANS, ETC. - Iowa Department of Transportation Multimedia Highway Design Manual (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of the Iowa Department of Transportation's "Highway Design Manual, Road Plans, etc." Chapters & Subchapters include Alignments "...Horizontal Curve Design; Vertical Curve Design; Spiral Curve Design; Reverse Curve Design; etc..." Cross Sections "...Shoulders at Superelevated Curves; Paved Shoulders; Subgrade Slopes; Medians; Median Crossovers; Intercepting Ditches; Berms and Benches; etc..." Drainage "...Calculating Spread and Checking Intake Location; The Pavement Drainage Design Sheet; Design of Storm Sewer Pipe; Cost Estimates and City Agreements; Rural Drainage Design; Livestock Passes; Removing or Filling Existing Culverts; Subdrains; Bridge End Drains; etc..." Earthwork "...Rock Excavation; Culvert Backfill and Excavation Quantities; Borrow Design; etc..." Geometric Design "...Rumble Strips at Intersections; Cross Sections of One-Way Ramps and Loops; County Roads through Interchanges; County Roads Over Primary Highways; Four-Lane Expressway Turn Lanes; Continuous Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes (TWLTLs); etc..." Pavement "...Jointing Guidelines; Jointing Urban Intersections; Granular Surfacing; Determination of Reinforced Bridge Approach Section Dimension; Pavement Markings; etc..." Traffic Control "...Fundamental Principles of Traffic Control; Traffic Control Plans; Basic Requirements of Traffic Control Devices; Signs; Channelizing Devices; Pavement Markings and Delineators; Warning Lights; Arrow Displays; Road Closure Barricades and Safety Closures; etc..." etc. For more information see Office of Design or the Iowa Department of Transportation HIGHWAY PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, ETC. - Texas Department of Transportation Multimedia Highway Planning, Design, Construction, Operations Technical Manuals (Text, Images, & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of the Texas Department of Transportation "Highway Planning, Design, Construction, Operations, etc." Technical Manuals include Bridge Manuals "...Bridge Design Manual; Bridge Detailing Manual; Bridge Inspection Manual; Bridge Project Development Manual; Bridge Railing Manual; Geotechnical Manual; Historic Bridge Manual; Hydraulic Design Manual; etc..." Design Manuals "...Landscape and Aesthetics Design Manual; Pavement Design Manual; Project Development Policy Manual; Project Development Process Manual; PS and E Preparation Manual; Roadway Design Manual; etc.." Materials and Tests Manuals "...Soils and Aggregates Test Procedures; Traffic Signal and Illumination Procedures; Bituminous Test Procedures Manual; Cement Test Procedures Manual; Concrete Test Procedures Manual; Asphalt Test Procedures Manual; Chemical Test Procedures Manual; Structural Test Procedures; Coatings and Traffic Materials Test; etc..." Construction Manuals; Maintenance Manuals; etc. For more information see Texas Department of Transportation Manuals or the Texas Department of Transportation HIGHWAY DESIGN MANUAL - Division of Design, California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) Multimedia Highway Design Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Highway Design Manual "...This material has been designed to familiarize the user with the Highway Design Manual and other design guidelines. The targeted audiences for this training are entry level engineers, technicians and planners. Because the material is focused on current or repetitive design and process issues, all engineering staff and managers are encouraged to utilize this training..." Examples of the California Department of Transportation's "Highway Design Manual" Chapters include "...Geometric Design and Structure Standards; Geometric Cross Section; Intersections At Grade; Traffic Interchanges; Pavement Engineering; Pavement Engineering Considerations; Rigid Pavement; Flexible Pavement; Composite Pavements; Pavement Drainage; Base and Subbase; Structure Approach Slabs; Hydrology; Cross Drainage; Roadway Drainage; Subsurface Drainage; Channel and Shore Protection; Underground Disposal; Storm Water Management; Landscape Architecture; Bikeway Planning and Design; etc..." For more information see the Manuals and Guidance; Division of Design or the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) ROADWAY DESIGN MANUAL - Engineering, New Jersery Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Multimedia Roadway Design Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of the New Jersery Department of Transportation's "Roadway Design Manual" Chapters include "...Basic Geometric Design Elements; Major Cross Section Elements; At-Grade Intersections; Interchanges; Guidelines for Guide Rail Design and Median Barriers; Guidelines for the Selection and Design of Crash Cushions; Drainage Design; Highway Lighting Systems; Traffic Signal Design; etc..." For more information see the Engineering or the New Jersery Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Also See Roadway Design Drawings Roadway Design Drawings include "...Roadway Construction Details; Traffic Control Details; Bridge Construction Details; Bridge Manual Standard Drawing Plates; Traffic Signal Design Traffic Signal Design "...The term "traffic signals" can include many types of control signals: pedestrian signals, lane-use control signals, hazard identification beacons, school sign flashing beacons, moveable bridge signals, priority control signals,..."

