Engineering Resources

Tools & Standards

The following document requires Microsoft Excel

  Pressure System Worksheet (73KB)
  Beef Waste Structure Sizing Worksheet (46KB)
  Dairy Waste Structure Sizing Worksheet (86KB)
  Manning's Equation (23KB)
Manning's Equation for Irregular Channels

Hydrology

Standard Drawings

Standard Waste Structure Drawings

Training

Information Links

American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting seminars, managing certification programs, and publishing technical documents since 1904.

Concrete Reinforcing Steel institute (CRSI)
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute is the authoritative resource for all items related to reinforced concrete design and construction.

The Groundwater Foundation
The Groundwater Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to informing the public about one of our greatest hidden resources, groundwater.

MidWest Plan Service (MWPS)
MidWest Plan Service is a university-based publishing cooperative dedicated to publishing and disseminating research-based, peer-reviewed, practical, and affordable publications that support the outreach missions of the 12 North Central Region land-grant universities plus the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

National Institute for Standard and Technology
Department of Commerce site which maintains information on all kinds of standards.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Contains information about workplace safety and health

Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI)
The Wire Reinforcement Institute’s mission is to be the concrete construction industry’s leading source for timely, objective, credible information on the uses and benefits of Welded Wire Reinforcement (WRI) and related products.

Engineering Publications Links

NRAES - publications lists
such topics as agricultural waste buildings and agrochemical handling.

Sweets Catalog
exhaustive list of building materials, specifications, and source.

The Engineering News Record
An extensive on-line magazine chock full of a variety of  articles and news ranging from construction materials and techniques to environmental issues.

The Southern Pine Council
The Southern Pine Council's web site provides a convenient reference for joist and rafter spans for specific grades of Southern Pine lumber.

The American Society of Agricultural Engineers
provides a list of publications offered by the ASAE.

U.S. Corps of Engineers
reference for publications and information provided by the Corps

The National Agricultural Library
NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information. This Web site provides access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.