O'Donnell
engineers are active in and have contributed to various Codes & Standards
committees pertaining to the design and analysis of structures.
With O'Donnell Consulting Engineers Codes and Standards services, compliance with appropriate specifications, and safe and economical designs can be assured.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (www.asme.org)
- Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturer's Association (www.ejma.org)
- Tubular Exchanger Manufacturer's Association Code (www.tema.org)
- American Petroleum Institute (API) (www.api.org)
- Welding Research Council (WRC) Bulletins
- American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org)
- American Society of Testing Materials Standards (www.astm.org)
- American Institute of Steel Construction Codes and Manuals (www.aisc.org)
- National Board Inspection Code (www.nationalboard.org)
- British, French and German Codes
- American Welding Institute (www.aws.org)
- Society of Experimental Mechanics (www.sem.org)
- The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (www.tms.org)
- Materials Information Society (www.asm-intl.org)
- National Society for Professional Engineers (www.nspe.org)
- Pressure Vessel Manufacturer's Association (www.pvma.org)
- The International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community (www.nafems.org)
Other Professional Associations:
- American Society of Civil Engineers>(ASCE)
- American Association of Railroads>(AAR)
- Structural Engineers Association (SEA)
- Engineering Integrity Society (EIS)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
- The Materials Research Institute (MRS)
- Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
- The Welding Institute (TWI)
- Fluid Power Society (FPS)
- Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)
- Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. (SEM)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
- Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- American Ceramics Society (ACERS)
- American Nuclear Society (ANS)
- Vibration Institute (VibInst)
- American Society for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Institute Of Physics (IOP)
- Physical Properties Database (IOP)
- The Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society (ISA)
Upcoming Conferences:
| TMS Annual Meeting 2012 | Orlando, FL | March 11-15, 2012 |
| FabTech Canada 2012 | Toronto, CA | March 20-22, 2012 |
| NASCC 2012 | Dallas, TX | April 18-20, 2012 |
| OTC 2012 | Houston, TX | April 30- May 3, 2012 |
| AISTech 2012 | Atlanta, GA | May 7-10, 2012 |
| ASME 2012 Annual Meeting | Montreal, CA | June 2 - 6, 2012 |
| ICAA-13 | Pittsburgh, CA | June 3-7, 2012 |
| ESWP Bridge Conf. | Pittsburgh, PA | June 10-13, 2012 |
| AeroMat 2012 | Charlotte, NC | June 18-20, 2012 |
| ASME PVP 2012 | Paris, France | July 12-19, 2012 |
| CoalGen 2012 | Louisville, KY | August 15-17, 2012 |
| FabTech 2012 | Las Vegas, NV | Nov. 12-14, 2012 |
Other Links of Interest:
Materials
Technology
- MatWeb: The Free Online Materials Information Resource
- Aluminum Industry Resources
- SteelWorks - Industry Resources.
- Electric Power Research Institute
- European Structural Integrity Society
Libraries and Databases
- WWW Virtual Library - Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Information Inc. -- Homepage
- Internet Connection for Engineers
- Linda Hall Library
- MIT Libraries
- American National Standards Institute
- Underwriters Laboratory
- Information Handling Services
- National Resource for Global Standards
- NASA Technical Reports
Engineering
- Engcen.com (Features job ads for engineers)
- Engineersedge.com (Databases/ Forum/ RSS)
- Scirus (Technical Search)
- ANSYS
- ABAQUS
- Finite Element Analysis Resources
- EFunda (Resources for engineers)
- Powder & Bulk (Information - materials handling industry)
- Process Register (Yellow pages for the Process, Energy & Manufacturing industries)
- SciCentral (Science research/ news)
- National Academy of Engineering
- Greatest Engineering Achievements of 20th Century
- History of Engineering
Media
- Platts (Engineering News/ Resources)
- ENR (Engineering News/ Resources - RSS Feed)
- Power Engineering
- Desktop Engineering
- Design News (includes RSS Feed)
- Machine Design
- Thomas Register
- Grainger (Industrial Supply)
- Oildex
- Manufacturing.net
- EcoIQ
- MotionNet
- Society for Technical Communication
- Reed-Elsevier
- Blackwell
- Wiley
- Pennwell
- Springer
- National Academy Press
Technical Forums
- Eng-Tips Forums (Technical Support Forums - Selling/Recruiting Forbidden)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Patent & Trademark Office
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)
- National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
- Office of Science & Technology (OSTI)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
Pittsburgh Links
Links of Interest
- Internet Public Library
- Smithsonian
- News Headlines from National Public Radio
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project
- Fractals in Science, Engineeering &Finance - B. Mandelbrot (1 hour, 20 min.)
- Virginia DOT Destruction of Bridges Set to Opera
- Nastran FEA Software Simulation Demo Video
- Earthquake Engineering Research: The NEES Collaboratory25 minutes
- Test Reactor Removal
- Delta Wing Flight Across English Channel
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse~6 minutes
- Purdue Animation of 9/11 Attack
- Minnesota Bridge Collapse (CNN)
- London Eye
- Viaduc de Millau
- Grand Canyon Skywalk - VOA Story
- Griffon, Busch Gardens
- Whistler Peak to Peak Gondola
- Tapei Tower - National Geographic
- Touring the Great Wall - AP
- Hoover Dam Bypass
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline
- SR-71 Documentary
- STS Rendezvous Pitch Manuever
- Space Shuttle & ISS meets Beethoven
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