GEOPHYSICAL METHODS TO HIGHWAY RELATED PROBLEMS APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL METHODS TO HIGHWAY RELATED PROBLEMS - Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration Multimedia Geophysical Methods Manual, Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Highway Geophysical Methods provides "...highway engineers with a basic knowledge of geophysics and nondestructive test (NDT) methods for solving specific engineering problems during geotechnical site investigation, construction, and maintenance of highways..." Examples of "Application of Geophysical Methods to Highway Related Problems" Manual Chapters & Subchapters include Geophysical Methods Quantities "...Electrical Conductivity & Resistivity; Magnetic Susceptibility: Density; Porosity; Seismic Velocities; etc..." Surface Methods "...Potenital Field Methods; Seismic Methods; Electrical Methods; etc..." Borehole Methods "...In-hole Procedures; Crosshole Procedures; Surface to Borehole Procedures; Logging Techniques and Tools..." Engineering Applications Bridge System Substructure "...Determining The Unknown Depth of Foundations; Integrity Testing; Rebar Quality And Bonding To Concrete Within Concrete Elements; Bridge Foundation Scour..." Bridge System Superstructure "...Deck Stability Analysis; QA/AC Of New Decks; Baseline Condition Assessment; etc..." Pavements "...Condition Evaluation Of Existing Pavement; Transportation/Geotechnical Methods; etc..." Roadway Subsidence "...Mapping Voids, Sinkholes, Abandoned Mines, and Other Cavities; Roadbed Clay Problems..." Subsurface Characterization "...Subsurface Geophysical Mapping And Imaging; Geophysical Methods To Determine Physical Properties; Geophysical Methods To Image Buried Manmade Features..." Vibration Measurements "...Traffic Vibrations; Blasting Vibrations; Construction Vibrations..." For more information see Geotechnical Resources; Design; Resources; Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) or the Federal Highway Administration: Geotechnical Engineering TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES: ROADSIDE SIGNS, MARKINGS, SIGNALS, ETC. Roadside Signs ROADSIDE SIGN CALCULATOR - North Dakota Department of Transporation VERY EXTENSIVE. Sign Calculator "...is used to determine the size and lengths of posts for roadside signs. The support size and length are calculated based on a cross section of the roadway that is inputted into the database. There are two areas where the sign supports are calculated: one area is for pipe/w-shape supports and one area is for perforated tube supports. Both areas have the same basic input fields..." For more information see Manuals or the North Dakota Department of Transporation Traffic Control Devices MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD) - Federal Highway Administration Multimedia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices "...defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways..." Examples of "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" Manual Chapters include "...Signs; Markings; Highway Traffic Signals; Traffic Control Devices for Low-Volume Roads; Temporary Traffic Control; Traffic Controls for School Areas; Traffic Controls for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; etc..." For more information see Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Home Page PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS, PATHS CALCULATORS & APPLETS BICYCLE PATHS, TRAILS CALCULATORS & APPLETS SIDEPATH TRAILS CALCULATORS & APPLETS BIKE AND PED SUITABILITY MEASURES FOR ROADWAYS BLOS, BCI, and PLOS: BIKE AND PED SUITABILITY MEASURES FOR ROADWAYS - CALCULATORS - Author: E. Barsotti, League of Illinois Bicyclists VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the League of Illinois Bicyclists Examples of Bicycle & Pedestrian Suitability Measures for Roadways Calculators include Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) and Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS) Calculator (Before and After a Particular Roadway Project) Bicycle Level of Service & Pedestrian Level of Service Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Through Lanes per Direction; Width of Outside Lane, to Outside Stripe; Paved Shoulder, Bike Lane, OR Marked Parking Area (Outside Lane Stripe to Pavement Edge); Bi-directional Traffic Volume; Posted Speed Limit; Percentage of Heavy Vehicles; FHWA's Pavement Condition Rating; Percentage of Road Wegment with Occupied On-street Parking; etc..." Sidepath Trail Calculator Sidepath Trail Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length of Segment; Residential Driveway Crossings; Commercial and Road Crossings; Speed Limit of Parallel Road; Traffic Volume of Parallel Road; Level of Pedestrian Use; Width of Sidewalk/Sidepath; etc..." Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) and Bicycle Compatibility Index (BCI) Calculator Bicycle Level of Service & Bicycle Compatibility Index Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Through Lanes per Direction; Width of Outside Lane, to Outside Stripe; Paved Shoulder, Bike Lane, OR Marked Parking Area (Outside Lane Stripe to Pavement Edge); Bi-directional Traffic Volume; Posted Speed Limit; Percentage of Heavy Vehicles; etc..." HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. ROADSIDE REST AREA SYSTEMS MANUALS, ETC. BARRIER AESTHETICS MANUALS, ETC. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM - Division of Design, California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) Multimedia Landscape Architecture Program (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Landscape Architecture Program" Manual Subject Categories include "...Highway Planting; Roadside Toolbox; Standards, Manuals, Policy and Procedures; Scenic Highways; Roadside Rest Area System; Context Sensitive Solutions; Barrier Aesthetics; Gateway Monuments; Transportation Art; etc..." For more information see the Manuals and Guidance; Division of Design or the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING DESIGN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Hydraulics Technical Publications, Hydraulics Lessons, Hydraulics Manuals, Hydraulics Software (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of "Hydraulics Engineering" Categories include Scour Technology Bridge Hydraulics Culvert Hydraulics Highway Drainage Hydrology Environmental Hydraulics HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING SOFTWARE - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples Bridge Hydraulics Software include "...Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts; Structural Design Manual for Improved Inlets and Culverts; Bridge Stream Tube for Alluvial River Sim; Broken-back Culvert Analysis Program; Urban Drainage Design Programs; etc..." For more information see Hyeraulics; Hyeraulics Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Technical Publications, Tutorials, & Manuals (Text & Images). For more information see Hyeraulics; Hyeraulics Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Bridges BRIDGE ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. BRIDGE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, COATING, HYDRAULICS, ETC. Bridge Planning, Design, Construction Manuals, Handbooks, etc. BRIDGE DESIGN MANUAL - Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (PSI) Multimedia Bridge Design Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Comprehensive Bridge Design Manual "...This two-volume, comprehensive design manual includes both preliminary and final design information for standard girders and most precast and precast, prestressed concrete products and systems used for transportation structures. It contains background, strategies for economy, fabrication techniques, evaluation of loads, load tables, design theory..." Examples of "Bridge Design Manual" Chapters include "...Chapter 1: Prestressed Concrete Bridges - The High Performance Solution; Chapter 2 Material Properties; Chapter 3 Fabrication & Construction; Chapter 6 Preliminary Design; Chapter 7 Loads & Load Distribution; Chapter 12 Curved And Skewed Bridges; Chapter 15 Seismic Design; Chapter 17 Railroad Bridges; Chapter 18 Load Rating Procedures; etc..." For more information see Publications or the Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (PSI) BRIDGE DESIGN MANUAL - Washington State Department of Transportation Multimedia Bridge Design Manual - PDF, 1220 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Bridge Design Manual "...This manual has been prepared to provide Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) bridge design engineers with a guide to the design criteria, analysis methods, and detailing procedures for the preparation of highway bridge and structure..." Examples of "Bridge Design Manual" Chapters & Subchapters include Chapter 2: Preliminary Design; Chapter 4: Seismic Design and Retrofit; Chapter 5: Concrete Structures "...Material Properties; Design Consideration; Reinforced Concrete Box Grider Bridges; Hinges and Inverted T-Beam Pier Caps; Bridge Widenings; Precast Prestressed Girder Superstructures; Roadway Slab; Cast-in-Place Post-tensioned Bridges; Spliced Precast Griders; etc..." Chapter 6: Structural Steel "...Design Considerations; Grider Bridges; Design of I-Griders; Plan Details; etc..." Chapter 7: Substructure Design "...Foundation Modeling; Column Design; Column Reinforcement; Abutment Design and Details; etc..." Chapter 10: Signs, Barriers, Apporach Slabs & Utilites; etc. For more information see Engineering Publications or the Washington State Department of Transportation BRIDGE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS, ETC. - Texas Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY.......EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Bridge Technical Manuals (Text, Images & Simulations). Examples of "Bridge Technical Manuals" include Bridge Design Manual "...Chapter 4: Geometric Restraints; Chapter 6: General Design Controls; Chapter 7: Superstructure Design; Chapter 10: Foundation Design; etc..." Bridge Detailing Manual; Bridge Inspection Manual; Bridge Project Development Manual; Bridge Railing Manual; Geotechnical Manual "...Chapter 2: Soil Surveys; Chapter 4: Soil and Bedrock Logging; Chapter 5: Foundation Design; Chapter 6: Retaining Walls; etc..." Historic Bridge Manual; Hydraulic Design Manual; etc. For more information see Alphabetical Listing of Manuals; Texas Department of Transportation Manuals or the Texas Department of Transportation STEEL BRIDGE DESIGN HANDBOOK - National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), A Division of The American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Steel Bridge Design" Handbook Chapters include "...Selecting the Right Bridge Type; Stringer Bridges; Loads and Load Combinations; Design for Constructability; Bearing Design; Corrosion Protection of Steel Bridges; etc..." Examples of "Steel Bridge Design" Examples include "...Three-Span Continuous Straight Composite I Girder; Two-Span Continuous Straight Wide Flange Beam; etc..." For more information see Publications or the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) Bridge Design Movies PREFABRICATED BRIDGE ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS VIDEOS (REAL PLAYER & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Bridge Engineering, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Multimedia Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Videos" include "...Superstructure: Partial-Depth Decks Video; Total Superstructure System: Preconstructed Composite Units Video; Total Superstructure System: Truss Spans Video; Total Substructure System: Piers Video; Total Prefab Bridges Video; etc..." For more information see Bridge Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Bridge Design Software WEST POINT BRIDGE DESIGNER - United States Military Academy at West Point Multimedia Bridge Designer Program (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. West Point Bridge Designer "...will introduce you to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria..." For more information see West Point Bridge Design or the United States Military Academy at West Point Bridge Coating Technology BRIDGE COATING TECHNOLOGY - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Bridge Coating Technical Publications, Bridge Coating Lessons, Bridge Coating Manuals & Bridge Coating Software (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Materials Technology or the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Bridge Hydraulics BRIDGE HYDRAULICS - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Bridge Hydraulics Technical Publications, Bridge Hydraulics Courses, Bridge Hydraulics Manuals & Bridge Hydraulics Software (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples "Bridge Hydraulics" Courses & Publications Categories include Plan of Action for Scour Critical Bridges Idaho Transportation Department Office Manual Plans of Action for Scour Critical Bridge; Field Manual - Scour Critical Bridges: High-Flow Monitoring and Emergency Procedures Idaho Transportation Department; Debris Control Structures Evaluation and Countermeasures; Hydraulics of Bridge Waterways; etc..." Examples of "Bridge Hydraulics" Software include "...Bridge Waterways Analysis Model (WSPRO); Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chart Calculator; The Finite Element Surface Water Modeling System (FESWMS); Bridge Stream Tube for Alluvial River Sim; etc..." For more information see Hydraulics Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Bridge Nondestructive Evaluation BRIDGE NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION VALIDATION CENTER - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation Multimedia Bridge Nondestructive Evaluation Technical Publications, Manuals, & Software (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Materials Technology or the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Some examples of "Bridge Nondestructive Evaluation" Technical Publications include Laboratory and Field Testing of Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) Systems for Steel Highway Bridges Laboratory and Field Testing of Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT) Systems for Steel Highway Bridges "...presents the findings of a study initiated by the Federal Highway Administration's Nondestructive Evaluation Validation Center (NDEVC) to evaluate the effectiveness and viability of automated ultrasonic testing techniques as a replacement for radiographic testing methods..." Guidelines for Ultrasonic Inspection of Hanger Pins Guidelines for Ultrasonic Inspection of Hanger Pins "...provides background information regarding hanger pins in general and discusses the field ultrasonic techniques, including methods, results, and limitations of each method..."

