Research Guides: Civil & Environmental Engineering: Find Books

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E-Books in Civil & Environmental Engineering

ASCE ebooks
Books published by the American Society for Civil Engineering on all areas of civil, environmental, transportation, seismic, structural & construction, bridges and related areas of engineering.
CRCNetBASE*
eBook collection from CRC Press - UC does not have access to every title but to specific subject collections.
ENGnetBASE
eBook collection of titles from CRC Press.
ENVIROnetBASE
eBook collection of titles from CRC Press.
eScholarship
California Digital Library eScholarship platform for scholarly and creative output from UC faculty in journals, technical reports, pre & postprints, in all subject areas.
Institute of Transportation Studies
A UC Berkeley institution that contains an index to publications and books. Nearly 1,200 items, with in excess of 800 being offered in downloadable .pdf format.

AccessEngineering
An engineering reference and teaching platform that provides access to interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools. This database includes content from a number of McGraw-Hill engineering publications, including the latest editions of classic texts such as Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, and Schaum's Outlines.

Knovel*
A very large database of books in engineering, chemistry and materials science including many reference works published by a variety of publishers. UCI does NOT currently have access to the latest subject sections added, Sustainable Energy & Development & Nanotechnology. Access to all the other titles should be available. Contains special features to manage & utilize content.

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Tutorial/Video at http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/tutorial_videos?Video=1
National Academies Press
A publishing house created by the National Academies that distributes free and commercial literature in the broad spectrum of academic sciences, including engineering.
OHE (O'Reilly for HIgher Education)
A collection of 48,000 titles of technical eBooks, videos, interactive tutorials, case studies, learning paths and audio books from O’Reilly and selective titles from 200+ global publishers covering subject ranges from Business, Desktop & Web Applications, Data Science & Management, Digital Media, Engineering, Information Technology & Software Development & Architecture, Math & Sciences, and Personal & Professional Development going back to 2007. This database also contains 30,000 hours of video including presentations from O’Reilly for Higher Education.
Online Books in Civil Engineering
Directory of freely readable eBooks in a range of subject areas from the University of Pennsylvania’s Digital Library arranged by subject and call number range. Check out related subject areas.
SIAM eBooks*
From the Society of Industrial & Applied Mathematics this collection will exceed 400 titles of backfile through current imprints reflecting output from the world’s applied mathematics and computational science communities. Individual title access will also be available in Library Search & Melvyl.
Springer Book Series
The large book series are listed by series name as well as by individual title. Sometimes considered journal titles. Nice easy access when unsure of editor or exact title.
Springer Online Books*
Large collection of science & engineering books published by global publisher Springer with imprint dates from 2008 forward. Access by individual title also available in Library Search.
UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004
UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004, includes almost 2,000 books from academic presses on a range of topics, including art, science, history, music, religion, and fiction.