LibGuides: Civil Engineering: Databases

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A database with over 92 million records of journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters dating fro 1900 to present. It includes several indexing databases in one covering: Social sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Physical Sciences. An extremely good database to use if you aren't sure where to start.
This abstract only database is updated daily. Use Article Linker (AL) to access full-text of articles etc. (where subscriptions or Open Access allow).
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Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is the largest ever bibliographic database and indexes over 20,000 titles from science, technology, medicine and the social sciences. This abstract only database is updated daily so it is excellent for identifying the emerging research. Use Article Linker (AL - link to full text) to check for full text online sources.
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ASCE Research Library This link opens in a new window
The ASCE Research Library includes access to all online ASCE Journals (41 journals - 1983 to present). All full-text papers are provided in PDF format. Civil Engineering database subject headings may be searched on the ASCE's Civil Engineering Database.
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ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
The ASME Digital Collection is the repository of current and archival literature featuring: ASME's Transaction Journals from 2000 to the present and Conference Proceedings from 2002 to the present.
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Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Proceedings This link opens in a new window
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) proceedings published between 2001 to date. Also inlcuded is the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) archive which contains every peer-reviewed technical paper published between 1836 and 2001.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Offers access to the Elsevier digital library, covering over 1,800 publications. Most are available in full text after 1995. The collection is updated daily.
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British Standards Online This link opens in a new window
BSOL provides access to the full text of more than 55,000 British and adopted European and international standards. Due to changes in security of the BSOL platform the FileOpen plug-in is required to access the PDF content on this platform please see here for instructions. please be aware that any sharing or reproduction of standards with any other body outside Brunel University subscription is prohibited by our terms and conditions.
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Construction Information Service This link opens in a new window
CIS provides up-to-date construction information and legislation from more than 150 national organisations, including BSI (but please note, full text access to British Standards is on another platform, British Standards Online (BSOL) not CIS. CIS also provides access to full text publications or abstracts from the BRE, BSRIA, CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building), CIBSE, CIRIA and The Institution of Structural Engineers.

BURA This link opens in a new window
BURA (Brunel University Research Archive) aims to showcase the University's research outputs by making them freely available to the public via the Internet. Awarded PhD theses are archived on the platform. No ID is required for access. Some works may be embargoed.
EThOS: Electronic Theses Online Service This link opens in a new window
Ethos is the Electronic Theses Online Service. Usually it allows access to records of over 600K doctoral theses from UK Higher Education institutions, with full text availability for an increasing number. However, due to cyber attack, this platform is not available. In the interim you can search the British Library's main catalogue and filter by 'Theses' to locate online access to UK doctoral theses.

Working off campus?

If you are working off campus, then don't forget to click the "Access resources off-campus" link on the Library homepage before you open a database or try to access any of our e-resources!

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