Explosives Engineering EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING RELATED CENTERS FOR MINING BLASTING & EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING COURSES, MANUALS, VIDEOS, ETC. SEE THE MINING CENTER: BLASTING & EXPLOSIVES FOR ROCK BLASTING & EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING COURSES, MANUALS, VIDEOS, ETC. SEE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CENTER: ROCK ENGINEERING EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING JOURNALS JOURNAL OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS - Publisher: Informawold, Taylor & Francis Group Multimedia Journal of Energetic Materials (Text & Images). EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, DATABASES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. ADVANCED ENERGETIC MATERIALS - Committee on Advanced Energetic Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies; Publisher: The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2004 Multimedia Advanced Enertetic Materials Book (Text & Images). Examples of "Advanced Enertetic Materials" Book Chapters include "...New Energetic Materials; Thermobaric Explosives; Reactive Materials; Nanomixtures and Nanocomposites; Advanced Gun Propellants; Exotic Physics; etc..." For more information see the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council; The National Academies Press or the The National Academies EXPLOSIVES - J.Pike, GlobalSecurity.org Multimedia Explosives Lessons & Technical Reports (Text & Images). An explosive is defined as "...a material (chemical or nuclear) that can be initiated to undergo very rapid, self-propagating decomposition that results in the formation of more stable material, the liberation of heat, or the development of a sudden pressure effect through the action of heat on produced or adjacent gases..." Examples of "Explosives" Technical Reports & Lessons Categories include "...Primary Explosives; Boosters; Nitroaromatics; Nitramines; Nitrate esters; Compositions; ANFO; Mining Blasting; Mining Industries; Liquid Explosive Compositions; Novel Energetic Materials; Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME); Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP); etc..." For more information see GlobalSecurity.org Earthquake Engineering EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RELATED CENTERS FOR SEISMOLOGY DATABASES, COURSES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE GEOSICENCE CENTER: SEISMOLOGY EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING COURSES, MANUALS, REPORTS, ETC. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING - Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Multimedia Earthquake Engineering Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Earthquake Engineering" Reports from 2009 include "...Performance Evaluation of Innovative Steel Braced Frames; Liquefaction and Nonliquefaction Case Histories from the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake; Evaluation of Ground Motion Selection and Modification Methods: Predicting Median Interstory Drift Response of Buildings; etc..." For more information see Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING (JAVA APPLETS) - Virtual Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering, Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (SSTL), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Education: Virtual Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering; Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (SSTL) or the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Examples from "6" Earthquake Engineering Calculators include Java-Powered Simulation for Structural Vibration and Control: Structural Control using TMDs and AMDs Structural Vibration and Control Calculator INPUT Values include: Select: "...Turned Mass Damper (TMD)/Hyprid Mass Damper (HMD) Lock, Turned Mass Damper (TMD) OR Hyprid Mass Damper (HMD); Absolute Motion OR Relative Motion;..." Select one of the following: "...Sinusoidal Input Accleration; Sinusoidal Input Displacement; El Centro Earthquake Acceleration; Hachinohe Earthquake Acceleration; etc..." Select Bode Plot: "...Magnitude Plot OR Phase Plot..." Select one of the following: "...Structural Displacement; Turned Mass Damper (TMD)/Hyprid Mass Damper (HMD) Displacement; Structural Velocity; etc..." Structure INPUT Values: "...Mass, Natural Frequency & Damping Ratio..." Turned Mass Damper (TMD)/Hyprid Mass Damper (HMD) INPUT Values: "...Mass Ratio, Natural Frequency & Damping Ratio..." LQR Control Weights INPUT Values; Excitation INPUT Values; etc..." Java-Powered Simulation for Nonlinear Structure: Nonlinear Two Story Building Nonlinear Structure: Nonlinear Two Story Building Calculator INPUT Values include: Select one of the following: "...Linear Model, Nonlinear Damping Model, Bouc-Wen Model OR Binlinear Model; Absolute Motion OR Releative Motion..." Select one of the following: "...Sinusoidal Input Accleration; Sinusoidal Input Displacement; El Centro Earthquake Acceleration; Hachinohe Earthquake Acceleration; etc..." Select one of the following: "...1st Floor Displacement; 2nd Floor Displacement; 1st Floor Velocity; 2nd Floor Velocity; 1st Floor Acceleration; 2nd Floor Acceleration; etc..." Structure Parameters for 1st & 2nd Floor INPUT Values: "...Floor Mass, Stiffness, Frequency, Damping & Damping Ratio..." Structure Models - Select one of the following: "...Linear Model, Nonlinear Damping Model, Hysteretic (Bouc-Wen) Model or Hysteretic (Bilinear) Model..." Structure Models INPUT Values; Excitation Parameters & Response Parameters; etc..." SEISMIC AND WIND FORCE CALCULATOR - J. Ochshorn, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Seismic and Wind Force Calculator "...Calculates and compares the wind and seismic story forces on a building, after entering general data (city, importance factor), seismic data (site class, seismic force resisting system), and wind data (exposure category, plan and parapet dimensions, and coefficients for directionality and topography)...." Seismic and Wind Force Calculator INPUT Values include City, State; Importance Factor; Seismic Data "...Site Class (Hard Rock; Stiff Soil; etc.); Building Frame Systems (Moment-resisting Frame Systems; etc.); Bearing Wall Systems; Building Frame Systems; Moment-resisting Frame Systems; Dual systems with spec. mom-frames for 25% seismic forces; Story height above grade; etc..." For more information see Structural Element Calculators; Structural Elements (ARCH 2604/5604); Courses; Jonathan Ochshorn's Cornell Academic Home Page; Jonathan Ochshorn's Home Page or the Department of Architecture COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS COURSES, LECTURES, ETC. COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS: INELASTIC FINITE ELEMENTS FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE MATERIALS - B. Jeremic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis Multimedia Computational Geomechanics Course - PDF, 318 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Computational Geomechanics: Inelastic Finite Elements for Pressure Sensitive Materials" Course Chapters include "...Finite Element Formulation; Small Deformation Elasto-Plasticity; Probabilistic Elasto-Plasticity; Large Deformation Elasto-Plasticity; Global Level Solution Schemes; etc..." For more information see the Computational Geomechanics Course Home Page; Boris Jeremic's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the College of Engineering STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING & EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION MODEL GODDEN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SLIDE LIBRARY - NISEE, University of California, Berkeley Multimedia Structural Engineering Databases & Lessons (Text, Images & Simulations). Examples of "Structural Engineering" Lessons include "...Beam Structures; Arch Structures; Cable and Suspension Structures; Truss Structures; Domes and Shells; Columns, Rigid Frames, Grids and Slabs; etc..." For more information see the National Information Service For Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) Examples of "Earthquake Engineering" Databases include PEER Structural Performance Database PEER Structural Performance Database "...provides the results of over 400 cyclic, lateral-load tests of reinforced concrete columns..." Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

Fire Protection Engineering FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. PRINCIPLES OF FIRE PROTECTION CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS - Author: Raymond Friedmann, National Fire Protection Association, 1998; Hosted by Google Books Multimedia Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics (Text & Images) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Principles of Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics" Book Parts & Chapters include Review of Fundamentals of Chemistry and Physics; Fire Protection Chemistry and Physics "...The Combustion Process; Fire Characteristics: Gaseous Combustibles; Fire Characteristics: Liquid Combustibles; Fire Characteristics: Solid Combustibles; Movement of Fire Gases; etc..." BUILDING AND FIRE RESEARCH LABORATORY (BFRL) PUBLICATIONS - Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. BFRL Publications Online "...contains about 3500 document abstracts and complete publications produced by or for BFRL staff..." For more information see Fire on the Web Examples of "Building and Fire Research Laboratory Publications" Keyword Categories include Fire Gases Combustion Models NFPA 101: Fire Hazard Analysis Techniques FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FIRE DYNAMICS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Fire Protection Engineering and Special Projects Section, Plant Systems Branch (SPLB) Division of Systems Safety and Analysis (DSSA), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fire Dynamics Tools include over "20" Spreadsheets including: "...Predicting Hot Gas Layer Temperature and Smoke Layer Height in a Room Fire with Natural Ventilation, Forced Ventilation & Door Closed Spreadsheet; Estimating Wall Fire Flame Height Spreadsheet; Estimating Thermal Radiation from Hydrocarbon Fireballs Spreadsheet; Estimating Burning Duration of Solid Combustibles Spreadsheet; Estimating Centerline Temperature of a Buoyant Fire Plume Spreadsheet; Estimating Sprinkler Response Time Spreadsheet; Fire Severity Calculations Spreadsheet; Estimating Visibility Through Smoke Spreadsheet; etc..." For more information see NUREG-1805; Staff Reports; NUREG-Series Publications; Document Collections; Electronic Reading Room or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) FIRE ON THE WEB - Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports & Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fire On The Web "...is a collection of resources from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory's Fire Research Division at NIST. These Web pages provide links to fire related software, experimental fire data and mpeg/quick time movies of fire tests that can be downloaded and/or viewed with a Web browser..." Examples of "Fire On The Web" Fire Databases & Fire Simulations include FastData "...FASTData is a collection over 450 tests ranging from cone calorimeter tests of single materials and assemblies to real-scale tests of single- and..." Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smokeview "...FDS is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software solves numerically a form of the Navier-Stokes equations appropriate for low-speed, thermally-driven flow with an emphasis on smoke..." Fire Growth and Smoke Transport Modeling with CFAST "...The Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport, CFAST, is a computer program that fire investigators, safety officials, engineers, architects and builders can use to simulate the impact of past or potential fires..." FIRE MODELING PROGRAMS - Fire Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "10" Fire Modeling Programs include "...Characterization of Internal Flow of Firefighter Respirator; Cigarette Ignition Metrology; Fires in the Wildland-Urban Interface - Development of an Outdoor-Scale Fire Model b Hydrogen Flammability, Detection, and Fire Safety; Sprinkler Decision Tool for Communities; etc..." For more information see Fire Research Division or the Building and Fire Research Laboratory FIRE TOOLS - CALCULATOR - J. Lerardi, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. FireTools "...is a web-based resource that includes routine calculations and material properties relevant to Fire Protection Engineering analyses. The resources contained on the FireTools web-site are intended for the responsible use by students, engineers, and practitioners of Fire Protection Engineering..." For more information see Jay Lerardi's Tangled Home Page or the Department of Fire Protection Engineering Some examples from over "12" Fire Calculators include Air Property Calculator Flame Height Correlation Calculator Chemical Equation Balancer & Adiabatic Flame Temperature Calculator Burnout Time Calculator for Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) SMOKE CALCULATOR - E. Sachsenmaier & M. Reed, Fire Science Laboratory, Fire Protection Engineering & Center for Firesafety Studies, Worcester Ploytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA VERY EXTENSIVE. Smoke Calculator "...Uses Four different systems: D - Optical Density; k - Extinction Coefficient; Ob - Obscura & Ou - % Obscuration..." For more information see Smoke Density Calculation Tools; Fire Science Laboratory or Fire Protection Engineering & Center for Firesafety Studies Railroad Engineering RAILROAD ENGINEERING COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, LESSONS, ETC. RAILROAD ENGINEERING (CE353) - R. Souleyrette, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Center for Transportation Research & Education, and the Institute for Transportation, College of Engineering, Iowa State University Multimedia Railroad Engineering Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Railroad Engineering" Lectures "...Transportation Analysis; Queueing and Delay at a Railroad Crossing; Design: Horizontal Curves; Train Resistance/Car Types/Davis; Spiral design and layout; Design: Vertical Curves, Grades, Controlling Grade, Velocity Profiles; Classification Yards and Capacity; Rail Location and Preliminary Design; Design of the Rail Cross Section; Construction/operations cost and techniques; etc..." For more information see Railroad Engineering Course Home Page; Reginald Souleyrette's Home Page at the Center for Transportation Research & Education; Center for Transportation Research & Education; Institute for Transportation; Reginald Souleyrette's Home Page at the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering or the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering RAILWAY TRACK ENGINEERING - Author: J.S. Mundrey, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, India, 2000 & Fifth Reprint 2007, Hosted by Google Books Multimedia Railway Track Engineering Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Railway Track Engineering" Book Chapters include Railway Track Engineering; Rail Joints; Sleepers; Railway Curves; Ballast and Formation; Welding of Rails; etc..." RAILROAD ENGINEERING BOOK - Authors: William Walter Hay & Chris Hay, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1982; Hosted by Google Books Multimedia Railroad Engineering Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Railroad Engineering" Parts & Chapters include Principles of Location and Operation "...The Location Process; Effects of Distance; Motive Power; Grade and Curve Resistance; Acceleration and Deceleration; Problems in Grades; et..." Principles of Maintenance and Construction "...Subgrade Materials; Subgrade Design and Construction; Drainage; Ballast; Cross Ties; Rail Design, etc.; Turnouts and Crossings; etc..." TRACK LAYOUT - The Signal Box Multimedia Track Layout Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Track Layout Plans "...There are currently 439 diagrams available here for viewing..." For more information see The Signal Box - Railway Signalling BRITISH SIGNALS - The Signal Box Multimedia British Signals (Text & & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see The Signal Box - Railway Signalling RAILROAD ENGINEERING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS, ETC. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DESIGN #1 - W. Barris, Steam Locomotive VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...Try designing your own steam locomotive..." Examples of Steam Locomotive Designs (Steam Locomotive Calculators) include: "...Big Boy Steam Locomotive Design Calculator; Nickel Plate Berkshire Steam Locomotive Design Calculator; NYC J3a Hudson Steam Locomotive Design Calculator..." For more information see Steam Locomotive Index or Steam Locomotive STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DESIGNER #2 - W. Barris, Steam Locomotive VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Steam Locomotive Designer #2 (Steam Locomotive Calculator) "...will allow you to specify the parameters that are used to determine Tractive Effort. As each parameter is changed, the resulting tractive effort and number of required axles will be computed and displayed..." For more information see Steam Locomotive Index or Steam Locomotive

