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Continue on with: - (dead link) Aerobiological Engineering
"Aerobiological Engineering is the art and science of designing buildings and systems for the control of airborne pathogens and reduction of respiratory infections in indoor environments, including commercial buildings, hospitals, and residences. Aerobiology is the study of microorganisms in the air which may be detrimental to human health. Included among these organisms are viruses, bacteria and fungi."

American Society of Civil Engineers

• Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Bridge Basics
A Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design
"Because of the wide range of structural possbilities, [sic] this Spotter's Guide shows only the most common fixed (non-movable) bridge types."
From Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA

BridgePros - Bridge Construction and Engineering
"This site is a one stop shop for bridge projects past, present & future. BridgePros offers specific project updates, links to other bridge sites, employment classified listings & a learning center. We also have a online newsletter that will include recent bridge news and updates at BridgePros."

Central American Water Resource Management Network (CARA) (English or Spanish)
"CARA is a water resource training network focusing on building local capacity to improve the management and protection of Central American water resources.

Civil & Structural Engineering ResourcesWeb - (dead link)
By Chua Yin Hsian, Ian, Executive Structural Engineer, Structural Engineering Department,
Housing & Development Board, Singapore

Civil Engineering Resources on the Internet via ICE
Sections include Specific Sites ; University Sites ; Other Indexes.
Internet Connections for Engineering (ICE)

Civil Engineering Virtual Library - (dead link)
"The links listed here are listed free of charge and are freely viewable. These links are organized into Commercial, Educational, Organizational, and Journal groups. The database of links is completely searchable to provide easy viewing."
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers

Earthshaper: Civil Engineering Portal
"...a collaboration of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, is a free gateway into the Internet for civil engineers worldwide...Earthshaper's aim is to make it quicker and easier for civil engineers to find on the Internet the information they need. It is in four parts: Search, Noticeboard, Links, and Internet Guides."

Fire on the Web
"Fire on the Web is a companion to the FAST software developed by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) 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."

Great Wall Across the Yangtze
"To China's leaders, the dam is the greatest engineering feat since the construction of the Great Wall, but to critics worldwide, it is a social and environmental disaster. As the debate rages on, GREAT WALL ACROSS THE YANGTZE tells a complex story of extraordinary sacrifice in the face of modernization."
Sections include: The Story ; The Yangtze ; Three Gorges Dam ; The Controversy ; The Film ; Talkback ; Resources.
- PBS Online

Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library
University of California at Berkeley

iCivilEngineer
Civil Engineering Portal
"...a gateway to quality Internet resources in civil engineering and technology. It is designed for civil engineering professionals and people who are learning or having interest in civil engineering...The core of iCivilEngineer.com contains a web directory and a search engine. The directory catalogs more than 3000 annotated web sites and articles by topics. The database of search engine includes all entries in web directory plus 3000 more articles."

• World Trade Center Special Coverage
  Sections include: Cause of Twin Towers Collapse ; Aftermath ; Cleanup ; Rebuilding WTC ; Background Information ; Pentagon Building Damage ; Debate on Highrise Buildings.

MatWeb
The Online Materials Information Resource

PBS NOVA - Secrets of Lost Empires - China Bridge
"...the companion Web site to the NOVA program "China Bridge," scheduled to rebroadcast on Tuesday, August 13, 2002. The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew of scholars and timber framers to design and build a Chinese bridge known only from an ancient painting."
Sections include: NOVA Builds a Rainbow Bridge ; Bridge the Gap (Hot Science) ; Nature's Miracle Material ; China's Age of Invention ; Resources ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS NOVA - Sinking City of Venice (November 2002)
Companion to the TV broadcast.
"Experts struggle to save the City of Canals before it vanishes beneath the waves."
Sections include: See the Gates in Action ; Weighing the Solutions ; Venice Under Siege ; What Causes the Tides? ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Program Transcript.

Resources on Dams and Fish
University of Washington

Tunnelingonline.com
"Covering current tunneling projects, people in the industry, new technology, safety, equipment and geotechnical conditions."
Sponsored by Tunnel Business Magazine

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

• New Orleans Hurricane Protection Projects Data - (dead link)
  - Interagency Performance Evalutiuon Task Force (IPET) Draft Final Report, June 2006.
• Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration (LACPR)
  "The project will identify, describe and propose a full range of flood control, coastal restoration, and hurricane protection measures for South Louisiana."
• Hurricane Protection System
  - New Orleans District Task Force
• Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - eeBuildings
"eebuildings provides a voluntary, no-cost approach to improved energy efficiency...helps building owners, managers, and tenants improve the energy efficiency of their buildings worldwide. eeBuildings forms partnerships with organizations such as multinational corporations, local businesses and NGOs, and government agencies that share eeBuildings' goal of improving energy efficiency to save energy and money."

University Consortium on Instructional Shake Tables (UCIST) - (dead link)
A Cooperative Effort in Earthquake Engineering Education

University Libraries Information Gateway: By Subject - Civil Engineering
University of Washington

World Trade Centre - New York - Some Engineering Aspects
Sections include: General ; Structural System ; Why Did It Collapse?
Dept. of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney

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