Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Finding Articles and Conference Papers

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
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Compendex (Engineering Village 2)
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Google Scholar
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OAIster
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Scirus
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Finding Books

PolyCat
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LINK+
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Melvyl
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WorldCat
This database is the largest of the book databases. It includes books plus videos, web resources, CD-ROMs, and many other kinds of documents. Again, most things you find listed in the database will have to be ordered through our Interlibrary Loan service.

Materials Properties

CRC Handbook of Tables for Applied Engineering Science. 2nd ed.
Call Number: Reference. TA151 .C2
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1981.
Encyclopedia/Handbook of Materials, Parts, and Finishes.
Call Number: Reference. TA402 .E5
Westport, CT: Technomic Pub. Co., 1976.
Handbook of Industrial Materials. 2nd ed.
Call Number: Reference. TA403.4 .H36
Oxford, UK: Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1992.
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook.
Call Number: Reference. TA403.4 .C73
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1994.

Simulation

Manufacturing Simulation.
Call Number: Main. TS183 .M56
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Simulation: Applications in Manufacturing.
Call Number: Main. TS183 .S53 1986
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986.
For more search PolyCat using these words:
Computer simulation
Process control — Automation
Mathematical optimization
Mathematical models
Monte Carlo method

Reliability & Risk Management

Human Reliability and Safety Analysis Data Handbook.
Call Number: Main. TA166 .G46
New York: Wiley, 1994.
Engineering Design Reliability Handbook.
Call Number: Main. TA174 .E544
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005.
Search PolyCat using these words:
Reliability (Engineering)
Risk assessment
Risk management