Civil and Environmental Engineering

Resources in this category:

Construction Web Links
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/

this site is "is a comprehensive guide to architecture, engineering, and construction resources on the Web that indexes, profiles, and links to over 5,000 sites."

History of Plumbing
http://www.theplumber.com/#history

"In ancient Rome, rich people's bathrooms were like small, heated, marble swimming pools; in ancient Greece, real men took cold showers because warm water was for sissies. Queen Elizabeth I may have bathed only monthly, but she did have the first flush toilet in England. Still, it took the British a long time to get their - um - sewage together. Even a century ago, the Thames River was a reeking sewer for London's raw waste. Nothing gives an intimate portrait of a people like a description of their ablutions. The History of Plumbing, prepared by 'Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine', traces epidemics such as typhus, cholera and bubonic plague to poverty, ignorance and poor plumbing. Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's son, nearly died of typhus. When the royal plumber found the contaminated pipe and fixed it, Edward reportedly exclaimed, 'If I could not be a prince, I would rather be a plumber.'"

iCivilEngineer
http://www.icivilengineer.com/

"iCivilEngineer is a web directory which exclusively indexes and catalogs web sites of civil engineering knowledge and technology. It covers all disciplines of civil engineering. Of most interest are tutorials, feature technical articles, university lecture notes, online full text papers, real-world engineering project information and web based new media."

National Wind Technology Center
http://www.nrel.gov/wind/

This site is hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy. "Provides information on wind energy technology; includes site tour, video, downloadable design codes, wind quiz and document order form." Also includes Internet resources, "wind resource database" and wind turbine research information.

Stormwater News
http://www.stormwaterauthority.org/

"A source of information regarding stormwater pollution, treatment methodologies, and related issues. With this on-line library you can download research papers, software, and information regarding Nonpoint Source Pollution, Best Management Practices, upcoming conferences, NPDES, TMDLs, and other Stormwater topics."

Structurae: International Database and Gallery of Structures
http://www.structurae.de/

"This is a free web site intended to provide information on structures of interest to the civil engineer. While the database may contain works of civil engineering as well as architecture, the focus is on those works designed mainly by engineers or of specific interest in their structural conception. This site provides contemporary as well as historical information."

The Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/

The site is a resource for urban planners and environmental engineers that includes articles, statistics, and links to similar groups.