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Compendex/Inspec
Article citations in all engineering fields, plus physics, electronics, robotics, and related fields.
Web of Science
High impact journal articles in all fields. Includes citation tracking.
One Petro
Includes papers on petroleum and from related societies like NACE, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) and the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT)
ASME Digital Library
Conference papers from 2002 - present.
Also includes ASME journals.
SAE Mobilus
1906 - present: full text of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) papers; includes current Aerospace Standards. Current and historical Aerospace Material Specifications and Ground Vehicle Standards are also available.
Citations only for other publisher content (like JSAE) or other SAE standards.

Multimedia Fluid Mechanics Online
Multimedia Fluid Mechanics Online helps students understand the mathematics behind fluid flows through experimental and computational demonstrations across eight key modules from Dynamics to Turbulence.

Books, handbooks, theses

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Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
A classic reference for mechanical engineering. Covers more than 100 essential mechanical engineering topics
Knovel
Engineering & scientific e-books. Includes interactive tables & graphs.
Corrosion Handbook
Corrosion data and the chemical resistance of all technically important metallic, non-metallic, inorganic and organic materials in contact with aggressive media.
Dissertations & Theses
1997-present: full text for most dissertations.
1861-present: selective full-text for dissertations prior to 1997. Indexing and abstracting of dissertations and theses.
Machinery's Handbook
ASM Materials Information
Includes the ASM Handbooks, Alloy Finder, and other ASM products.

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