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Specifications, Technical Help: Earthwork and Site Work
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American Coal Ash Association
www.acaa-usa.org
Offers technical publications for sale, including Recycled Materials in European Highway Environments, Coal Ash-Innovative Applications of CCPs, Fly Ash Facts for Highway Engineers, and Soil and Pavement Base Stabilization with Self-Cementing Coal Fly Ash.
American Concrete Pipe Association
www.concrete-pipe.org
Provides technical information about the properties of concrete; plant certification information, manual; list of certified plants; design data on loads, bedding factors, hydraulics and installation; fill height tables; concrete pipe design manual; concrete pipe installation guide; PipePac software used to help select the right material for a buried infrastructure system available for free download; technical periodicals. Safety and Environment contains safety alert bulletins, material safety data sheet for concrete pipe, tie-down regulations.
American Fence Association
www.americanfenceassociation.com
Contains technical information and use recommendations for different types of fences; topical bulletin board.
American Nursery and Landscape Association
www.anla.org
Offers "Landscape Designer and Estimator's Guide" and "American Standard for Nursery Stock" for sale online.
American Petroleum Institute
www.api.org/Standards/
Can browse and purchase standards for the design and construction of pipelines.
American Public Works Association
www.apwa.net
Links includes Recommended Marking Guidelines and color codes for excavation.
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
www.arcsa.org
Provides links to implementation programs, technical manuals, articles, other publications available for download. Business Directory lists manufacturers and engineering consultants. Professional Accreditation provides calendar of accreditation workshops, list of accredited members, reference materials, continuing education requirements.
American Society of Irrigation Consultants
www.asic.org
Contains design guidelines and specification drawings for earth grounding electronic equipment in irrigation systems.
Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association
www.aema.org
Contains technical FAQs about asphalt emulsions; lists technical manuals, guidelines and bulletins available for sale.
Asphalt Institute
www.asphaltinstitute.org
State Binder Specification Database summarizes asphalt binder specifications for each of the 50 state highway agencies. Includes extensive FAQs organized by technical topic; links to international resources for the asphalt industry; list of research projects; index of articles on Superpave, pavement performance, materials, construction, design, environmental research. Offers software, technical bulletins and materials for sale. Can view articles from latest and archival issues of Asphalt Magazine. Lists meetings and pavement educational courses.
Asphalt Pavement Alliance
www.AsphaltAlliance.com
Contains technical documents, pavement research and project profiles.
Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association
www.arra.org/
Offers technical publications, videos and Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual for sale.
Building Materials Reuse Association
www.buildingreuse.org
Provides news, articles, event listings, job postings, link to HUD Guide to Deconstruction. Directory lists companies, organizations, professionals involved in reuse and recycling of recovered building materials.
Bulk Express
www.bulkexpress.com
Offers bulk delivery of landscaping materials to homeowners, gardeners and landscape contractors in California for projects ranging from home garden makeovers to major landscape installations for schools, parks, businesses. Products include sand, soil, rock, stone, mulch/bark; offers volume calculator.
California Precast Concrete Pipe Association
www.caprecastconcrete.org/
Contains design details; design methods and overview of precast concrete pipe.
Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Association
www.chainlinkinfo.org
Provides security fencing recommendations; material specifications; "Guide for the Selection of Line Post Spacings for Chain Link Fence"; design features and considerations; design examples; installation guide; model residential regulations; technical Q&As for architects, engineers, specifiers and contractors; product/services directory searchable by state and product; and other downloadable technical publications.
Common Ground Alliance
www.commongroundalliance.com
Can order dig safety videos in English and Spanish; best practices brochures on preventing underground digging damage. Brochures include "One Call," "Planning and Design," "Reporting and Evaluation," "Compliance," "Public Education," "Mapping," "Locating and Marking" and "Excavation." Includes directory of One Call centers.
Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Association
drainage.plasticpipe.org
Can download technical and design manuals for structural corrugated polyethylene pipe, including on structural integrity, recommended installation practices, storm sewer applications, hydraulic considerations, chemical and abrasion resistance. Provides "Design Service Life of Corrugated HDPE Pipe"; case studies. Lists member manufacturers.
Deep Foundations Institute
www.dfi.org
Publications lists technical guides, manuals, installation guidelines, model clauses and guidance videos available for sale online.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
www.eere.energy.gov
Building Technologies Program, Building Envelope provides building siting guide; foundation guides and factsheets; information about precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, concrete or masonry blocks, insulating concrete forms, and permanent wood foundations.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.hud.gov
Economic Development contains "Guide to Deconstruction."
Dig Safely
www.digsafely.com
Lists underground service alert centers nationwide by state, with phone numbers and Web links when available.
Erosion Control Technology Council
www.ectc.org
Can download standard specification for rolled erosion-control products, other documents; offers interactive design tool; lists member companies.
Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute
www.escsi.org
Provides information about properties and uses of ESCS; directory of manufacturers. Includes a list of standards, specifications, technical guides and articles with abstracts.
Foundation for Pavement Preservation
www.fp2.org
Materials includes research reports, technical glossary, pavement preventive maintenance guidelines, and online presentation of "Selecting a Preventive Maintenance Treatment for Flexible Pavements."
