By James W. Clasper, Engineering Reference Librarian
Engineering Library, University of Cincinnati, 850L Baldwin
Hall, M.L. #18, (513) 556-1452
BOOKS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS dealing with Aerospace
Engineering can be located through UCLID.
You can search UCLID by author, title, keyword or
subject. General subject headings that can be used include:
- AERODYNAMICS; AERONAUTICS...; AIRPLANES; ASTRONAUTICS;
FLIGHT; FLUID MECHANICS;
HEAT--TRANSMISSION; HELICOPTERS; JET PROPULSION;
MULTIPHASE FLOW; ROCKETRY;
ROCKETS (AERONAUTICS); STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;
TURBOMACHINES; and VIBRATION
(AERONAUTICS).
For additional terms, use the Library of Congress
Subject Headings.
HANDBOOKS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS are located on the Reference
shelves unless otherwise indicated.
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Access Science (Available through OhioLink on the Web)
Advances in Dynamics and Control (TL589.4.A33 2004) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Aerodynamics, A Digital Textbook: Online (Available on Web)
Aerospace Structural Metals Handbook (TA698.A385 1997)
AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide (TL551.A32 2003)
AIAA Membership Directory (TL512.A66 1995)
Aviation and Aerospace Almanac (HE9803.A1 A9 2003)
Aviation and Aerospace Outlook 1994 (Available on Web)
Aviation and Aerospace Virtual Library (Available on web)
Avionics Handbook (TA695.A8163 2001) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Bibliography of Supersonic Cruise Research (TL521.3N1 no. 1117) stacks
Biomedical Engineering Handbook (R856.15.B56 2000)
Calculators Online Center ... Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering (Available on web)
Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary (TL509.G88 2004)
Communication Satellites 1958-1995 (TK5104.M368 1996)
Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator (Available on the Web)
Concise Engyclopedia of Aeronautics and Space Systems (TL509.C66 1993)
Dictionary of Space Technology (TL788.A53 1999)
Directory of Published Proceedings (Available on the Web)
Encyclopedia of Flight (TL545.E53 2002)
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics (TA357.E53 1986)
Engineered Materials Handbook (TA403.E497 1987)
ENGnetBASE (Available through UC on the Web)
FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation (TL521.A4 1991)
Fatigue Design Handbook (TA465.F3 1988)
Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook (TA357.5.M43M55 1996)
Fluid Flow Calculator (Available on the Web)
Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics Problem Solver (TA357.F5783 1986)
Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics (QA930.E6) reserves
Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practices (TJ778.G5 1997)
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors (Available on the Web)
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century (Available on the Web)
Handbook of Fluid Dynamics (TA357.H2858 1998)
Handbook of Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Machinery (TA357.H286 1996)
Handbook of Fluids in Motion (QC145.3.H36 1983)
Handbook of Heat and Mass Transfer (TJ350.H36 1986)
Handbook of Mechanics, Materials, and Structures (TA350.H23 1985)
Handbook of Multiphase Systems (TA357.H29) reserves
Handbook of Noise Control (TD892.H357 1979)
Handbook of Satellite Communications (TK5104.H36 2002)
International Encyclopedia of Aviation (TL509.I63 1977)
International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems (TL785.8.L3I825 2004)
Jane's All the World's Aircraft (TL501.A57)
Jane's International ABC Aerospace Directory (TL512.I55 2001)
Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica (Available on the Web)
Materials Properties Handbook (TL698.R6)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Access Science) (Available through OhioLink on the web)
NASA Thesaurus vol. 1 vol. 2 (Available on the Web)
Russian Aeronautical test Facilities (TL526.R9 C9 1994)
SAE Dictionary of Aerospace Engineering (TL509.S24 1998)
Satellite Handbook (Available on the Web)
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations (Available on the Web)
Selective Guide to Literature on Aerospace Engineering, 1997 (TL790.D46 1997) (Also available on the Web)
Space Satellite Handbook (TL796.6.E2C867 1994)
Standard Handbook for Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers (TL509.S664 2003)
Systems and Control Encyclopedia (QA402.S968 1987)
Theory, Tables, and Data for Compressible Flow (TL574.C4 B76 1990)
Turbomachinery International Handbook (TJ751.G3) stacks
UIUC Airfoil Data Site (Available on the Web)
United States Space Directory (TL512.U7 1997/98)
World Aviation Buyer's Guide (TL512.W683 2002/Spr-Sum)
World Aviation Directory and Aerospace Database (TL512.W68 2003/Winter)
INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS are guides to locating journal
articles, conference proceedings and technical reports.
