Handbooks

Engineering and Computer Science

• ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals
  Covers basic principles and data used in the HVAC&R industry, such as thermodynamics, psychrometrics, and heat transfer.
• ASHRAE Handbook: Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Applications
  Includes more than 60 chapters covering a broad range of facilities and topics, written to help engineers design and use equipment and systems described in other Handbook volumes. Main sections cover comfort, industrial, energy-related, general applications, and building operations and management.
• ASHRAE Handbook: Refrigeration
  Covers the refrigeration equipment and systems for applications other than human comfort. This volume includes data and guidance on cooling, freezing, and storing food; industrial and medical applications of refrigeration; and low-temperature refrigeration.
• ASM Handbooks
  ASM Handbooks Online features the complete content of twenty-four ASM Handbook volumes plus two ASM Desk Editions. Source of detailed background information, properties and processes related to metals and composites.
• ASM Handbooks online
  American Society for Metals (ASM) Handbooks Online features the complete content of twenty-four ASM Handbook volumes plus two ASM Desk Editions.
• Building services handbook
  This handbook summarizes all elements of building services practice, techniques and procedures. It has been revised and expanded to take into account the latest amendments to the Building Regulations.
• Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook
  This second edition of the Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook covers the entire range of issues pertaining to the construction and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
• Engineering handbooks by Springer
  A list of engineering reference works published by Springer.
• Handbook of cloud computing
  This handbook presents the systems, tools, and services of the leading providers of cloud computing; including Google, Yahoo, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. The basic concepts of cloud computing and cloud computing applications are also introduced. Current and future technologies applied in cloud computing are also discussed. Case studies, examples, and exercises are provided throughout.
• Handbook of information and communication security
  This handbook covers some of the latest advances in fundamentals, cryptography, intrusion detection, access control, networking (including extensive sections on optics and wireless systems), software, forensics, and legal issues.
• Handbook of signal processing systems
  This handbook is organized in four parts. The first part motivates representative applications that drive and apply state-of-the art methods for design and implementation of signal processing systems; the second part discusses architectures for implementing these applications; the third part focuses on compilers and simulation tools; and the fourth part describes models of computation and their associated design tools and methodologies.
• Handbook of space technology
  This handbook is intended to acquaint readers with the design, construction, and operation of a space system. This book also leads the way to a deeper understanding of the corresponding specialized areas.
• Harris' shock and vibration handbook
  This handbook provides all the information needed to design, analyze, install, and maintain systems subject to mechanical shock and vibrations. The book covers theory, measurement, testing, design, and control methodologies, and practical applications.
• Industrial control technology: a handbook for engineers and researchers
  This handbook covers real-time and distributed-control applications.
• Knovel (technical references)
  Access engineering reference sources including technical handbooks and material property data.
• Sensors handbook
  This handbook provides all of the information needed to select the optimum sensor for any type of application, including engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, medical, military, agricultural, geographical, and environmental implementations.
• Springer handbook of automation
  This handbook covers: the development and impacts of automation; theory and scientific foundations, design theory, elements, and methods including integration; industrial automation, infrastructure and service; automation in medical and healthcare systems; and home, office, and enterprise automation.
• Springer handbook of mechanical engineering
  This handbook offers a concise but detailed and authoritative treatment of the following topics: Engineering Mathematics, Mechanics, Materials Science and Tribology, Thermodynamics, Design of Machine Elements, Manufacturing Engineering, Measuring and Quality Control, Engineering Design, among others.
• Springer handbook of nanotechnology
  This handbook integrates the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanodevices, nanomechanics, Nanotribology, materials science, and reliability engineering.
• Standard handbook for electrical engineers
  This handbook covers units, symbols, definitions, and conversion factors, electric and magnetic circuits, measurements and instruments, properties of materials, generation, prime movers, alternating- and direct-current generators, hydroelectric power generation, among others.