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Architectural Engineering

A guide to Civil Engineering resources in the area of Architectural Engineering, including research papers, articles, data, material properties, codes, standards, patents, & product information.

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This guide will help you find reliable resources for your research assignments for Architectural Engineering. Use the recommended resources below or navigate this guide using the tabs at the left to find more specific resources or get additional information.

Recommended Resources

These are some of the most relevant and widely used resources for Architectural Engineering.

  • Illinois Tech Library Catalog
    • Free to search. Full-text content likely to be paywalled or restricted to Illinois Tech
    Best Bet
    The library catalog searches through all of Illinois Tech’s physical library holdings and hundreds of thousands of digital titles available through our databases and digital collections. Sign in to your Illinois Tech Library account to access all available materials and review your current loans, requests, fees, blocks, messages, and other personal details.
  • MADCAD
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet
    MADCAD is a reference database, containing building codes, knowledge-based design solutions, and guidelines to meet the codes. MADCAD will provide you access to cross-referenced collections of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire, and maintenance codes.
  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
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    ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is a database containing millions of doctoral dissertations and master's theses from universities around the world. It provides researchers with access to original scholarly work across numerous disciplines, offering full-text downloads for many recent submissions and abstracts for older works, making it an essential resource for in-depth academic research and literature reviews. 

  • ProQuest SciTech Collection
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet Featured

    The ProQuest SciTech Collection is a database providing access to scientific and technical literature across various disciplines. It offers full-text articles, abstracts, and citations from journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports in fields such as engineering, computer science, physics, and environmental science. 

  • Web of Science
    • Access restricted to Illinois Tech students, faculty, & staff
    Best Bet Featured

    Web of Science is a multidisciplinary citation indexing database that provides coverage of high-impact scholarly literature across the sciences, technology, engineering, and math. It offers powerful tools for tracking research trends, analyzing citation networks, and evaluating research impact. 

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