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AGARD Index of Publications 1977-1994 (Microfiche)
Ceramic Abstracts
NASA Scientific and Technical Office Homepage (Available on the Web)
DATABASES are electronic equivalents of printed indexes and
abstracts. They can be searched rapidly and provide improved
subject
searching capabilities. In addition, resources on Aerospace may be accessed through the Internet by using the OhioLINK Gopher or through the Engineering College Home Page-Engineering Resources on the Web. Some databases relevant to
Aerospace Engineering are:
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Aerospace & High Technology Database (1962- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
AIAA Electronic Library (1963- ) (Available on the Web; content available to UC only)
Applied Mechanics Reviews (Available through UC on the Web)
CERAMICS ABSTRACTS/WORLD CERAMICS ABSTRACTS (1978- ) (Available to UC on the Web)
COMPENDEX (Engineering Index) (Available through OhioLink from 1969)
CPIA Propulsion Database (Available on the Web)
Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library : The UK Gateway to Quality Engi
neering Information on the Internet (Available on the Web)
ENGINEERED MATERIALS ABSTRACTS (1986- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
IEEE Xplore (1988- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
Ingenta (incorporating UNCOVER) (~1988- ) (Available on the Web)
INSPEC (1969- ) (Available through OhioLink)
Jet Impingement Database (Available on the Web)
LexisNexis Academic (Available through OhioLink)
MathSciNet (1940- ) (Available through OhioLink)
Mechanical and Transportation Abstracts (1966- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
METADEX (1966- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
NASA's Life Science Data Archive (LSDA) (1961- ) (Available on the Web)
NASA (NACA) Technical Reports Server (1917- )
NTIS (1964- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
PapersFirst (1993- ) (Available through OhioLink)
SAE Publications and Standards Database, 1906-2005 (Engineering Library CD-ROM Station #1)
SME Abstract Database (1975- ) (Available on the Web)
SPIE Digital Library (1990- ) (Available through UC on the Web)
STINET DTIC Scientific and Technical Reports Collection Database (Available on the Web from 1985)
JOURNALS are a good source of information on recent
developments. Selected titles currently received by the
Engineering Library are listed belob.
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Acta Astronautica (TL787.A27) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Advances in Space Research (Available to OhioLink institutions on the web)
Aerospace America (TL501.A68) (See
Full Text Electronic Journals for online choices)
Aerospace Science and Technology (Available to OhioLink institutions on the web)
AGARD and RTO Technical Publications: A Quarterly Listing (Available on the Web)
AIA Update (Available on the Web)
AIAA Bulletin (Available on the Web)
AIAA Journal (Available through UC on the Web)
Air and Space Europe (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Aircraft Design (Available to OhioLink institutions on the web)
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (TL501.A555) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine (RC1050.A36)
Aviation Week and Space Technology (TL501.A7) (See
Full Text Electronic Journals for online choices)
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (QB351.C398) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Composite Structures (TA5418.89.C6C624) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
European Journal of Mechanics (QA801.J632 and QA801.J634)
Experimental Mechanics (TA401.E85) (See
Full Text Electronic Journals for online choices)
Flight International (TL501.F5) (See
Full Text Electronic Journals for online choices)
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (TL3000.A1I134) (Available through UC on the Web)
IEEE Control Systems Magazine (TJ213.C69) (Also available through UC on the Web)
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (TL3000.A1I15) (Also available through UC on the Web)
International Journal of Control (TJ212.I55) (Also available through UC on the Web)
International Journal of Fatigue (TA630.I6) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
International Journal of Multiphase Flow (TA357.I57) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Journal of Advanced Materials (TL950.S583)
Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information and Communication (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Aerospace Engineering (TA1.J58)
Journal of Aircraft (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power (TJ1.A7 ser.A) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Propulsion and Power Systems (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Sound and Vibration (QC221.J6) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences (TL787.J6)
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Turbomachinery (TJ1.A72) (Also available through UC on the Web)
NASA Tech Briefs Newsletter Archives (Available on web)
Noise Control Engineering Journal (TD891.N655)
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering (TJ1.I567) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Progress in Aerospace Sciences (TL500.P7) (Also available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Space Technology (Available to OhioLink institutions on the web)
Turbomachinery International (TJ751.G3)
TECHNICAL REPORTS COLLECTIONS
The Engineering Library holds an extensive collection
of NATO RTO (Research and Technology Organization) / AGARD (Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research),
NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics),
and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
reports. The Wright Air Development Center (WADC) Digital Collection is a developing collection that will provide access to WADC technical reports from the 1950s and 1960s.
In addition the Engineering Library maintains a collection of loose AIAA technical papers . See Reference Librarian for assistance in
locating these materials.
PATENTS
Patents are an excellent source of technical information.
SOFTWARE
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NASA Tech Briefs Software Center (Available on the Web)
STANDARDS
- Aerospace Industries Association of America
Standards (Microfiche 36)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards (TA401.A67 2004)
SAE Aerospace Standards (Microfiche 36)
RESEARCH FUNDING RESOURCES
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Prepared by the U.C. Office of Research and Advanced Studies. Provides
access to resources related to research and graduate education at the Univers
ity of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/research/)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES a selected listing is provided below.
You can also consult the
Associations Unlimited (formerly the Encyclopedia of Associations) (HS17.E5)
or the National Trade and Professional Associations of
the United States (HD2425.D53). Note that many professional societies maintain links on their websites to other related societies and to Internet resources in this discipline.
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AHS International -- The Vertical Flight Society , 217 North Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-6777
AIAA, Suite 500, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Reston, VA 20191 (703) 264-7500 or (800) 639-2422
American Astronautical Society, 6352 Rolling Mills Pl.
Springfield, VA 22152 (703) 866-0020
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th
St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 705-7722 (800) THE ASME
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE), NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 132C, 3 West Reid St. - building 1152 Hampton, VA 23681-2199 (757) 864-2173
Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), 22800 Cedar Point Rd. Brook Park, OH 44142 (216) 962-3000
SAMPE, 1161 Parkview Dr. Corvina, CA 91724-3748
(626) 331-0616
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwelth Dr.
Warrendale, PA 15096 (412) 776-4841
Society of Flight Test Engineers, 1007 West Ave. M-14, Suite F, Palmdale, CA 93551 (805) 538-9715
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, One SME Drive Box
930 Dearborn, MI 48121 (313) 271-1500