Aeronautics search tools

General scientific/engineering search tools

 - see also Engineering Village
All engineering disciplines. Includes links to cited documents.


Database platform for Compendex and Inspec databases (see separate entries). Search databases separately or together. Includes links to cited documents.


Full-text of all IEE/IEEE publications including journals, magazines, conference proceedings, standards and books. Available 1986 – present.

  (see also Engineering Village)
Physics, electrical engineering, electronics and computing. Includes links to cited documents.

This resource provides a video journal and science education, publishing videos of experiments in a range of subjects, including aeronautics.

 
Contains over 14 million citations and abstracts from more than 4,800 biomedical journals. Useful for biomechanics, medical robotics, etc. Available 1966 – present.


All subjects. Includes links to cited documents.


All subjects. Includes links to cited documents.

Specialist search tools/collections

Full text of Aeronautical Research Council (ARC) and National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) reports.


The digital library of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Includes the full text of AIAA meeting papers.


Provides access to The American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Transaction journals from 1960 – present and Conference Proceedings from 2008 – present.


Approximately 500,000 aerospace related citations, 90,000 full-text documents and 111,000 images and videos, including NACA (1915-58) and NASA (1958-) publications.


The digital library of SAE International covering aerospace and automotive engineering.

This digital platform provides access to nearly 54,000 resources ranging from e-books, videos, proven learning paths, case studies and audio books. Topics include programming, IT networking, project management, graphic design and business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more.

Technical data


Database of alloy designations, specifications, standards and commercial grades in the US and globally.


All 21 volumes available full text including Vol. 21 Composites. Part of ASM Materials Information.


Validated engineering design data, methods and software covering aerodynamics, aircraft noise, fatigue, fluid mechanics and wind engineering.

Theses


Details of dissertations and theses from around the world. Includes some full text.

 
UK PhD dissertations - many can be freely downloaded.


51³Ô¹ÏÍø College PhD thesis. The majority of theses are available on open access, while some are restricted to '51³Ô¹ÏÍø users only'.

Standards


Full text of British standards, codes of practice.


Provides access to ASME’s Transaction journals from 1960 – present and Conference Proceedings from 2008 – present.


Gives access to:

  • over 13,000 active ASTM standards
  • 28,500 historical and 1,000 withdrawn standards
  • Journals
  • Special Technical Publications (symposia papers), manuals and monographs
  • Videos showing demonstrations of test method procedures, apparatus setup, materials and preparation of specimens
  • Terminology Dictionary

Includes full text of IEEE standards.