Given that I am a Civil Engineer, most links are construction related
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News in Construction	UK & Worldwide news
Professional Bodies	Institutions & Associations
Other Organisations	General Interest
Construction Health, Safety & Welfare Resources	Professional; Training; Initiatives.......
On-Line Resources for Engineers	A variety of useful products, services & facilities
Using Information Technology	Internet; E-construction; Security......
Travel Resources	Maps; Journey Planning; Timetables; Ticket Bookings
Continuing & Professional Education (CPD)	Training resources
Online University & learning	Civil Engineering course material
ICE's Professional Review	Resources for prospective candidates
Initiatives, Programmes & Events	Construction related
Construction Images	Web cams and picture archives of construction around the globe
Companies, Plant & Accessories	Details; Catalogues; Specifications; Products
Miscellaneous	Interesting sites yet to be given a category
Link Collections	Link pages on other relevant sites

Engineering News Record

New Civil Engineer Magazine

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The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)         The Engineering Council

Websites for each ICE Region

Institution of Highways & Transportation Engineers

The Institution of Structural Engineers

The Bedford Civil Engineering Society

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British Research Establishment

Department for Transport       Highways Agency

The Environment Agency       British Standards Institution

Local Government Index

International Institute for Sustainable Development

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Working Well Together - Industry-wide campaign to improve standards

Health & Safety Executive - Keeping you up-to-date about H&S Issues

Free HSE Leaflets - Loads of useful information leaflets for you or to send others (e.g. send your clients the 'CDM-Role of the Client' leaflet & ensure that he is aware of his duties)

Learn about Health & Safety in Construction - Structured learning material for construction professionals, provided by the HSE

www.healthandsafety.co.uk - H&S Consultants's website containing up-to-date news/info and loads of links

www.safetyindesign.org - SiD is a not for profit company that exists to provide benchmarked standards for knowledge and competence for designers.

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GraduateEngineer.com - UK Web Site aiming to meet the needs
of graduate and student engineers.

Construction Plus - UK Construction Industry dedicated internet portal.

Construction Mall - Another UK Construction Industry dedicated internet portal.

ICE Virtual Library - Technical papers (from 1836) held by the Institution of Civil Engineers

Web Based Training Seminars - Real events adapted for the Internet (Audio Included)

Steel Construction Institute - Publications, Courses, Technical help.......

Shadbolt & Co. - Commercial Law Firm with among other things, Construction Law, and IT & E-Commerce expertise. Their website contains many excellent briefings and articles.

Beale & Co. - A Solicitors with construction law expertise. The website includes 'Legal Clips' of news relate to industries, and the 'Law Inside' section contains legal material, articles, guides, case reports and seminar notes.

www.hmrc.gov.uk/cis - The Inland Revenue's web site for the Construction Industry Scheme, the tax system for the construction industry.

insite123 - Provides information and links to all things concerning HM Revenue & Customs legislation, predominantly the Construction Industry Scheme reforms.

Technical Indexes - Products; Standards; publications; companies.....

Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB) & Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) - Web Version of the Highways Agency Documents

BSI - British Standards Institution

www.eurocodes.co.uk - Eurocodes Expert Site for UK construction professionals

Wikipedia Eurocode Page - Information and links to resources on the internet

www.eurocode2.info - Maintained by the Concrete Centre in the UK, to help with the transition to Eurocodes

www.eurocode6.org - Resources to support masonry design and construction to Eurodoes

www.eurocode7.com - Support for Eurocode 7 by Geocentrix Ltd

www.BridgeSite.com - Bridge Design Resource

Bridge Joint Association - UK manufacturers & installers are providing information and guidance to raise standards within the industry.

David Childs, CEng - Personal website dedicated to bridge design & assessment.  Among other things, contains analysis spread sheets and workshop examples.

Concrete Bridge Development Group - Association of companies and organisations dedicated to the task of improving efficiency of the design, construction and maintenance of concrete bridges.

British Cement Association - BCA is the trade & research organisation reprsenting the UK's cement industry. Includes guidance for design and specification of concrete to BS8500 & BSEN206-1.

The International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) - Aims to advance technical, economic, aesthetic and environmental performance of concrete construction at an international level.

Masonry arch bridge analysis freeware - Includes single and multi-span capability, sliding failure modes, and multi-ring arch capability

Highways Maintenance - An Idiots' Guide.  A fantastic resource for maintenance engineers.

Bridge & Highway Design Guides - Design guides on the Alberta government website

Traffic Control Users Group - A mailing forum for traffic control engineers working for (or on behalf of) UK highway authorities.

Corus's Website - Steel design facility & Product information

New Concrete Specification - Information and Design Guides for the New Structural Concrete Spec BS8500

1000+ Civil Engineering Resources - Professional/Academic/Technical.....