Geoforum.com
www.geoforum.com
Includes directory of companies that is searchable by name or business type; technical texts, publications and dictionary; events calendar; discussion forum; and geotechnical unit converter. Pile Info includes pile installation guide; pile classification system; list of pile systems; and information about Swedish piling technology.
Geosynthetica.net
www.geosynthetica.net
Online resource for geosynthetic industry professionals. Can browse abstracts of publications, specifications, standards and technical documents; ordering information. Can view standards updates; browse company directory; event listings. Includes news; job postings; resin pricing.
Geosynthetic Institute
www.geosynthetic-institute.org
Contains Geosynthetic Research Institute specifications and guides for geomembranes; downloadable white papers; lists technical publications for sale.
Geosynthetic Materials Association
www.gmanow.com
Includes full text of GMA Handbook, product specifications, technical facts and glossary. Can search product applications database by product, application, company or keyword.
International Association of Dredging Companies
www.iadc-dredging.com
Offers dredging technical publications for sale. Provides environmental facts on dredging; “Key Principles for Ports and Harbour Development” from the United Nations Environment Programme. Lists member dredging companies worldwide. Provides dredging industry market share and development capacity figures.
International Association of Foundation Drilling
www.adsc-iafd.com
Tech Library Catalog lists technical reference materials available for sale. Can download featured articles from current and recent issues of Foundation Drilling Magazine.
International Association of Geosynthetic Installers
www.iagi.org
Buyer's Guide lists companies by product, service, application. Includes HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) Geomembrane Installation Specification and white paper on geomembrane installation. Includes information about certified welding technician program, certification guides; lists approved proctors and companies employing certified technicians. Member Directory lists members by company or member name and state. AIC lists approved installation contractors.
International Slurry Surfacing Association
www.slurry.org
Contains downloadable Recommended Performance Guidelines and application instructions for emulsified asphalt slurry seal surfaces and polymer-modified micro-surfacing. Lists publications for sale.
International Society of Explosives Engineers
www.isee.org
Technical Information Central contains complete abstracts of ISEE proceedings, U.S. Bureau of Mines investigation reports and information circulars. Offers blasting and related standards and handbooks for sale.
International Tunneling Association
www.ita-aites.org
Contains technical reports in English and French, technical glossary, and archived issues of newsletters.
Irrigation Association
www.irrigation.org
Resources includes "Irrigation Consumer Handbook." Offers contractor and designer handbooks, irrigation workbook, design guidelines, hydraulic manual, installation and maintenance manuals, backflow manual, other technical publications for sale. Government Affairs contains "Irrigation Best Management Practices." Includes irrigation glossary. Certification provides searchable directory of certified irrigation contractors, designers, other specialists; certification program details; exam information and schedule; forms; renewal information; offers courses and study workbooks for sale.
LandscapeOnline.com
www.landscapeonline.com
Contains industry news and articles; product directories; calendar of training, certification, professional events; directories of landscape architects; contractors; maintenance companies; erosion control, irrigation, lighting consultants; pool contractors; arborists.
Maine State Housing Authority
www.mainehousing.org
Contains downloadable physical plant standards for the repair and patching of bituminous concrete paving.
National Asphalt Pavement Association
www.hotmix.org
Provides information on environmental and safety issues. Includes asphalt information directory and links; events calendar. Publications Catalog offers technical, design, material performance, safety publications for sale. Pavement Technology includes downloadable Perpetual Pavement technical manual; MultiCool, a free computer program that estimates how rapidly a newly placed asphalt mat will cool; life cycle cost software; technical articles on pavement technologies, rutting, statistical specifications, mechanical design, recycled foundry sand. Buyers’ Guide lists products, companies.
National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO)
www.nassco.org
Can search membership directory by keyword, location, product or industry. Publications offer technical, reference manuals and guideline specifications for sale. Under Divisions, International Pipe Bursting Association offers guideline specifications for free download to registered users; International Chemical Grouting Association offers for free download reports on longevity and effectiveness of chemical grouting of sewers and “Manholes and Methods to Control Leaks in Sewer Collection Systems.”
National Clay Pipe Institute
www.ncpi.org
Contains full-text Clay Pipe Engineering Manual, Installation Handbook, technical notes, list of ASTM standards pertaining to clay pipes with scopes, downloadable hydraulic engineering computer programs and technical calculator. Visitors can request complimentary single copies of many technical publications.
National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association
www.ncspa.org
Contains "Corrugated Steel Pipe Durability Guide," "Modern Sewer Design: NCSPA Blue Book," "Structural Design Guide," data tables for CSP applications in bridge replacement, specifications, specifier's guide, life cycle cost analysis, publications and other technical data.
National Lime Association
www.lime.org
Contains technical fact sheets on the use of lime in construction and other industries; "Evaluation of Structural Properties of Lime Stabilized Soils and Aggregates"; technical FAQs; "Lime-Treated Soil Construction Manual"; "Design Guide for Pavements on Lime-Stabilized Soils"; asphalt technical briefs; design aids; life cycle cost analysis software; soil stabilization, building construction, environmental design guides and fact sheets. Lists lime plants by state, Canadian province. Lists design and environmental consultants; stone and fuel crushing, grinding, handling contractors.
