Standards and Specifications
- American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC)Free publications include AISC's latest specifications and standards.
- ASTM Standards in Print
- ASTM CompassGet ASTM standards and other publications of ASTM.
- The Standards Deposit Account (Interlibrary Loan)UT students, faculty, and staff may order standards for free through interlibrary loan. Only standards not available already through UT may be ordered. Standards that have electronic editions will be delivered in two business days.
- DODSSP Dept. of Defense Single Stock PointMilitary specifications, standards, and related publications. Use ASSISTDOCS search.
- EverySpecEverySpec.com provides free access to over 20,000 Military, DoD, Federal, NASA, DOE, and Government specifications, standards, handbooks, and publications.
- MADCAD eLibraryKey architectural standards and building codes.
Patents
- United States Patent and Trademark OfficeU.S. patents and patent applications
- FreePatentsOnlinePDFs of patents and patent applications. Free registration.
- Google PatentsUse advanced patent search
- ESPACENETFull-text of patents from many countries. Site published by European Patent Office.
Engineering Data (handbooks)
- KnovelIncludes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations targeted for specific industries and engineering disciplines.
