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LAND SURVEYING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING RELATED CENTERS

FOR UNIT CONVERSION, SCIENTIFIC & MATHEMATIC CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

MATHEMATICS CALCULATOR CENTER

FOR MAPPING, CARTOGRAPHY, LOCATION & GPS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

NAVIGATION

FOR DRAFTING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE

ENGINEERING: DRAFTING, MODELING, SURVEYING, ETC.

SURVEYING COURSES & LESSONS

GEOMATICS COURSES: CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SIMULATIONS

GEOMATICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

SURVEYING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

MODERN SURVEYING TECHNIQUES – O. Dikshit,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur);
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 Modern Survey Techniques Course (Text & Images).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Examples of “Modern Survey Techniques” Course Chapters & Lessons include

Modern Surveying Equipment

“…Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument;

Electronic Theodolite; etc…”

Global Positioning System

“…GPS Principles;

GPS Receivers;

GPS Errors and Accuracy;

Satellite Geometry and Accuracy Measures;

GPS Measurements Techniques;

GPS Algorithms – Navigational Solutions; etc…”

Photogrammetry

“…Geometry of Vertical Photographs;

Geometry of Tilted Photographs;

Stereoscopy and Parallax; etc…”

Remote Sensing

“…Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (Electromagnetic Radiation – EMR);

Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (EMR Interaction in Atmosphere);

Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (EMR Interaction on Ground: Surfaces);

Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (Radiometry); etc…”

For more information see

NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses;

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning;

IIT Kanpur Department of Civil Engineering or the

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

STADIA SURVEYING SPREADSHEETS (XLS)

STADIA SURVEYING METHOD (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH
EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) – Brooke Clarke

Stadia Surveying Method

“…The telescope used for Stadia has three horizontal
hairs. One that is the normal leveling hair and is
centered. Above and below the leveling hair are the two Stadia
hairs separated by…”

For more information see

Brooke Clarke’s Home Page

Construction – Residential & Commercial

CONSTRUCTION RELATED CENTERS

FOR MAJOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SEE THE

CIVIL ENGINEERING CENTER

CONSTRUCTION GLOSSARIES & DICTIONARIES

CONSTRUCTION GLOSSARY – CONTRACTOR GLOSSARY OF TERMS – Contractor School Online
Multimedia Construction Glossary (Text & Images).

Construction Glossary – Contractor Glossary of Terms

“…Search for a construction term, or browse the database by letter…”

For more information see the

Contractor School Online

CONSTRUCTION COSTS

CONSTRUCTION COSTS DATABASES – Get-A-Quote.net,
Craftsman Book Company, Carlsbad, CA
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Construction Costs Databases

“…include thousands of material costs,
the manhours required for installation, the installed
cost and the cost of equipment where needed to complete
the project…”

CONSTRUCTION COSTS DATABASES include:

National Construction Estimator:

Estimated labor and material costs for all new residential and commercial construction including:

“…Cabinets; Carpentry; Concrete; Demolition; Doors;

Electrical; Excavation; Finishes; Flooring;

Hardware; Heating and Cooling; Insulation; etc…”

National Concrete & Masonry Estimator:

Estimated labor and material costs for concreate and masonry work including:

“…Clay Brick; Concrete Masonry (CMU); CMU Door And Window Openings;

CMU Columns; CMU Retaining Walls; Glass Block;

Concrete Walls; Round Concrete Columns; etc…”

National Electrical Estimator; National Painting Cost Estimator;

National Plumbing & HVAC Estimator; National Repair & Remodeling Estimator; etc.

For more information see

Get-A-Quote.net

HOUSE PLANS

HOME PLANNERS ONLINE – ePlans, a division of Hanley-Wood, Inc.
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

HOUSE PLANS – Houseplans LLC.
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

EROSIVITY CALCULATORS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, GUIDES, ETC.

RAINFALL EROSIVITY FACTOR CALCULATOR – Water Data and Tools,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Multimedia Rainfall Erosivity Factor Calculator (Text & Images).

Rainfall Erosivity Factor Calculator

“…determines if small construction projects can obtain a waiver
from NPDES stormwater permitting…”

For more information see the

Ambient Water Quality Tools;

Water Data and Tools or

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

FOUNDATION CALCULATORS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, GUIDES, ETC.

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

BUILDING DESIGN CALCULATORS, DATABASES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC.