Hydrology Engineering,
Hydaulics Engineering, Forest Hydrology,
Geohydrology, Reservoir Engineering, etc.

Hydrology Engineering, Hydraulics Engineering, Hydrogeology Dams, Reservoirs & Power Plants Database Water Chemistry, Water Quality, Lake Monitoring, Water Measurement, Turbidity, Water Density, etc. Manuals, Courses, Lectures, Textbooks, etc. Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydraulic, Hydrologic Calculators & Spreadsheets Hydraulic, Hydrologic, Hydrogeology Courses, Lectures, etc. Classification and Description of Geologic Materials, Geologic Mapping, Water Testing, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. Construction Control of Soils used as Foundations and Materials for Dams, Canals, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. Hydrology, Hydrologic Soils Groups, Hydrologic Soil-Cover Complexes, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. Erosion, Sedimentation, Bedform Sedimentology Manuals, Handbooks, etc. Design & Construction of Dams, Reservoirs, Flood Control Channels, Navigation Locks, Inlets and Estuary Channels, Small Canal Structures, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, Technical Notes, Software, etc. Repair of Dams, Reservoirs, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, Technical Notes, etc. Reservoir Modeling ~ Culverts, Channels, Culvert Hydraulics Erosivity, Water Runoff ~ Groundwater, Groundwater Modeling Levees ~ Reservoirs, Lakes, Ponds, Streams Geotechnical Engineering, Geology Engineering, Rock Engineering, Geo-Engineering Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc. Geoscience: Fish Habitats, Fish Protection at Water Diversions, Hatchery Breeding, etc. Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc. Water, Wastewater Treatment Engineering Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc.

Hydrology, Hydaulics, Geohydrology, Reservoir Engineering, etc. HYDROLOGY ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING COURSES, LECTURES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. HYDROLOGY COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. HYDRAULICS COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGY DESIGN MANUALS & SOFTWARE Dams, Reservoirs & Power Plants Database PROJECTS AND FACILITIES DATABASE: DAMS, POWERPLANTS, ETC. - Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior Multimedia Dams, Reservoirs & Powerplants Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Projects and Facilities Database "...includes information on the major Reclamation dams, as well as the Reclamation powerplants and projects..." For more information see the Bureau of Reclamation Water Chemistry, Water Quality, Lake Monitoring, Water Measurement, Turbidity, Water Density, etc. FOR MORE WATER CHEMISTRY INCLUDING FUGACITY OF PURE WATER, GAS SATURATION IN WATER, PROPERTIES OF WATER & STEAM, ETC. COURSES, LECTURES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE CHEMISTRY CENTER: WATER FOR MORE WATER INCLUDING DRAINAGE, EROSION, WATER RUNOFF, ETC. COURSES, LECTURES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE AGRICULTURE CENTER: WATER WATER STRUCTURE AND SCIENCE - Martin Chaplin, Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Science and Built Environment, London South Bank University Multimedia Water Structure and Science Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Structure and Science "...Water is the most studied material on Earth but it is remarkable to find that its behavior and function are so poorly understood (or even ignored), not only by people in general, but also by scientists working with it everyday. The small size of its molecule belies the complexity of its actions and its singular capabilities. Liquid water's unique properties and chameleonic nature seem to fit ideally into the requirements for life as can no other molecule..." Examples of "Water Structure and Science" Course Chapters & Subchapters include The Water Molecule "...The structure of the water molecule; Hydrogen bonding in water; The Phase Diagram of water; Water at interfaces; Properties of water and heavy water; etc..." Water Clustering in Liquid Water "...Introduction to water clustering; Evidence for icosahedral water clusters; etc..." Hydration Protein hydration and denaturation; Nucleic acid hydration; Sugar hydration; Polysaccharide hydration; Ion hydration; Kosmotropes and chaotropes; etc..." For more information see Martin Chaplin's Home Page or the Department of Applied Science WATER MEASUREMENT MANUAL - Water Resources Research Laboratory, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation & the USDA Multimedia Water Measurement Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Water Measurement Manual" Chapters include Chapter 2: Basic Concepts Related to Flowing Water and Measurement; Chapter 3: Measurement Accuracy; Chapter 4: Selection of Water Measuring Devices; Chapter 5: Inspection of Water Measurement Systems; Chapter 7: Weirs; Chapter 9: Submerged Orifices; Chapter 11: Acoustic Flow Measurement; Chapter 13: Special Measurement Methods in Open Channels; etc..." For more information see Water Resources Research Laboratory FIELD MANUAL FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER-QUALITY DATA - F.D. Wilde, et al., Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data "...The development and use of a National Field Manual is necessary to achieve consistency in the scientific methods and procedures used, to document those methods and procedures, and to maintain technical expertise. USGS field personnel use this manual to ensure that the data collected are of the quality required to fulfill our mission..." Examples of "Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data" Chapters include "...Preparations for Water Sampling; Selection of Equipment for Water Sampling; Cleaning of Equipment for Water Sampling; Collection of Water Samples; Processing of Water Samples; Biological Indicators; etc..." For more information see the Water Resources of the United States LAKE MONITORING FIELD MANUAL - Authors: M.B. Nevers & R.L. Whitman, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station, U.S. Geological Survery & Hosted by the Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Lake Monitoring Field Manual - PDF, 92 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Lake Monitoring Field Manual "...Lake monitoring has become an essential part of lake management due to increased human populations and the associated increase in pollution threats. The varieties of monitoring techniques are numerous. These range from tests that can be performed occasionally by those with little training to full-scale, professional analyses of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of a lake ecosystem..." Examples of "Lake Monitoring Field Manual" Chapters include "...Principles of Monitoring Design; Limnology; Lake Parameters; Pre-sampling Decisions; Field Sampling; After Field Sampling; Limnology Terms and Concepts..." For more information see the Water-Quality Information - Field Procedures or Water Resources of the United States REAL-TIME SURFACE-WATER, GROUND-WATER AND WATER-QUALITY FOR U.S. - Water Resources of the U.S., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Water Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. USGS Water Databases "...provide access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico..." USGS Water Databases include: Real-time Data "... Current-conditions data transmitted from selected surface-water, ground-water, and water-quality sites.." Surface Water "...Water flow and levels in streams, lakes, and springs..." Ground Water "...Water levels in wells..." Water Quality "...Chemical and physical data for streams, lakes, springs, and wells..." For more information see Water Resources of the U.S. GROUND WATER ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Ground Water Atlas (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Ground Water Atlas "...describes the location, the extent, and the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the Nation..." For more information see USGS Maps or Geological WINFLUME - Water Resources Research Laboratory, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Multimedia WinFlume Software (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. WinFlume "...is a Windows-based computer program used to design and calibrate long-throated flume and broad-crested weir flow measurement structures. The software was developed through the cooperative efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Agricultural Research Service, and the International Institute for Land Reclamation & Improvement..." For more information see the Water Resources Research Laboratory TURBIDITY THRESHOLD CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Turbidity is "...an optical measure of the number, size, shape, and color of particles in suspension..." Turbidity Threshold Sampling "...collects physical samples that are distributed over a range of rising and falling turbidities...The resulting set of samples can be used to accurately determine suspended sediment loads by..." For more information see Guidelines for Setting Turbidity Thresholds; How Turbidity Threshold Sampling Works; Turbidity Threshold Sampling; Research Topics: Water and Watersheds; Research Topics; Pacific Southwest Research Station or the USDA Forest Service WATER DENSITY CALCULATOR - H. Bührer, Switzerland Water Density Calculator "...Suspended particles are not included. Valid in freshwater only..." Water Density Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Temperature; Conductance at Actual Temperature; Conductance at 20 Degrees; Conductance at 25 Degrees; Density; Water Depth; Density in Depth; Temperature at Maximum Density..." For more information see Calculators or Heinrich Bührer's Home Page

Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydraulic, Hydrologic Calculators & Spreadsheets HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC CALCULATORS - V.M. Ponce, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "60" Hydraulic Calculators & Hydrologic Calculators include Hydraulic Calculators "...Normal and Critical Depth Calculators; Control of Flow, Hydraulic Jump Calculators; Water-surface Profiles Calculators; Channel Design, Spillways Calculators; Pipe Flow Calculators..." Hydrology Calculators Peak Discharge Calculators; Routing Calculators; Regression Calculators; Evapotranspiration Calculators; Flood Frequency, Unit Hydrographs Calculators; Time of Concentration Calculators; Sediment Transport, Backwater; etc..." For more information see Victor Miguel Ponce's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the College of Engineering Some examples from over "60" Hydraulic Calculators & Hydrologic Calculators Hydraulics - Normal and critical depth: Critical Depth in a Prismatic Channel Calculator Hydraulics - Channel design, spillways: Ogee Spillway Rating Calculator Hydrology - Routing: Muskingum-Cunge Method Calculator Hydrology - Flood frequency, unit hydrographs: Flood Frequency by the Log Pearson III Method Calculator HYDRAULICS: HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC COMPUTER PROGRAMS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Hydraulics Branch, Design and Project Development, Washington State Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Calculators & Spreadsheets include Contraction Scour Calculator "...uses the procedure described in Hydraulic Engineering Circular 18 to calculate contraction scour at a bridge during live bed conditions..." Culvert Corrosion Calculator "...calculates the design life of a metal culvert using CalTrans methodology based on corrosion from the surrounding soil and the flow of the culvert..." Local Pier Scour Calculator "...calculates local pier scour at a bridge..." Pavement Drainage Calculator "...calculates roadway runoff and inlet interception for a roadway on a longitudinal slope..." For more information see Hydraulics Branch; Design and Project Development or the Washington State Department of Transportation Hydraulic, Hydrologic, Hydrogeology Courses, Lectures, Manuals, etc. INTRODUCTION TO HYDROGEOLOGY - T.H. Brikowski, Department of Geosciences, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas Multimedia Introduction to Hydrogeology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Introduction to Hydrogeology "...introduces the principles of fluid migration in the earth's crust. Topics include observation and quantification of the water cycle, including ground and surface water flow; regional flow, flow nets, Darcy's Law, well testing, water quality..." Examples of "Introduction to Hydrogeology" Course Chapters include "...Introduction to Hydrogeology; Quantification of the Hydrologic Cycle; Streamflow; Aquifer Properties; Regional Flow/Flow Nets; Well Hydraulics; Reaction Modeling; Chemical Transport; etc..." For more information see the Introduction to Hydrogeology Home Page; Teaching; T.H. Brikowski's Home Page or the Department of Geosciences HYDRAULICS - J.J. Westerink, Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame Multimedia Hybraulics Course - PDF, 250+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Hydraulics" Course Lectures include "...Lecture 1.2: Preliminary Concepts for the Development of the Governing Equations for Fluid Flow; Lecture 1.5: Development of the Depth Averaged Governing Equations; Lecture 2.2: Three Approaches to Solve for Normal (Uniform) Flow Depth in a Wide Rectangular Channel; Lecture 2.4: Velocity Distributions in Open Channels; etc..." For more information see J.J. Westerink's Home Page or the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC - V.M. Ponce, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University Multimedia Hydraulic & Hydrologic Lectures, Lessons & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Victor Miguel Ponce's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the College of Engineering Examples of "Hydraulic & Hydrologic" Categories Lectures & Lessons include Sustainable Yield of Groundwater Sustainable Yield of Groundwater "...This study examines the historical development of groundwater use and of the limits placed thereon throughout the years. The concepts of safe yield and sustainable yield are reviewed..." Groundwater Utilization and Sustainability Groundwater Utilization and Sustainability "...The sustainability of groundwater utilization must be assessed from an interdisciplinary perspective, where hydrology, ecology, geomorphology, and climatology play an important role..." Hydraulics Lectures (Hydraulics 410) Examples of "Hydraulics" Lessons include "...Water Surface Profiles: Theory & Practice; Dimensionless Dam-breach Propagation; Moody Diagram for Pipe Flow Design; etc..." Classifications and Description of Geologic Materials, Geologic Mapping, Water Testing, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY FIELD MANUAL: VOLUME 1 & VOLUME 2 - Geology, Geophysics, and Seismotectonics Group, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior Multimedia Multimedia Engineering Geology Field Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Engineering Geology Field Manual Manual: Volume 1" Chapters include "...Geologic Terminology and Classifications for Geologic Materials; Engineering Classification and Description of Soil; Classification of Rocks and Description of Physical Properties of Rock; Terminology and Descriptions for Discontinuities; Geologic Mapping and Documentation; Groundwater Data Acquisition Methods; Guidelines for Core Logging; Instructions for Logging Soils; etc..." Examples of "Engineering Geology Field Manual Manual: Volume 2" Chapters include "...Surface Geophysical Investigations; Borehole Geophysical & Wireline Surveys; Water Testing for Grouting; Water Testing and Permeability; Ripraq; Blast Design; Water Control; Foundation Preparation, Treatment, and Cleanup; Penetration Testing; etc..." For more information see the Geology, Geophysics, and Seismotectonics Group or the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Control of Soils used as Foundations and Materials for Dams, Canals, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. EARTH MANUAL - Earth Sciences and Research Laboratory, Geotechnical Research, Technical Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interiors Multimedia Earth Manual - PDF, 311 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Earth Manual "...The manual provides current technical information on the field and laboratory investigations and construction control of soils used as foundations and materials for dams, canals, and many other types of structures built for Reclamation projects in the United States of America..." For more information see the Technical Service Center or the Bureau of Reclamation Hydrology, Hydrologic Soils Groups, Hydrologic Soil-Cover Complexes, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, etc. HYDROLOGY HANDBOOK - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA Multimedia NRCS National Engineering Handbook, Part 630: Hydrology (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Hydrology Handbook" Chapters include "...Hydrologic Soils Groups; Land Use and Treatment Classes; Hydrologic Soil-Cover Complexes; Estimation of Direct Runoff from Storm Rainfall; Estimation of Direct Runoff from Snowmelt; Hydrologic Effects of Land Use and Treatment; Stage-Inundation Relationships; Hydrographs; etc..." For more information see NRCS Engineering Handbook; Hydraulics and Hydrology - Technical References; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Water Quality and Water Quantity; West National Technology Support Center; State & Regions or the Natural Resources Convervation Service Erosion, Sedimentation, Bedform Sedimentology, Manuals, Handbooks, etc. BEDFORM SEDIMENTOLOGY (QUICKTIME) - Authros: D.M. Rubin, C.L. Carter, G.V. Middleton, R.E. Plotnick, and hosted by the Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology, USGS Multimedia Bedform Sedimentology Technical Manual (Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of "Bedform Sedimentology Technical Manual" Subject Categories include Bedforms and Cross-Bedding in Animations (includes Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound) Table of Contents which include over "70" Animations & Movies includes "...Bedform Classes Animations & Movies; Bedform Experiments Animations & Movies; etc..." Forecasting Techniques, Underlying Physics, and Applications includes "...Techniques; Complication of Unsteady Forcing; Examples; etc..." Software available for download. For more information see the Topics or the Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION MANUAL - Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior Multimedia Multimedia Erosion and Sedimentation Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Erosion and Sedimentation Manual" Sections include "...Erosion and Reservoir Sedimentation; Noncohesive Sediment Transport; Cohesive Sediment Transport; Sedimentation Modeling for Rivers and Reservoirs; Sustainable Development and Use of Reservoirs; River Processes and Restoration; Dam Decommissioning and Sediment Managemen; Reservoir Survey and Data Analysis; etc..." For more information see Knowledge Base; Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group; Library or the Bureau of Reclamation 1D SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MORPHODYNAMICS WITH APPLICATIONS TO RIVERS AND TURBIDITY CURRENTS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - G. Parker, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & the Department of Geology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of University of Illinois Multimedia 1D Sediment Transport Morphodynamics with Applications to Rivers & Turbidity Currents Course (Text, Images & Spreadsheets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "50" "1D Sediment Transport Morphodynamics with Applications to Rivers and Turbidity Currents" Course Parts & Chapters include Part 1: 1D Sediment Transport "...Bankfull Characteristics of Rivers; Relations for the Conservation of Bed Sediment; Threshold of Motion and Suspension; Relations for 1D Bedload Transport; Fluvial Bedforms; Relations for Hydraulic Resistance in Rivers..." Part 2: Morphodynamics of Rivers "...Morphodynamics of Bedrock-Alluvial Transitions; Mobile and Static Armor in Gravel-bed Streams; Response of a Sand-bed River to a Dredge Slot; Morphodynamics of Recirculating and Sediment-Feed Flumes; Transportational Cyclic Steps; Morphodynamics of Gravel-Sand Transitions; etc..." Part 3: Fluvial Fans and Fan-deltas "...Morphodynamics of Rivers Ending In 1D Deltas; Rivers Ending in 1D Deltas Carrying Sediment Size Mixtures; Modeling of Rivers On 2D in Fan-deltas: Fixed-width Channel(s); Modeling of Rivers On 2D in Fan-deltas: Self-formed Channel(s); etc..." Part 4: Morphodynamics of Subaqueous Fans and Fan-deltas Deposited by Turbidity Currents, and Co-evolving Fluvial/Turbidity Current Fan-deltas. Some examples from over "30" Spreadsheets include "...Calculator for statistical characteristics of grain size distributions; Particle fall velocity calculator; Spreadsheet for backwater calculations in open channel flow; Spreadsheet for calculating the Rouse-Vanoni profile of suspended sediment; Calculator for aggradation and degradation with a migrating bedrock-alluvial transition at the upstream end; Calculator for aggradation and degradation of sediment mixtures in gravel-bed streams; Calculator for evolution of upward-concave bed profiles in rivers carrying sediment mixtures in subsiding basins; etc.." For more information see Gary Parker's Morphodynamics Web Page; Hydrosystems Lab; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering or the Department Geology MORPHODYNAMICS SHORT COURSES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - G. Parker, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & the Department of Geology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of University of Illinois Multimedia Morphodynamics Short Course (Text, Images & Spreadsheets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Morphodynamics Short Courses" include "...Deepwater Sedimentary Processes Course; Environmental Fluid Mechanics: Theory, Experiments and Applications Course; Morphology, Morphodynamics and Ecology of Mountain Rivers Course; Coastal Morphodynamics Course; Geomorphological Fluid Dynamics Course; etc..." For more information see Gary Parker's Morphodynamics Web Page; Hydrosystems Lab; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering or the Department Geology TURBIDITY CURRENTS - G. Parker, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & the Department of Geology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of University of Illinois Multimedia Turbidity Currents Course (Text, Images & Spreadsheets). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Turbidity Currents" Course Lectures include What is a Turbidity Current?; Morphologies; Analogies to Rivers; Hydraulics and Sediment Transport; Triggering Mechanisms of Turbidity Currents; Derivation of Governing Equations; Introduction to Turbidity Current Morphodynamics; etc..." For more information see Gary Parker's Morphodynamics Web Page; Hydrosystems Lab; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering or the Department Geology

