Transportation Engineering

Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• TRIS Online. The TRIS Online database contains over half a million records of published transportation research including technical reports, books, conference proceedings and journal articles. Currently there are almost 24,000 TRIS records with links to electronic copies of the full-text. The time span covers literature from the 1960s to the present, with some coverage of prior years. Highway Research Board publications are covered back to 1923. TRIS coverage includes the disciplines of planning, finance, design and construction, materials, environmental issues, safety and human factors and operations for the modes of highways, transit, railroads, maritime and aviation. TRIS does not contain information on vehicle standards and specifications, patent information, market research, military transport or news articles. TRIS focuses on transportation research.
• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications.
Advanced Technology Vehicles. Document Database. Provides indexing and access to the full text of technical reports on fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, alternative fuels, etc. Produced by the Dept. of Energy, Clean Cities Program.
• Alternative Fuels Data Center. Document Database.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Database. 1970 to present.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network. . PARTIAL FULL TEXT DATABASE.  Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added from late December 1974 to present, many from 1998 to present in full text.
• Google Scholar. Beta version, under construction. Indexes scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Google Scholar includes articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. They rank results based on their relevance criteria.
• Ingenta (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present.
• MasterFILE Premier. Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• National Transportation Library.  Must see! Over 5,000 full-text documents on transportation planning.  A service of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• National Standards Systems Network (NSSN). Index to engineering standards.
• NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS). This database collects, archives, and disseminates aerospace information produced by NASA and other relevant worldwide research.
• Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
• Science.gov. New improved gateway to U.S. government publications and web sites. 12 major science agencies are collaborating on this project. They have recently added relevancy-ranked order to the results of a search. It includes 30 databases and over 1700 web sites.
• Scitopia. Search over 3.5 million science and technology documents, technical reports, and patents from Esp@cent, Japan Patent Office, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• State of Maine. Department of Transportation. They have a publications page which has some recent reports in PDF format. 
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• TranStats: The Intermodal Transportation Database. Database provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. DOT.
• TRB Publications Index. 1970's to present. Indexes all NCHRP and TRB publications.
• TRB Research in Progress. Contains over 6,000 projects. Most of these have received state or federal funding. 
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Scientific and Technical Information.
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Online Publications. Search Page
• U.S. Patent database. See also the Patent and Trademark Depository Library web site.

Transportation Research Board. Publications.

Fogler owns almost all of their publications and now many are freely available on the Internet. They publish several technical reports series that disseminate important transportation research results. Use the TRB Publications Index or the URSUS online catalog to locate reports on your topic. They also make available the Research in Progress Database. This includes over 6,000 projects. Most of these have received state or federal funding.
Technical report series of the TRB: See TRB Publications:
   National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Report. (TE7.N25)
   National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Research Results Digest.
   National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Web Documents
.   Special Reports. (Most are located at TE1.N25 or check URSUS)
   Synthesis of Highway Practice (TE7.H51)
   Synthesis of Transit Practice (TA1001.5.N381)
   Transit Cooperative Research Program. Publications
   Transit Cooperative Research Program. Research Results Digest.
   Transit Cooperative Research Program. Web Documents
.   Transportation Research Board. Special Report. (TE1.N25)

Library Catalogs

• URSUS. University of Maine System catalog.  
• MaineCat. College, university, and major public libraries in Maine.  
• Library of Congress. Online catalog.
• British Library. Catalogue.
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Catalog.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.
• Bartleby.com. Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations, etc.
• Infoplease.com. Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus in one resource with good science and technology coverage. Nobel and science awards page. 
• Transportation Glossary.

Educational Resources

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Kids Place.
• American Society of Civil Engineers. Kids and Careers.
• Bike Safety and Bicycle Helmets.
• Discover engineering.
• Discovery Channel. Discovery School.  Try the brain boosters.
• Engineer Girl. For everyone with lots of links and information.
• Engineering your Future.
• Frank Potter's Science Gems. Great links to great resources for students, parents, teachers, etc. Sorted by categories and grade levels.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• How Stuff Works.
• Kids fly zone.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Math/Science Network. Expanding Your Horizons.
• NASA Kids  .
• NASA Solar System Exploration.
• National Engineers Week.
• Try Science. Sponsored by the New York Hall of Science.
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Education and Research for citizens. .
Kids and teens page.