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…”

HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES CALCULATORS, DATABASES, GUIDES, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS

HEAT TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES OF INSULATING AND BUILDING MATERIALS DATABASE – R.R. Zarr,
Energy and Environment Division,
Engineering 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

Energy and Environment Division;

Engineering Laboratory;

NIST Standard Reference Data Web Server;

Standard Reference Data (SDR) or the

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

WATER RUNOFF CALCULATORS, GUIDES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, 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

WIND LOAD CALCULATORS, LESSONS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC.

Wind Load Calculators for Structural Designs – Structural Elements

WIND-ROOF CALCULATOR ON THE INTERNET (WIND-RCI) – National Research Council Canada (NRCC)
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Wind-Roof Calculator

“…calculate roof cladding wind loads and vegetated roof assembly design parameters
based on the National Building Code of Canada 2015…”

For more information see

National Research Council Canada (NRCC)

WIND PRESSURE CALCULATOR – J. Ochshorn,
Department of Architecture,
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning,
Cornell University
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Wind Pressure Calculator

“…Works for “rigid” rectangular buildings with flat roofs…”

Wind Pressure Calculator INPUT Values include

Wind Speed;

Exposure;

Roof Height;

Importance; etc…”

For more information see

Structural Element Calculators;

ARCH 2615 Building Technology II: Structural Elements;

Courses;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Cornell Academic Home Page;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Home Page or the

Department of Architecture

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;

ARCH 2615 Building Technology II: Structural Elements;

Courses;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Cornell Academic Home Page;

Jonathan Ochshorn’s Home Page or the

Department of Architecture

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

Home Remodeling, Repair & Estimators

HOME REMODELING CALCULATORS, LESSONS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC.

HOME REPAIR CALCULATORS, LESSONS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC.

HOME IMPROVEMENT CALCULATORS, LESSONS, ANIMATIONS, SIMULATIONS, VIDEOS, ETC.

HOME IMPROVEMENT – Easy2diy.com, Inc.
Multimedia Home Improvement Projects (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Home Improvement Subject Categories include over “200” Step by Step
Instructions including:

“…Appliances Videos;

Attics & Basements Videos;

Carpentry & Building Videos;

Climate Control Videos;

Electrical Videos;

Finishing & Decorating Videos;

Home Tech & Communications Videos;

House Exteriors Videos;

Plumbing Videos;

Windows & Doors Videos;

Workshop & Garage Videos;

Yard & Garden Videos; etc…”

HOMETIME: DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS – Hometime Video Publishing, Inc.
Multimedia Home Improvement Projects (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Home Improvement Subject Categories include over “100” Step-by-Step
Instructions including:

“…Ceramic Tile Videos;

Drywall Videos;

Decks Videos;

Kitchens Videos;

Bathrooms Videos;

Window & Door Videos;

Flooring Videos;

Siding Videos;

Landscaping Videos; etc…”

For more information see

Hometime

THIS OLD HOUSE (REALPLAYER) – This Old House, A Time4 Media Company
Multimedia Home Improvement Projects & Calculators (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
VERY VERY VERY…EXTENSIVE.

Home Improvement Subject Categories include over “300” Step-by-Step
Instructions including:

Planning & Ideas – Remodeling & Adding On

“…Kitchen Videos;

Bathroom Videos;

Living Spaces Videos;

Storage Videos;

Exterior Videos;

Landscaping Videos; etc…”

How-to & Repair

“…Basements & Foundations Videos;

Cabinets & Shelving Videos;

Carpeting Videos;

Ceiling Videos;

Crown Molding Videos;

Deck Videos;

Door Videos;

Drainage & Gutters Videos;

Driveways & Walkways Videos;

Drywall & Plaster Videos;

Electrical & Lighting Videos;

Fences & Stone Walls Videos; etc.

DESIGN, BUILDING & REMOLDING COSTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS

HOME ESTIMATORS FOR REMODELING – ImproveNet Inc.
VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

Home Estimators for Remodeling allows

“…you to pick and choose through hundreds of items,
make changes, redesign to your heart’s content-and then they
calculate the estimated cost of your project in your
neighborhood, based on your zip code…”

Home Estimators for Remodeling include:

“…Bath Estimator;

Kitchen Estimator;

Doors Estimator;

Roofing Estimator; etc…”

For more information see

ImproveNet

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