Hydrologic Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Design & Construction of Dams, Reservoirs, Flood Control Channels, Navigation Locks, Inlets and Estuary Channels, Small Canal Structures, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, Technical Notes, Software, etc. CORPS OF ENGINEERS MANUALS - United States Army Corps of Engineers Multimedia Engineering Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "200" "Corps of Engineers Manuals" include "...Coastal Engineering Manual; Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Flood Damage Reduction Studies; Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Reservoirs; Groundwater Hydrology; Hydraulic Design of Flood Control Channels; Hydaulic Design of Reservoir Outlet Works; Hydraulic Design of Navigation Locks; Hydraulic Design of Navigation Dams; Hydraulic Design of Small Boat Harbors, etc..." For more information see Index of Engineer Manuals; Publications of the Headquarters (NEW Site); Publications of the Headquarters (OLD Site) or the United States Army Corps of Engineers Examples from over "200" "Corps of Engineers Manuals" include Hydrographic Surveying Hydrographic Surveying Chapters include: "...Survey Accuracy Estimates for Dredging and Navigation Projects; Project Control, Coordinate Systems, and Datums; Positioning Techniques for Offshore Engineering Surveys ; Manual Depth Measurement Techniques; Single Beam Acoustic Depth Measurement Techniques; Navigation Project Clearance and Object Detection-Mechanical Bar Sweeps and Side Scan Sonar; Airborne LIDAR Hydrographic Surveying; Reservoir Sedimentation Surveys; etc..." Gravity Dam Design Gravity Dam Design Chapters include: "...General Design Considerations; Stability Analysis; Temperature Control of Mass Concrete; Structural Design Considerations; Roller-Compacted Concrete Gravity Dams; etc..." Groundwater Hydrology Groundwater Hydrology Chapters include: "...Occurrence and Movement of Groundwater; Planning a Groundwater Investigation and Modeling Study; Field Investigative Methods; Computer Modeling of Groundwater Flow; Interaction Between Surface Water and Groundwater; etc..." Hydraulic Design of Navigation Locks Hydraulic Design of Navigation Locks Chapters include: "...Hydraulic Features; Filling-and-Emptying Feature Design; Special Hydraulic Study Topics; Hydraulic Model Studies; Design of Side-port Systems; Design of High-Lift Locks; etc..." Hydraulic Design of Spillways Hydraulic Design of Spillways Chapters include: "...Hydraulic Theory; Spillway Crest; Spillway Chute; Specialized Spillways; Crest Gates; Energy Dissipators; etc..." Tunnels and Shafts in Rock Tunnels and Shafts in Rock Chapters include: "...General Considerations; Geology Considerations; Geotechnical Explorations for Tunnels and Shafts; Construction of Tunnels and Shafts; Design Considerations; Geomechanical Analyses; Design of Permanent, Final Linings; Instrumentation and Monitoring; etc..." COASTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (CEDAS) - Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineering Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis System "...includes a comprehensive collection of coastal engineering design and analysis software..." Examples of "Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis" Software includes General Engineering "...Automated Coastal Engineering System; Empirical Simulation Technique; etc..." Inlet Processes "...Numerical Model for Simulating Longshore Current-Current Wave Interaction; Dynamic Behavior of Tidal Flow at Inlets..." Beach Processes "...Storm-induced Beach Change Model; Beach Morphology Analysis; Nearshore Evolution Modeling System; etc..." For more information see Software or the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING TECHNICAL NOTES (CHETN) - Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineering Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Multimedia Coastal & Hydraulics Engineering Technical Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering" Sections & Technical Notes include Waves & Coastal Flooding "...Ship Squat Predictions for Ship/Tow Simulator; Full Plane STWAVE: SMS Graphical Interface; BOUSS-2D Wave Model in SMS; Grid Nesting with STWAVE; etc..." Beach Behavior & Restoration "...Influence of Grain Size on Sediment Transport Rates with Emphasis on the Total Longshore Rate; Identification of and Remedial Approaches to Hot Spots; Wave Transmission at Detached Breakwaters for Shoreline Response Modelling; etc..." Coastal Structures "...Wave-Action Balance Equation Diffraction (WABED) Model: Tests of Wave Diffraction and Reflection at Inlets; Breakwater and Revetment Armor Stability; Effectiveness of Pocket Wave Absorbers in Vertical-Wall, Coastal Entrance Structures; etc..." Inlets and Estuary Channels "...Sand Waves That Impede Navigation of Coastal Inlet Navigation Channels; Jetty Spur Functional Design at Coastal Inlets; Effects on Nearshore Circulation and Potential Sediment Movement; Coastal Inlet Navigation Channel Shoaling with Deepening and Widening; etc..." Flood Management "...Channel-Forming Discharge; Effective Discharge Calculation; Hydraulic Modeling of Trapezoidal High Velocity Channels; etc..." Navigation "...Numerical Evaluation of Stress Intensity Factors (KI) J-Integral Approach; Defining Angle and Spacing of Bendway Weirs; Mooring Model for Barge Tows in Lock Chamber; etc..." For more information see Software or the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory COASTAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (CEDAS) - Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineering Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis System "...includes a comprehensive collection of coastal engineering design and analysis software..." Examples of "Coastal Engineering Design and Analysis" Software includes General Engineering "...Automated Coastal Engineering System; Empirical Simulation Technique; etc..." Inlet Processes "...Numerical Model for Simulating Longshore Current-Current Wave Interaction; Dynamic Behavior of Tidal Flow at Inlets..." Beach Processes "...Storm-induced Beach Change Model; Beach Morphology Analysis; Nearshore Evolution Modeling System; etc..." For more information see Software or the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory ENGINEERING MANUALS & ENGINEERING MONOGRAPHS - Water Resources Research Laboratory, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Multimedia Engineering Manuals & Engineering Monographs (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Engineering Manuals" include "...Design of Small Dams Manual; Design of Gravity Dams Manual; Design of Arch Dams Manual; Design of Small Canal Structures Manual; Hydraulic Laboratory Techniques Manual; Canal Systems Automation Manual, Volume 1 & 2; etc..." For more information see the Water Resources Research Laboratory HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Hydraulics Technical Publications, Hydraulics Manuals, Hydraulics Software (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). For more information see the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Examples of Federal Highway Administration's "Hydraulics Engineering" Subject Categories include Scour Technology Bridge Hydraulics Culvert Hydraulics Highway Drainage Hydrology Environmental Hydraulics Hydraulics Software HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING SOFTWARE - Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) Examples of "Hydrologic Engineering" Software include River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) River Analysis System contains four one-dimensional river analysis components for: "...(1) steady flow water surface profile computations; (2) unsteady flow simulation; (3) movable boundary sediment transport computations; (4) water quality analysis..." Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) Hydrologic Modeling System is "...designed to be applicable in a wide range of geographic areas for solving the widest possible range of problems. This includes large river basin water supply and flood hydrology, and small urban or natural watershed runoff. Hydrographs produced by the program are used directly or in conjunction with other software for studies of water availability, urban drainage, flow forecasting..." Statistical Software Package (HEC-SSP) Statistical Software "...allows you to perform statistical analyses of hydrologic data... and is an integrated system of software, designed for interactive use in a multi-tasking environment. The system is comprised of a graphical user interface (GUI), separate statistical analysis components, data storage and management capabilities, mapping..." WRCS HYDROLOGY & HYDRAULICS SOFTWARE - Water Resources Consulting Services VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. WRCS "...is an authorized vendor of both US Army Corps of Engineers and commercial surface water hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) computer programs. We also feature many free software downloads..." Repair of Dams, Reservoirs, etc. Manuals, Handbooks, Technical Notes 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

