Here are the latest engineering ‘bits and pieces’ from the Internet Resources Newsletter. If you find any of the links particularly helpful please take a moment or so to let us know via ‘Comments’ at the foot of the post.
Conference news:
Two for the civil engineers this month – The Fourth International Conference on Forensic Engineering takes place on 2-4 December 2008 at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster, London. “This international conference will focus on moving from failure to understanding of built environments in order to help with managing sustainable life-time performance of constructed assets” [from website].
The Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2-5 September 2008. Please note, this conference is running alongside the Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology and attendees will be permitted to attend events from both conferences.
New journal:
The International Journal of System of Systems Engineering has published its first edition. with the following remit:
“IJSSE proposes and fosters discussion on the evolution and current developments in the field of system of systems and systems engineering concepts, with emphasis on the implications of the fact that new developments on technical and non-technical systems are merging” [from website]
Open-Access journals:
Are you aware of Biotechnology for Biofuels and Drinking Water Engineering and Science (DWES)? Both are Open Access (i.e. free and internationally accessible) online journals. Biotechnology for Biofuels features ”high-quality studies describing technological and operational advances in the production of biofuels from biomass” [from website] and DWEA is interactive and encourages online debate.
Online web directory:
To help you locate subject specific information, try the Online Library of Civil and Environmental Engineering website. Materials are subdivided into helpful categories including software source codes, technical drawings and documents/e-Books. Free registration is required.
Biological engineering:
OpenWetWare is an information-sharing portal created to encourage collaboration between those involved in biology or biological engineering. The site aims to promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise.
