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Professional Organizations

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 147,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life.
Earthquake Engineers Research Institute (EERI)
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is a national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists. EERI members include researchers, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators.
United States Society of Dams (USSD)
USSD Vision - To be the nation's leading organization of professionals dedicated to advancing the role of dams for the benefit of society.
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, USA, the American Concrete Institute is advancing concrete knowledge by conducting seminars, managing certification programs, and publishing technical documents. The American Concrete Institute currently has 98 chapters and 20,000 members spanning 108 countries.
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Founded in 1893, the American Society for Engineering Education is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology. It accomplishes this mission by promoting excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice, exercising worldwide leadership, fostering the technological education of society, and providing quality products and services to members.
ASM International
ASM International is Everything Material®. We are the society dedicated to serving the materials science and engineering profession. Through our network of 36,000 members worldwide, ASM provides authoritative information and knowledge on materials and processes, from the structural to the nanoscale.
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
The ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractors all over the world that actively participate in geotechnical engineering.
International Permafrost Association
The International Permafrost Association, founded in 1983, fosters the dissemination of knowledge concerning permafrost and promotes cooperation among persons and national or international organizations engaged in scientific investigation and engineering work on permafrost.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) is a professional society representing those practicing the field of fire protection engineering.

Guides to the literature, calculators

Online Engineering Calculators
These calculators are not intended to be used for the design of actual structures, but rather for schematic (preliminary) understanding of structural design principals.

Professional organizations

ASTM International
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world--a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems and services. Known for their high technical quality and market relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy.

Directories

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Among many other things, this directory provides detailed profiles of U.S. and Canadian schools offering undergraduate and graduate engineering programs, as well as engineering technology programs, with the intent of preparing prospective students for their future education in engineering. The descriptions of institutions represented in this directory allow students to compare schools using a range of characteristics from location and degrees offered to student appointments and research expenditures. Information is furnished by institutions that responded to ASEE's annual survey.
IQS Directory -- Industrial Quick Search Manufacturer Directory
Find leading industrial manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors by industry. IQS is comprised of product/service specific vertical website directories representing American industrial manufacturers using a patented methodology. Its roll-over preview ad system allows buyers to quickly and efficiently evaluate potential vendors by being able to compare these suppliers in detail and provides these buyers the information to send a request for quote, call or link to the company’s website including specific pages to view CAD drawings, PDFs, catalogs, sales rep and distributor locations, videos, e-commerce, equipment and other capabilities, certifications and press releases