A Multimedia Resource Library for Civil Engineering Education

The delivery of civil engineering projects requires civil engineers to address a broad spectrum of issues generated by both project participants and regulatory agencies. Providing tools that assist team members in addressing these issues through the use of information and knowledge from previous projects may reduce project errors by creating informed decision-makers. Recent advances in communications and computer technologies provide the opportunity to enhance student access to these resources. The Civil Engineering Resource Library research effort explores this opportunity by combining an introduction to civil engineering processes with emerging Web-based technologies. This combination is captured in an electronic library that uses case studies to illustrate emerging civil engineering practices and regulatory compliance strategies.