Structural Engineering

Web Information Sources for Educators. An Exploratorium Learning Studio Resource Guide This page is intended to be a quick guide to only a few resources. See your local library for more information on this topic. All links on this page have been evaluated for quality NOTE: Due to the usefulness of these pages to some Learning Studio visitors we have decided to make them available over the web at a very early date in their development. Do check back soon as we will continue to develop these pages.

Current News Sources Associations Publication Directories	Databases Image Sources Web cameras	Materials in the Learning Studio Other Useful and Interesting Sites
Type of Project: Includes information from the above categories.
Bridges	Dams	Roadways Skyscrapers

Current News Sources:

Sites devoted to news on the topic of this page.

American Society of Civil Engineers - Press Room

Bridge, Current News Sources

Associations:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

IABSE: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering

By Type of Project:

Roadways, Associations

Publication Directories:

ASCE Publications

By Type of Project:

Roadways, Publication Directories

Databases:

Skyscrapers, Databases

Image Sources:

Image Sources, General:

Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library

Image Sources, General:

Bridges, Image Sources

Web cameras:

Many web cameras are in different time zones so you may get a dark image with just a few lights.
The U.S. Naval Observatory has a World Time Zone Map on the Web.
Remember to refresh the display when returning to pages visited recently.
Refresh rates may vary by seconds or days depending on the camera.

Bridges, Web cameras

Materials in the Learning Studio:

Note: These are only a few possible searches.
Access to the Learning Studio is available for the public.
Also a small 'paper clip' next to a record indicates a web link.

Subject Keyword Search the Learning Studio Catalog for All Our Materials on:

Bridges

Bridges:

Bridges, General:

The Basic Bridge Types

Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe

Mark Ketchum's Bridge Engineering Page

Bridges, Specific:

Golden Gate Bridge - official site

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Seismic Safety Project

Bridge, Current News Sources

World Bridge News

Bridges, Image Sources, General:

Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority Photo Gallery

Bridges, Image Sources, General, Video:

Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority Video Library

Bridges, Image Sources, Specific:

Golden Gate Bridge: Photo Library

Aerial Photographs of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Approaches - 1931

Bridges, Image Sources, Specific, Video:

Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge - video of wind-induced vibrations

Bridges, Web cameras:

Golden Gate Bridge
Exploratorium: Roof Cam - Live view of SF Bay Select 1 to point the camera at the bridge.

Tacoma Narrow's Bridge
Narrow's Bridge Cam

Canals:

El Canal de Panamá - The Panama Canal

Dams:

Hoover Dam - A National Historic Landmark

The Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful

Roadways:

Roadways, Associations:

Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia

Roadways, Publication Directories:

Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation PDF Gallery

Skyscrapers:

Empire State Building

World Trade Center
Why the Towers Fell

Skyscrapers, Databases:

SKYSCRAPERS.COM

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