Maine Resources

• Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA)
• Maine Bureau of Highway Safety.
• Maine Department of Transportation.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Maine State Planning Office.
• Maine Technology Institute.
• Maine Transportation Safety Coalition. (MTSC)
• Maine Turnpike Authority.
• New England Transportation Consortium. (NETC)  
• State of Maine. Department of Transportation. They have a publications page which has some recent reports in PDF format. 
• University of Maine. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Maine Publications

• Maine Highway Crash Facts and OUI Information.
• Maine DOT Right of Way Manual. August 2002.
• Miles to Go: Report on Maine's Highway Fund and its Future. Sept. 2002.

Professional Societies

• Advanced Transit Association.
• American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials. (AASHTO)
• American Council of Engineering Companies. (ACEC)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. (AIAA)
• American Public Transportation Association. (APTA)
• American Public Works Association. (APWA)
• American Road and Transportation Builders Association. (ARTBA)
• American Society of Civil Engineers. (ASCE)
• American Society of Highway Engineers. (ASHE)
• American Society of Transportation and Logistics (ASTL)
• American Traffic Safety Services Association. (ATSSA)
• Eno Transportation Foundation.
• INFORMS Section on Transportation Science and Logistics.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Intelligent Transportation Systems Council.
• Institute of Transportation Engineers. (ITE)
• Intelligent Transportation Society of America. (ITS)
• International Bicycle Fund.
• National Biodiesel Board (NBB). The national trade association representing the biodiesel industry in the United States.
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW)
• Society of Automotive Engineers. (SAE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE). A not-for-profit educational and service organization that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
• The Road Information Program. (TRIP).
• Transportation Research Board. (TRB)
• United States Council for Automotive Research. (USCAR)
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).

Government Resources

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
• Center for Transportation Analysis. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
• Federal Aviation Administration.
• Federal Highway Administration.
• Fueleconomy.gov. Helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle and helps them achieve the best fuel economy possible from the cars they own. Maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Governors Highway Safety Association. (GHSA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• National Transportation Safety Board.
• Science.gov. Catalog of U.S. government science and technology web sites.
• State Highway and Transportation Departments. Links to their websites.
• Transportation Technology R & D Center. Argonne National Laboratory.
• Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Facts and full-text reports from current research on intelligent transportation systems, pavements, structures, human factors, pedestrian/bike issues, safety, and more. A research center of the Federal Highway Administration.
• U.S. Department of Transportation.

Transportation Statistics

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics. An excellent source of statistics on all types of transportation, from travel surveys to airline on-time statistics to transportation economics. Includes the National Transportation Statistics, 2000-2005 and the Transportation Indicators Report. 
• Energy Information Administration. Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
• Journal of Transportation Statistics. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.  Electronic journal.
• Transportation Energy Data Book. 2004.
• TranStats: The Intermodal Transportation Database. Database provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. DOT.

Selected Internet Sites and Reports

• Advanced Fuels Properties Database. From the Dept. of Energy and includes data on various physical, chemical, operational, and environmental, safety, and health properties.
• All about Buses.
• All about Rail.
• Interstate Highway System: Saving Lives, Time and Money, but Increasing Congestion Threatens Benefits.  The Road Information Program
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. MUTCD 2003 and 2000. U.S. Federal Highway Administration.
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. (MUTCD) Standard Highway Signs. Available in metric and English units. 2002 edition.
• Safer Cars: crash and rollover testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Traffic Calming Website. Discussions and full-text reports on traffic calming.  A service of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. 
• U.S. Centennial of Flight.

Internet Directories

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics. External Links.
• Environment Directory.
• iCivil Engineer. The Internet for Civil Engineers.
• Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing (EEVL).
• Ulimate Civil Engineering Directory.
• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. External Links.

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 07/29/2009
by Martin Wallace