Civil and Environmental Engineering: Articles
Primary Article Databases
Compendex
Regardless of your major, start here. Very broad subject coverage of all engineering disciplines.
Inspec
This database is focused on electrical engineering, computer science and physics. Inspec indexes IEEE and several physics publishers. You may prefer to go directly to IEEE
Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
Science Direct
This database has a mix of science and engineering content. All content is full-text.
Google Scholar - located on the Databases list
Multidisciplinary Databases
The database includes a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
Broad coverage of all academic subjects.
Compendex Tutorials
Here are 2 video tutorials on searching Compendex.
Video: Find the full-text of an article from Compendex
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