Targeted Web Search
This "swicki" allows you to search the best architecture sites on the web, instead of wading through thousands of Google results to find what you need! Just enter your search terms below!
ARCH 7210- Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
Before you start:
(1) Craft your research strategy. Make a list of search words.
(2) Organize your research materials
Use Refworks to organize your research and simplify your bibliography!
View the UVa Refworks page here, complete with tutorials.
HINT: When setting up an account, use your UVa email address, so your account will be Free!
VIRGO - The Library Catalog
| Sample search: | KEYWORD | seismic design and buildings | ||
| Sample search: | KEYWORD | transamerica building |
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NOTE: Search VIRGO for items that UVA owns: books, journals, newspapers, videos, maps, slides, government reports, rare books, theses...
Sample search: KEYWORD: getty center
Sample search: KEYWORD: "earthquake resistant design"
Sample search: KEYWORD: "wind resistant design"
Also try VIRGObeta, our new library catalog (still in the testing phase)! It has some great new features.
Databases
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (Avery) 19th century-present.
| Advanced Search: | KEYWORD seismic and design and california | |
| KEYWORD structural system* | AND KEYWORD buildings | |
| KEYWORD specific building name | AND KEYWORD architect's name |
HINT: Use the "Advanced Search" and choose from the "Physical Description" options to find articles that include plans/sections/etc.
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Science and technology databases
| Subject area: Engineering Specialties
Civil Engineering Abstracts and Earthquake Engineering Abstracts |
Simple search: transamerica building and construction |
| Advanced Search: earthquake AND building design | |
| Advanced Search: lateral load* AND (architecture OR building design) |
Engineering Village 1987-present. Includes National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
| Sample searches: | Advanced Search: earthquake* and building |
| Advanced Search: dynamic load* and architectur* | |
| san francisco and load* and construct* |
Indexes over 100 journals related to architecture, planning, landscape and sustainability - many of which are NOT indexed by Avery. Some articles provided in full-text. Select any databases that might be related to your topic (General, Business, Green, etc.) to get the most results from your search.
On the Web
Includes a great deal of information in the "Hazards" section
U.S. General Services Administration - Architecture & Engineering Portal
Includes a section on Seismic/Structural Engineering with many links to helpful resources (codes, standards, maps, etc.)
Earthquake Engineering Research University of California, Berkeley
MCEER - a national center of excellence dedicated to the discovery and development of new knowledge, tools and technologies that equip communities to become more disaster resilient
Google Books
Search the full text of many books to find out if there's a chapter or section about a building/architect you're researching. Then, search VIRGO to see if UVa owns that book.
Subject Guide |
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