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Engineering: Building Design and Construction

These resources will help you find technical information about building construction. Learn how buildings and other structures are made, what materials are used, how buildings stand up, and the techniques engineers and architects use to make buildings resistant to hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other forces of nature. Resources selected by Lynne Herf.
JS Engineering Structural Tutorial
Commercial site with a nice structural engineering tutorial.
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