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.
- 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.
