USEFUL WEBSITES - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

A range of high-quality resources for Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy are freely available on the web. Start exploring them here:

• The Colorful Fluid Mixing Gallery: Created by André Bakker, containing colourful images from his work with fluid mixing and other free resources.
• SciTech Connect: Provides the open source to full-text and bibliographic records of DOE research and development reports.
• A Tutorial on the Basics of Bolted Joints: Offers a basic introduction to bolted joints.
• Transport Web: A commercial resource/directory for all transport connected organisations, within both commercial and the non-commercial sector.
• Tethys Knowledge Hub: The Tethys Knowledge Hub is an online database of information about the environmental impact of wind and marine energy. It is sponsored by the US Department of Energy and is part of PRIMRE

Organisations of extra interest for mechanical engineers

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers: (USA) ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines.
• Institution of Civil Engineers Library catalogue Library website
  ICE is a registered charity that strives to promote and progress civil engineering.
• Institution of Engineering and Technology: (UK) The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.
• International Federation of Automatic Control: A multinational federation of National Member Organizations, each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with automatic control in its own country.
• Motor Industry Research Association: (UK) MIRA is an international organisation operating in several locations around the world. Teams apply knowledge and experience for the benefit of clients in established and developing industries worldwide.
• Society of Automotive Engineers: (USA) The engineering society for advancing mobility in land, sea, air and space SAE technical papers.
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders: (UK) The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) exists to support and promote the interests of the UK automotive industry at home and abroad.