Engaging Structural Engineers – A guide for clients by the Institution of Structural Engineers
Materials General Properties – Some Useful Numbers on the Engineering Properties of Materials (Geologic and Otherwise)
Comparative Materials Properties – Young’s Modulus, Ultimate Tensile Strength and Yield Strength of common materials.
Roof Loading Weights – by type of roof and roofing materials.
smartscholar.com Civil Engineering Guide – some useful resources (thank you Amelia for this link).
Professional Associations and Organisations
United Kingdom
- Association for Consultancy and Engineering
- Brick Development Association
- Building Research Establishment
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
- Construction Industry Council
- International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- UK Green Building Council
International
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
- Engineering Institute of Canada
- National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
- International Code Council
- Structural Engineering Society New Zealand
- U.S. Green Building Council
UK Government Links
Further Reading
- Modern Structural Analysis: Modelling Process and Guidance by Iain A. Macleod
- Seeing and Touching Structural Concepts by Tianjian Ji and Adrian Bell
- Understanding Structural Analysis by David M. Brohn
- A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Engineering by T. Bart Quimby
- The Stone Skeleton by Jacques Heyman
- Structures or Why Things Don’t Fall down by J.E. Gordon
- To Engineer is Human by Henri Petroski
- Why Buildings Fall Down by Matthys Levy and Mario Slavadori
- Foundation Design and Construction by M.J.Tomlinson