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Architectural Engineering

Databases and resources for Penn State faculty, staff, and students researching architectural engineering topics.

Electronic Book Collections

Some Suggested Terms to Search in the CAT

Building
Building, iron, and steel
Strains and stresses
Strength of Materials
Structural Analysis

Call Number Ranges for Architectural Engineering

NA 2750 Architectural design
NA 2800 Architectural acoustics
TA 170 Environmental engineering
TA 401-492 Materials of engineering and construction
TH (entire class) Building construction
TH 7005-7699 Heating and ventilation: Air conditioning

At University Park, most materials in engineering may be located in the Engineering Library,325 Hammond (some Q call numbers and T call numbers), the Earth and Mineral Sciences Library,105 Deike (some T call numbers), the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library, 201 Davey Lab (Q call numbers), on the 3rd floor of Paterno Library (some T call numbers), or on the 4th floor of Paterno Library (some R call numbers).

Finding Books in the CAT

  • Use the Keyword function and combine terms to search on a topic then use the subject headings from relevant books for additional search terms.
  • Write down the call number and location for any book you want. If the item is not at your campus use the "I Want It" button to request it. 
  • For electronic books, click the link under the words "online content" to access the full text

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