These sources are the best for citations germane to Civil Engineering:
Engineering Village (Compendex)This link opens in a new windowEngineering Index, abstracts 1970 to present. This is comprehensive listing of engineering information: over 18.8 million records from 76 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. It is indexed specifically for engineers using the Engineering Index Thesaurus, making search results consistently accurate and relevant to engineering research. (No full-text: make sure to follow the link at the bottom of the abstract to look at all the LTU journal titles to try to find full-text.)
ASCE Digital LibraryThis link opens in a new windowAmerican Society of Civil Engineers journals and proceedings since 2000 and ASCE standards and books.
SCOPUSThis link opens in a new windowAn excellent citation database indexing over 15,000 scholarly journals on all topics. Includes abstracts and article reference lists. Find out who is citing whom. Use the "WorldCat" link to determine if electronic full-text is available.
Emerald EngineeringThis link opens in a new window19 peer-reviewed journals covering engineering research
Recommended - DEME, DEMS
Check out the other databases listed in the Engineering subject list and in the Engineering LibGuide.
Engineering Village (Compendex)This link opens in a new windowIndexes thousands of journals and some dissertations. Use LinkSource to determine if articles are available electronically.
ASME Digital LibraryThis link opens in a new windowAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers publications (including ASME Transaction Journals and Conference Proceedings):
Journals - 2000 to current
Proceedings - 2008 to current
Emerald EngineeringThis link opens in a new window19 peer-reviewed journals covering engineering research
SCOPUSThis link opens in a new windowAn excellent citation database indexing over 15,000 scholarly journals on all topics. Includes abstracts and article reference lists. Find out who is citing whom. Use the "WorldCat" link to determine if electronic full-text is available.