National Pipeline Mapping System
www.npms.rspa.dot.gov
GIS system created by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Contains nationwide directory of pipeline operators searchable by state, county or ZIP code.
National Utility Locating Contractors Association
www.nulca.org
Lists technical publications available for sale; provides recommended marking guidelines.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
www.state.nj.us/bpu
Division of Service Evaluation contains excavator handbook for underground utilities.
North American Green
www.nagreen.com
Provides application and installation guides, design software, specifications, image library, product literature for rolled erosion control products.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service – Water Quality and Waste Management
www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/
extension/publicat/wqwm/ag473_19.html
Contains online "Managing Construction and Demolition Debris: A Guide for Builders, Developers, and Contractors," which suggests methods for reducing construction costs by lowering the amount of waste material produced and by reusing and recycling waste material.
Pile Driving Contractors Association
www.piledrivers.org/
Can search member database; provides issues of Piledrivers newsletter since 2001; “Installation Specification for Driven Piles”; conference presentations; article on driven piles. Includes pile driving discussion forum; calendar of events and training programs; links to product manufacturers. Can download Noise and Vibration Database. Offers for sale “Recommended Design Specifications for Driven Bearing Piles” and “Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations” manual.
PileLine Online – The Magazine for Foundation, Engineering and Construction Professionals
www.pilelineonline.com
Products catalog contains technical information on pile accessories.
Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association
www.ppfahome.org
Registered users can download checklists, technical guides, handbooks, specification sheets and user bulletins. Visitors can view product and use guides; technical FAQs about plastic pipe and fittings; information about product standards and certification.
Plastic Piping Systems
www.plasticpipingsystems.org
Contains database of technical articles searchable by keyword, date or manufacturing company; can search directory of manufacturers, distributors.
Professional Grounds Management Society
www.pgms.org
Publications offers for sale grounds management operational and maintenance guides; grounds estimating guide; computer cost estimator for landscape management services; grounds maintenance equipment maintenance manuals; simplified irrigation design guide.
Rubber Pavements Association
www.rubberpavements.org
Contains online report: "Life Cycle Cost Analysis: Conventional versus Asphalt-Rubber Pavements"; other online research reports and technical newsletters.
Steel Tank Institute
www.steeltank.com
Contains specifications, installation instructions, recommended practices, other technical information for above-ground and underground storage tanks; storage tank inspection standard; steel pipe and steel plate engineering data; study reports; glossary; fabricator locator; TankTalk newsletter archive since 1993; tank capacity software; QuickSpec guide to storage tank technologies. Contains above-ground and underground storage tank standards; U.S. and Canadian tank, fire code requirements; code reference articles. Users can specify tank system and submit Request for Quote online.
Swedish Geotechnical Institute, SGI-Line
www.swedgeo.se/Default.aspx?epslanguage=EN
Contains database of academic articles based on international geotechnical and geoenvironmental research. Users can search by keyword, title or author.
Synthetic Turf Council
www.syntheticturfcouncil.org
Lists member manufacturers, builders, consultants, certified distributors. Provides technical FAQs, selection and maintenance guidelines, environmental articles and position statements.
Turfgrass Producers International
www.turfgrasssod.org
Includes directory of turfgrass producers; research bibliography; list of academic specialists; brochures; water conservation resources; comparisons of artificial and natural turf.
Underground Alert Centers (also called One Call, Dig Safe, Miss Utility) and Laws
Click here for list of one-call notification centers to assist the public, contractors, utilities and other excavators with statutory requirements to notify underground facility owners before digging. List includes telephone numbers and, if available, Web addresses of centers. Centers bear names such as One Call, Underground Service Alert, Utility Notification Center, Underground Plant Protection/Location, Utilities Protection, Call Before You Dig, Dig Safe and Miss Utility. Web sites of such centers usually provide information about their services and notification laws; addresses and contact numbers; instructions on notification submissions. Many Web sites provide handbooks or guides to the notification process; best practices reports; forms; links to full text of statutes regarding digging; member company listings; technical information; and online notification submission and tracking systems for registered users. Click here for list of one-call laws.
Underground Focus Magazine
www.undergroundfocus.com
Contains one-call or underground alert center directory by state, with links and phone numbers; directory of damage prevention professionals; searchable accident file; accident bulletin; online reporting form; photo library.
Underground Service Alert Centers
www.onecalllocators.com/callcenters.asp
Lists alert centers by state, with links and phone numbers.
United States Golf Association, Green Section Department
www.usga.org/turf/index.html
Turf Research provides information about on-site testing of turf grass cultivars, database of USGA-funded turf grass research. Construction Education Program offers course construction and renovation articles, case studies. Environmental includes overview of Audubon Program that promotes ecologically sound land management and conservation of natural resources.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
pgi-tp.ce.uiuc.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering provides information about PVC Geomembrane Institute research activities, including specifications, fabrication and installation document, quality control document, full-text technical bulletins and technical references.
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