UK Traffic Flow Data - Geographic interface delivering traffic flow data for Great Britian.

Road Work Data - Geographic interface delivering roadwork data (planned and current) for Great Britian.

Free UK online GIS system - Info from several UK government organisations, in an online GIS mapping system. Includes basic GIS tools.

Free UK online GIS system - Info from several UK government organisations, in an online GIS mapping system. Includes basic GIS tools.

Ordnance Survey - Info, Service & free maps digital

Old OS Maps Online - Free UK maps dated between 1846 and 1899

British Geological Survey(BGS) - GIS based geological & geotechnical information

Contaminated Land in the UK - Information for all working in the field, whether involved in buying, selling, assessing, advising, remediating or even just ingesting 

Geotechnical Software - Directory of Geotechnical &
Geoenvironmental software, including freeware

Pile Foundation Design - Student Guide

iCivilEngineer - Directory of Internet Resources, some free, for Civil Engineers

Engineers-international.com - Free Downloads - Engineering Software

Free ProgeCAD Package - Free (for personal use) AutoCAD look-a-like/feel package.

Raster-2-Vector Converter - The freeware version of this software converts
a BMP image to a DXF file. Very useful for scanning images for use in CAD.

CADaLog - AutoCad Shareware

GIS Tools - Useful 3rd Party Data Conversion Tools for the GIS, 3D & Imagery

Trig - Summary of trigonometric identities

CD Indexing Software - Free utility to create searchable catalogues of CD ROMs
& Floppy Disks.  An invaluable tool to keep track of the files
residing on that pile of backup data disks you sarcastically refer to as an archive.

Simple Backup Program - Mr Mirror 1.3 - This free utility creates and maintains a mirror copy of selected data at scheduled intervals. The program only writes changes to the mirror copy so it is really quick.

CutePDF Writer - Free utility to create PDF files (visit www.adobe.com to download free reader software) that operates as a virtual printer. A great way to distribute information and protect the document from change, and ensuring the recipient sees exactly (and only!) what you want them to see. E.g. ensure CAD drawings are protected and can be printed to scale; Send just a few pages from a word document, or a discrete section of a spreadsheet.

Free Software - A bit techi, but some very useful stuff.

PC Inspector File Recovery - Freeware utility for recovering deleted files.

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The Institution of Civil Engineers's IT Panel - Promotes deseminates IT learning to the membership

The IT Construction Forum (ITCF) - Initiative to capture and deliver good practice
from a range of UK and global sources

Construction Industry Trading Electronically (CITE) - A collaborative electronic information exchange initiative for the UK construction industry

Construction Industry Computing Association (CICA) - Construction related computing resources

Technology Watch - Highlights new technologies and illustrates how they might benefit the construction industry

Construction Project Information Committee (CPIC) - best practice guidance on the content, form and preparation of construction production informationfor the UK construction industry

AVANTI - ICT enabled collaborative working - Avanti is an approach to collaborative working that enables construction project partners to work together effectively

Network for Construction Collaboration Technology Providers - Seeks to promote the benefits and use of collaborative technology in the construction industry

The Information Commissioner's Office - UK's independent authority set up to promote access to official information and to protect personal information. DPA & FOIA information.

Legal Briefings by Nabarro - E-Policy, to Corporate Killing,
to Construction News

Gibson Research Corp - The 'Shields Up' tool assesses the security of your internet connection

Working In Comfort - Advice about your working position & work station arrangement

E-Envoy UK Site - Reports, Plans & Predictions of E-Services in the UK

Wired-Gov - News and resources for Public Service Managers in the UK

Management of Project Information - Extranets enable partners to share a single, central project database.  An Introduction and links to other resources

Mobile Computing Devices - Appropriate use in Construction.
An Introduction and links to other resources

Electronic Public Consultation - Use of the internet to consult the public
about proposed highway schemes

Internet Video Conferencing - This can by used as an effecive business tool. Here are a few pointers for getting started.

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Online Recruitment Magazine - Reviews and guidance about online recruitment

European Foundation for Quality Management - Promotes a European wide model for introducing Total Quality Management

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TransportDirect.info - An excellent door to door journey planner for Britain.
Compare walk/bus/train journeys to travel by car. Includes live travel news

UK Public Transport Information - Find rail, bus, coach, ferry, air and leisure travel

National Express Coaches - Ticket booking service

Network Rail - Time Tables; Travel News

Rail Travel - Time Tables; Travel News; Ticket Booking

Bus Travel - Everything to do with bus travel in the UK

The UK's National Mapping Agency - Free access to OS maps

Street Map - Cool Street Maps covering the UK

MultiMap (another UK Street Map) - Street Maps and Arial Photos covering the UK

MSN Maps & Directions (another UK Street Map) - Great Directions Feature

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