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Engineering Timelines
An interactive map of British engineering history. It is searchable by name of item, category, date, engineer, location (including OS grid reference) or other keyword. A substantial amount of information is given for each engineering work included. It's still being expanded, so expect more to be added.
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/|
ICONdirect.net
Directory of international construction and engineering companies, consultants and experts in some 200 countries, concerned with planning, design, civil engineering and construction of infrastructure projects, including, roads, railways, airports, power, water, public health, building, agriculture, industry and the environment.
http://www.icondirect.net/|
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
The National Physical Laboratory is the United Kingdom’s national standards laboratory, which acts as the UK authority for physical measurement standards and metrology (the science of measurement).
http://www.npl.co.uk/|
Online CPD
A collection of interactive multimedia resources, reference information and collaborative communication systems designed to help engineers with their Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
http://www.onlinecpd.net/|
The Engineer Online
The site brings together content from six market-leading engineering magazines, along with news and features. It also offers 14 thematic channels, containing all the news and features relevant to each different engineering discipline and area of interest.
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/|
Ultimate CAE Directory
A directory of annotated links on computer aided engineering.
http://www.tenlinks.com/CAE/|
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