RESERVOIR ENGINEERING MODELING GEO-ENGINEERING MODELING (JAVA APPLETS & JAVA WEB START) - Geo-Engineering Modeling through INternet Informatics (GEMINI), Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see GEMINI (Geo-Engineering Modeling through INternet Informatics) or the Kansas Geological Survey Examples of Geoengineering Calculators including Reservoir Engineering Modeling Calculators include PVT Calculator PVT (Pressure/Volume/Temperature) data play an indispensable role in reservoir engineering calculations..." PVT Calculator includes: "...(1) Oil Calculations: Oil Formation Volume Factor, Coefficient Of Isothermal Compressibility, Dead and Saturated Oil Viscosities calculations; (2) Water Calculations: Compressibility of Brine and Viscosity of Water calculations; (3) Gas Calculations: Gas Formation Volume Factor, Gas Compressibility and Gas Viscosity calculations..." Gridding and Mapping Calculator Gridding and Mapping Web Application "...is an interactive process that assists the user in building simple color contour maps of Oil & Gas Well data, the user is in control of what data is to be mapped..." RESERVOIR SYSTEM SIMULATION PROGRAM (HEC-ResSim) - Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Reservoir System Simulation Program performs "...reservoir operation modeling at one or more reservoirs for a variety of operational goals and constraints..." For more information see the HEC Software or the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) CULVERTS COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. CULVERTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CULVERT HYDRAULICS, CULVERT DESIGN & ANALYSIS CHANNELS DESIGN & ANALYSIS Culvert Hydraulics CULVERT HYDRAULICS - Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Culvert Hydraulics Technical Publications, Culvert Hydraulics Lessons, Culvert Hydraulics Manuals, Culvert Hydraulics Software (Text, Images, Animations & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Culvert Hydraulics" Calculators & Software include "...FHWA Culvert Analysis; HY8Energy-Energy Dissipator Design; Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts; HDS 5 Chart Calculator; etc..." For more information see the Hydraulics Engineering or the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Culverts: Design Culverts for Fish Passage FISHXING (FISH CROSSING) - Stream Systems Technology Center, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Design Culverts for Fish Passage Sofware, Lessons, Case Studies, Technical Reports (Text, Images, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. FISHXING is "...intended to assist engineers, hydrologists, and fish biologists in the evaluation and design of culverts for fish passage...." For more information see the Stream Systems Technology Center Software; Stream Systems Technology Center Publications or Stream Systems Technology Center Channels CHANNEL CROSS-SECTION ANALYZER (WinXSPRO) - Stream Systems Technology Center, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Channel Cross-Section Analyzer Sofware, Lessons, Case Studies (Text, Images, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Channel Cross-Section Analyzer Analyzes "...stream channel cross section data for geometric, hydraulic, and sediment transport parameters...." For more information see the Stream Systems Technology Center Software; Stream Systems Technology Center Publications or Stream Systems Technology Center MANNING EQUATION CALCULATOR - K. Edwards, LMNO Engineering, Research, and Software, Ltd VERY EXTENSIVE. Manning Equation Calculator "...is the most commonly used equation to analyze open channel flows. It is a semi-empirical equation for simulating water flows in channels and culverts where the water is open to the atmosphere..." Manning Equation Calculator INPUT Values include: Select Calculation "...Velocity & Discharge; Channel Slope; Manning Coefficient..." Area; Wetted Perimeter; Channel Slope; Manning; Velocity; etc. For more information see Fluid Flow Calculations SURFACE WATER SOFTWARE - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Water Resources Applications Software; USGS Water Resources of the United States or the U.S. Geological Survey Examples of Surface Water Software includes Interactive Hydrologic Analyses and Data Management (ANNIE) Interactive Hydrologic Analyses and Data Management is "...designed to help users interactively store, retrieve, list, plot, check, and update spatial, parametric, and time-series data for hydrologic models and analyses..." Channel Geometry Analysis Program (CGAP) Channel Geometry Analysis Program "...permits the analysis, interpretation, and quantification of the physical properties of an open-channel reach as defined by a sequence of cross sections...." An Unsteady, One-dimensional, Open-channel Flow Model (FourPt) An Unsteady, One-dimensional, Open-channel Flow Model "...can simulate non-trivial concepts, such as flow in complex interconnected channel networks, meandering channels with variable effective flow lengths, hydraulic structures defined by unique three-parameter relations,...." TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNELS & CIRCULAR CHANNELS SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - J. Cahoon, Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana VERY EXTENSIVE. Trapezoidal Channels Calculator "...calculates the uniform and critical flow depths for trapezoidal channels..." Circular Channels Calculator "...calculates the uniform and critical flow depths for circular channels..." For more information see the Department of Civil Engineering

EROSIVITY - WATER RUNOFF COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. EROSIVITY - WATER RUNOFF CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS 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..." 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 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..."

GROUNDWATER COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. GROUNDWATER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY - C.F. Harvey, Water & Sanitation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Graduate Groundwater Hydrology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Graduate "Groundwater Hydrology" Course Lectures include "...Aquifers, Porosity, and Darcy's Law; Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions; Pump Test Analysis; Solute Transport in Groundwater; Soil Moisture; etc..." For more information see Charles F. Harvey Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering Courses or the MIT OpenCourseWare GROUNDWATER CALCULATOR (GROUNDWATER 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Groundwater flow "...is a more complex process than surface runoff...To determine groundwater flow, one also needs to know evapotranspiration (water uptake from plants and evaporation) and groundwater aquifer geology..." Groundwater Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Seasonal Weather; Soil Texture; Month; GW Discharge Rate; Land Cover..." Groundwater Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Runoff to Streams; Groundwater Discharge to Streams; Evapotranspiration; Ground Storage Change; Snow Pack Change..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) GROUNDWATER MODELING - Earthward Consulting, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Groundwater Modeling Calculators include: "...Molecular Diffusion Calculator; Dispersivity Calculator; Fluid Density Calculator; Waste Injection Well Plume Calculator..." For more information see Earthward Consulting Examples of Groundwater Calculators include Dispersivity Calculator Dispersivity Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Injection Rate; Duration; Formation Thickness; Formation Porosity..." Waste Injected Plume Calculator Waste Plume Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Injection Rate; Duration; Formation Thickness; Formation Porosity; Dispersivity..." INTERACTIVE MODELS FOR GROUNDWATER FLOW AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT (JAVA APPLETS) - A.J. Valocchi, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Groundwater Flow & Solute Transport Calculators include: "...Non-reactive and Reactive Diffusive Transport Calculator; 1D Non-reactive and Reactive Solute Transport Calculator; Multidimensional Non-reactive and Reactive Solute Transport Calculator; 2D Steady Flow in Homogeneous Aquifers with Particle Tracking Calculator; 2D Steady Flow in Heterogeneous Aquifers with Particle Tracking Calculator..." For more information see Albert J. Valocchi's Home Page; < Hydrosystems Lab or the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 1-D CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER FROM A SLUG SOURCE (JAVA APPELT) - D. Nairn, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware VERY EXTENSIVE. 1-D Transport in Groundwater from a Slug Source INPUT Values include: "...Pollutant Source Concentration; Porosity; Interstitial Water Velocity; Retardation Coefficient; Dispersion Coefficient..." For more information see CIEG 337 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory or the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering LEVEE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS LEVEE TOE GRADIENT - R.L. Meehan, Stanford University Levee Toe Gradient "...can be analyzed in a system of linked applets; start with a (1) finite difference model of the river, blanket, levee etc showing response over time of pressure beneath the levee. A second model (2) shows development of pore pressure beneath the toe. Finally a linked stability model..." For more information see Richard L. Meehan's Home Page or the Stanford University

RESERVOIR, STREAMS, PONDS, ETC. MANUALS, COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. RESERVOIR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) LAKE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) POND CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) STREAM CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SIMULATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Courses, Manuals, Textbooks, etc. STREAM CORRIDOR RESTORATION: PRINCIPLES, PROCESSES AND PRACTICES - Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA & the Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group including the National Marine Fisheries Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Tennessee Valley Authority, etc. Multimedia Stream Resoration Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes and Practices Course "... provides broadly applicable guidance for common elements of the restoration process, but also provides alternatives, and references to alternatives, which may be appropriate for site-specific restoration activities. Moreover, the document incorporates and reflects the experiences of the collaborating agencies and provides a common technical reference that can be used to restore systems..." Examples of "Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes and Practices" Course Chapters include "...Stream Corridors: Processes and Characteristics; Disturbance Affecting Stream Corridors; Analysis of Corridor Conditions; Restoration Design; Restoration, Installation, Monitoring, and Management; etc..." For more information see Stream Corridor Restoration Home Page; Water Resources; Technical Resources or the Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) Calculators & Spreadsheets FLOW BETWEEN TWO RESERVOIRS (JAVA APPLET) - F. Hellweger, D.R. Maidment & B. Adams, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas VERY EXTENSIVE. Flow Between Two Reservoirs "...A fluid flow system between two reservoirs is presented in an applet called Visiflow, and the user has a number of options about the connection between the reservoirs..." For more information see Ferdi Hellweger - WWW Educational Tools; Ferdi Hellweger's Home Page or the Department of Civil Engineering HYDRAULICS: HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC COMPUTER PROGRAMS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Hydraulics Branch, Design Office, Environmental and Engineering Programs, Washington State Department of Transportation VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Hydraulics Branch; Design and Project Development or the Washington State Department of Transportation LAKE BUDGET ESTIMATOR - E. Holzbecher, Department of Ecohydrology, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany VERY EXTENSIVE. Lake Budget Calculator "...calculates one missing term in a lake's long-term water balance..." For more information see Ekkehard Holzbecher's Home Page or the Department of Ecohydrology GAS SATURATION CALCULATOR FOR STREAMS - H. Bührer, Switzerland VERY EXTENSIVE. Gas Saturation Calculator for Streams INPUT Values include: Select one of the Gases: "...Hydrogen, Deuterium, Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, 222Rn, Oxygen, Nitrogen, N2O, NO, CO, CO2, SO2, Chlorine, Cl2O, ClO2, Ethane, Propane, Butane, H2Se, H2S, & CH4..." Input Temperature, Air Pressure or Saturation Percentatge; etc. For more information see Calculators or Heinrich Bührer's Home Page NUTRIENT CALCULATORS (NUTRIENT 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Nutrient Calculators "...use a combination of factors from the previous calculators and a new waste water factor. Dissolved nutrients are strongly tied to factors which affect runoff and stream flow..." Load Average Year Nutrient Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Land Cover; Soil Texture; Slope; Length along Slope; Groundwater Aquifer; Waste Water..." Load Dry Year Nutrient Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Land Cover; Soil Texture; Slope; Length along Slope; Groundwater Aquifer; Waste Water..." Load Wet Year Nutrient Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Land Cover; Soil Texture; Slope; Length along Slope; Groundwater Aquifer; Waste Water..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) Stream Pebble Count SIZE-CLASS PEBBLE COUNT ANALYZER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Stream Systems Technology Center, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Size-Class Pebble Count Calculator "...helps users estimate sample size, enter field data tallied by size class, produce tables and graphs, and perform statistical analysis using contingency tables and the Pearson chi-squared statistic..." For more information see the Stream Systems Technology Center Software; Stream Systems Technology Center Publications or Stream Systems Technology Center ZIG-ZAG PEBBLE COUNT ANALYZER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Stream Systems Technology Center, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Zig-Zag Pebble Count Calculator "...helps users estimate sample size, enter field data measured using the zig-zag protocol, produce tables and graphs, and perform statistical analysis using contingency tables and the Pearson chi-squared statistic..." For more information see the Stream Systems Technology Center Software; Stream Systems Technology Center Publications or Stream Systems Technology Center

Pipe Design Systems & Engineering

Cast Iron Pipe Engineering Clay Pipe Engineering & Microtunneling Concrete Pipe Engineering ~ Copper Pipes, Tubes & Fittings Engineering Ductile Iron Pipe Engineering ~ Manholes, Catch Basins & Inlets Pipe Systems Non Pressure Gravity Pipelines, Pipe Friction, Strength, etc.

