Library Resources
WHAT CAN THE LIBRARY DO FOR MY TEAM?
The Foley Library at Gonzaga has a surprising number of resources for senior design teams.
These include, but are not limited to:
Personal research support from skilled faculty librarians and staff
Access to many otherwise costly databases containing research papers, standards, technical information, and more
Digital and/or physical copies of numerous industry standards and guidebooks
Tools for saving and managing citation data and quickly generating bibliographies
WHERE CAN I FIND THE LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR MY PROJECT?
Click the button below to be taken to the library's "Engineering & Applied Science Research Guide." From here you can access many online databases, find information on where certain resources are kept, and schedule an appointment with the STEM Librarian (contact info in link below).
It is strongly recommended that any team performing research should schedule an appointment with the STEM Librarian to learn what resources are available and useful for their project. The STEM Librarian can help students find information including standards, technical reports, datasets, and more that are often difficult to locate and gain full access to. These appointments often don't take long and will typically point students toward sources of useful information that can save days and weeks in design and development or leverage design results to much higher levels of quality.
NOTABLE DOCUMENTS AT THE LIBRARY
There are several documents at the library which the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship or the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has purchased or requested due to their direct value for the senior design program. Several of these documents are noted below along with how to gain access to them:
ASME Y14.5 (2019): Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Primary Major(s): Mechanical Engineering
Description: This is an industry standard for Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) utilized for the creation of complex engineering drawings particularly in mechanical endeavors.
How to find: Request the physical document by name or by call number at the entry desk of the Foley Library.
Foley Library Call Number: TS172 .D564 2019
ASCE/SEI 7-22 (2022): Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
Primary Major(s): Civil Engineering
Description: This is an industry standard which prescribes design loads for all hazards including dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, seismic, wind, and fire, as well as how to evaluate load combinations.
How to find: Request the physical document by name or by call number at the entry desk of the Foley Library.
Foley Library Call Number: TH851 .M56 2022
AASHTO LRFD (2020): Bridge Design Specifications
Primary Major(s): Civil Engineering
Description: This industry standard is intended for use in the design, evaluation, and rehabilitation of bridges.
How to find: Request the physical document by name or by call number at the entry desk of the Foley Library.
Foley Library Call Number: TG310 .A27 2020
ACI MNL-17 (2021): ACI Reinforced Concrete Design Handbook Design Aids
Primary Major(s): Civil Engineering
Description: This is a handbook which provides dozens of design examples of various reinforced concrete members, such as one- and two-way slabs, beams, columns, walls, diaphragms, footings, and retaining walls. For consistency, many of the numerical examples are based on a fictitious seven-story reinforced concrete building. There are also many additional design examples not related to the design of the members in the seven-story building that illustrate various ACI 318-19 requirements.
How to find: Request the physical document by name or by call number at the entry desk of the Foley Library.
Foley Library Call Number: TA683.24 .A342 2021
ASCE/SEI 37-14 (2015): Design Loads on Structures during Construction
Primary Major(s): Civil Engineering
Description: This is a standard which describes the minimum design requirements for construction loads, load combinations, and load factors affecting buildings and other structures that are under construction. It addresses partially completed structures as well as temporary support and access structures used during construction.
How to find: Request the physical document by name or by call number at the entry desk of the Foley Library.
Foley Library Call Number: TH420 .D47 2015