Handbooks and Encyclopedias
in the Reference Area
Handbooks:
Avallone, Eugene A., ed. Corbitt, Robert C. Standard handbook of environmental
engineering. TD145 .S72 REF.
Covers: standards for air and water quality, air quality control,
management of water supply, wastewater disposal, stormwater management, solid waste
management, hazardous waste management and environmental assessment. Includes an index and
chapter bibliographies.
Merritt, Frederick S., ed. Standard handbook for civil engineers. TA151 .S8 1996 REF.
Covers the major aspects of civil engineering. Includes such areas as
construction, structural theory, geotechnical engineering, concrete design, steel design,
wood design, surveying, regional planning, building engineering, highway engineering,
bridge engineering, tunnel engineering, environmental engineering and water management.
Provides an overview of these and other areas. Includes an index, tables, and definitions
of terms.
Tapley, Byron D., ed. Eshbach's handbook of engineering fundamentals. TA151 .E8 REF.
A compilation of the basics of engineering. Includes chapters on:
engineering mathematics, mechanics of rigid bodies, mechanics of deformable bodies,
mechanics of incompressible fluids, aeronautics and astronautics, automatic control,
computer architecture, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, electronics, basics of chemistry,
engineering economy and properties of materials.
Baumeister, Theodore, ed. Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers. TJ151 .M37
REF
Widely regarded as the standard source for the basics of mechanical
engineering. Covers: mechanics of solids and fluids, thermodynamics, materials of
engineering, materials handling, fuels, machine elements, power generation, shop
processes, automotive engineering, aeronautics, astronautics, fans, pumps and compressors,
instrumentation and industrial engineering. Includes a list of symbols and abbreviations
and an index.
Fink, Donald G., ed. Beaty, H. Wayne, ed. Standard handbook for electrical engineers.
TK151 .S83 REF
Includes sections on: electric and magnetic circuits, steam generation,
alternating-current generators, direct generators, hydroelectric power generation,
components of power systems, alternative sources of power, transmission systems,
direct-current power transmission, system interconnections, power distribution, wiring
design for commercial and industrial buildings, electric motors, electronics,
electrochemistry, illumination, lightning and surge protection. Includes a list of
standards in electrical engineering and an index.
SAE handbook. TL240 .S3 REF
Specifications and recommended practices for the automotive and
aeronautical engineering.
Green, Don W. Perry's chemical engineers' handbook. TP151 .P45 REF
Covers: physical and chemical data, reaction knetics, fluid and particle
mechanics, transport and storage of fluids, handling of bulk solids, energy utilization,
heat transmission, psychrometry, evaporative cooling, refrigeration and cryogenics,
distillation, mass transfer and gas absorption, liquid-liquid extraction, adsorption and
ion exchange, liquid-gas systems, liquid-solid systems, process control and biochemical
engineering. Includes an index.
Encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia of chemical technology (Kirk-Othmer). TP9 .E685. REF.
Comprehensive encyclopedia for chemical engineering. Includes
process technology, biotechnology, environmental engineering, food processing and many
other areas.
Encyclopedia of fluid mechanics. TA357 .E53. REF.
Encyclopedia of polymer science and engineering. TP1087 .E46. REF.
International encyclopedia of robotics. TJ210.4 I57 REF.
Wiley encyclopedia of electrical and electronics engineering. TK9 .E53 REF. Covers all major topics in electrical and computer engineering
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