Guides: Civil Engineering (Construction): Journals and Databases

Featured journals

Student eNEWS
Student eNews is published monthly except December and January. It is emailed to Student members of Engineers Australia free of charge as a member service.
Cement and Concrete Research
ISBN: 00088846

The aim of Cement and Concrete Research is to publish the best research on cement, cement composites, concrete and other allied materials that incorporate cement. In doing so, the journal will present: the results of research on the properties and performance of cement and concrete; novel experimental techniques; the latest analytical and modelling methods; the examination and the diagnosis of real cement and concrete structures; and the potential for improved materials. Source:Publisher Elsevier website
Wood Science and Technology
ISBN: 00437719

Wood Science and Technology publishes original scientific research results and review papers covering the entire field of wood material science, wood components and wood based products. Subjects are wood biology and wood quality, wood physics and physical technologies, wood chemistry and chemical technologies. Latest advances in areas such as cell wall and wood formation; structural and chemical composition of wood and wood composites and their property relations; physical, mechanical and chemical characterization and relevant methodological developments, and microbiological degradation of wood and wood based products are reported.
(Source: Springer)

Start your search for journal articles by selecting one of these databases

ASCE Library
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides full-text information from journals, eBooks, standards and proceedings across all disciplines of civil engineering.
Engineering Collection (Informit)
Collection provides access to content from Engineers Australia (EA) and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). Includes scholarly journals, trade publications, reports and conference proceedings. Contains full-text access to ENGINE (Australian Engineering Index), Australian Transport Index BUILD - Australian Building Construction and Engineering Database.
Web of Science
Citation database. Science, arts and social science citation indexes. Includes cited reference searching. Science Citation Index Expanded - provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines.
Scopus
Large database covering 16,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,000 publishers. Scopus is a citation only database with links to full text where available.
TechXtra Engineering Research Library
Free collection of 33 full text and bibliographic databases on engineering, mathematics and computing information. Includes articles, web sites, books, industry news, job announcements, ejournals, eprints and technical reports, thesis and dissertations.