Pipe Systems, Cast Iron Pipe Engineering, Clay Pipe Engineering, Concrete Pipe Engineering, Copper Pipes & Tubes, Ductile Iron Pipe, Manholes, Catch Basins, Inlets, Pipe Properties, etc. PIPE DESIGN CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), COURSES, HANDBOOKS, ETC. CAST IRON SOIL PIPE ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & APPLETS CLAY PIPE ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & APPLETS CONCRETE PIPE ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & APPLETS DUCTILE IRON PIPE ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & APPLETS MANHOLES CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CATCH BASINS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS INLETS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Cast Iron Pipe Engineering CAST IRON SOIL PIPE & FITTINGS HANDBOOK - Multimedia Cast Iron Soil Pipe & Fittings Handbook, PDF, 218 Pages (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings Handbook "...presents useful information of technical and general nature on the subject of cast iron soil pipe. In recent years,the volume and diversity of this information has increased, primarily as a result of changes in the industry and its products. Technological changes in foundry practice have been introduced; conventional products have been improved; and new products and new jointing methods have been developed, together with new installation procedures..." Examples of "Cast Iron Soil Pipe & Fittings Handbook" Chapters include Manufacture of Cast Iron Soil Pipe & Fittings; Typical Cast Iron Soil Pipe Layouts (Storm Drainage; etc.); Installation of Cast Iron Soil Pipe & Fittings; Trenching Recommendations for Cast Iron Soil Pipe; etc..." For more information see the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Clay Pipe Engineering & Microtunneling CLAY PIPE ENGINEERING MANUAL - National Clay Pipe Institute Multimedia Clay Pipe Engineering Manual (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Free, but Registration Required. Clay Pipe Engineering Manual "...Vitrified clay pipe is truly unique in its corrosion and abrasion resistant qualities. It is manufactured from clays and shales, the earthy mineral aggregates which are the end products produced by the weathering forces of nature. Through centuries of time the soluble and reactive minerals have been leached from rock and soil, leaving an inert material. This chemically inert material is transformed into a..." Examples of "Clay Pipe Engineering Manual" Chapters include "...Gravity Sewer Design; Corrosion in Sanitary Sewers; Rigid Conduits, Underground; Trench Load Tables; Construction; Microtunneling; Construction of Special Structures; Inspection & Testing; etc..." For more information see the National Clay Pipe Institute CLAY PIPE INSTALLATION HANDBOOK - National Clay Pipe Institute Multimedia Clay Pipe Design & Installation Handbook & Software (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY EXTENSIVE. Free, but Registration Required. Examples of "Clay Pipe Installation Handbook" Chapters include "...Supervision of Construction; Pipe Specifications and Inspection; Trench Excavation; Pipe Bedding; Pipe Laying; Backfilling Around the Pipe; Final Backfilling; etc..." For more information see the National Clay Pipe Institute MICROTUNNELING TOOLS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Can Clay Corporation Multimedia Pipe Slide Shows & Microtunneling Calculators & Spreadsheets (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Microtunneling Calculators includ: Drive Analysis Calculator "...will help illustrate high rates of steering even when the grade and alignment readings are well within tolerance..." Joint Load Deflection Calculator "...helps the understanding and prediction of the allowable amount of steering before the pipe rating can be exceeded..." Structural Calculation of Driven Pipes "...uses the ATV (German Standard) to calculate the safety factor of pipes installed by microtunneling and other jacking pipe methods..." Examples of Clay Pipe Slides include: Generalized Microtunneling Technical Review and Project Slides; Microtunneling in Houston; etc. For more information see the Can Clay Corporation NATIONAL CLAY PIPE INSTITUTE (NCPI) TOOL BOX - National Clay Pipe Institute VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Free, but Registration Required. Examples from the NCPI Tool Box include EASE "...allows the design engineer to enter specific design criteria for a pipe installation and select a trench load design which will provide an appropriate design safety factor..." BEDCOST "...compares the cost of different bedding materials when placed in accordance with ASTM standards for VCP or alternate materials..." HYFLOW "...utilizes Manning's open channel flow equations to determine hydraulic solutions..." For more information see the National Clay Pipe Institute Concrete Pipe Engineering CONCRETE PIPE DESIGN MANUAL (PDF) - American Concrete Pipe Association Multimedia Concrete Pipe Design Manual (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Concrete Pipe Design Manual "...is a compilation of data on concrete pipe, and it was planned to provide all design information needed by the engineer when he begins to consider the type and shape of pipe to be used. All equations used in developing the figures and tables are shown along with limited supporting theory..." Examples of "Concrete Pipe Design Manual" Chapters include "...Hydraulics of Sewers; Hydraulics of Culverts; Loads & Loads & Supporting Strengths; etc..." For more information see the American Concrete Pipe Association CONCRETE PIPE DESIGN DATA - American Concrete Pipe Association Multimedia Concrete Pipe Design Data (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Concrete Pipe Design Data" Categories include "...Concrete Pipe Live Loads; Concrete Pipe Dead Loads; Concrete Pipe Bedding Factors; Concrete Pipe Hydraulics; Concrete Pipe Life Cycle Cost Analysis; Precast Concrete Manholes; etc..." For more information see the American Concrete Pipe Association Copper Pipes, Tubes & Fittings Engineering COPPER PIPE, TUBE & FITTINGS - Copper Development Association, Inc., New York, N.Y. Multimedia Copper Tubes, Pipes & Fittings Textbook, Copper Tubes, Pipes & Fittings Lessons & Simulations (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see The Copper Page Ductile Iron Pipe Engineering DUCTILE IRON PIPE - Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Ductile Iron Pipe" Subject Categories include "...Installation Guide for Ductile Iron Pipe; Ductile Iron Pipe Design; Ductile Iron Pipe Applications; Ductile Iron Pipe Hydraluics; Ductile Iron Pipe Corrosion Control; Ductile Iron Pipe Tapping; etc..." For more information see Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association DUCTILE IRON PIPE: CALCULATION TOOLS FOR DESIGNING AND SPECIFYING DUCTILE IRON PIPE - Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Calculation Tools for Designing and Specifying Ductile Iron Pipe include "...Design of Ductile Iron Pipe on Supports; Hydraulic Analysis of Ductile Iron Pipe' Thickness Design of Ductile Iron Pipe; etc..." For more information see Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association Manholes, Catch Basins & Inlets MANHOLES, CATCH BASINS AND INLETS - Cretex Concrete Products North, Inc., a division of The Cretex Companies, Inc. Multimedia Manholes, Catch Basins & Inlets Lessons & Technical Drawings (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Manholes, Catch Basins & Inlets" Categories include "...Sanitary Manholes; Storm Manholes; Catch Basins and Inlets; Manhole Sizing; Manhole Cones; Manhole and Catch Basin Covers; Manhole Risers; Mini-Tee Sections; Manhole Tee Sections; Catch Basins and Inlets; Adjusting Rings; etc..." For more information see Cretex Concrete Products North, Inc. MANHOLES, INLETS AND ACCESSORIES - Riverton Concrete Products, Cretex Concrete Products West, Inc., a division of The Cretex Companies, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Manholes, Inlets & Accesories Lessons & Technical Drawings (Text, Images & Drawings). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Manholes, Inlets & Accesories" Categories" include Manholes; Inlets; Manhole Tee Sections; Composite Tee Sections; Manhole and Inlet Covers; Manhole and Inlet Base Slabs; Manhole and Inlet Castings; Manhole Steps; etc..." For more information see Riverton Concrete Products PIPE SYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS HEATING PIPING CALCULATOR - G. Monachos, Monachos Engineering, Thessloniki, Hellas (Greece) VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Calculators or Monachos Engineering PIPE FRICTION LOSS CALCULATOR (DARCY WEISBACH) - G. Monachos, Monachos Engineering, Thessloniki, Hellas (Greece) VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Calculators or Monachos Engineering PIPE STRENGTH CALCULATOR - The Engineer's Edge For more information see Calculators or The Engineer's Edge UT'S WWW GRID CALCULATOR WITH GRAPHICS (JAVA APPLET) - F. Hellweger, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin Grid Calculator "...calculates the slope, flow direction, flow accumulation and weighted flow accumulation for an elevation and weight grid..." For more information see Ferdi Hellweger's WWW Educational Tools or Ferdi Hellweger's Home Page VENTURI TUBE FLOW RATE CALCULATOR - Z. Savovic, Pipe Flow Calculation VERY EXTENSIVE. Venturi Tube Flow Rate Calculator "...Based on the energy conservation low, Venturi tube is one of the easiest to use, the cheapest to develop and very accurate instrument for flow rate measuring in pipe systems..." For more information see Pipe Flow Calculation

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