Standards: Standards at UC Berkeley

This is a selective list. To find additional standards or to find the most up-to-date library copy, please search in UC Library Search or contact us.

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). AASHTO specifications.
  Select specifications online and in print. Search UC Library Search by title. 

• American Concrete Institute (ACI). ACI collection of concrete codes, specifications, and practices (formerly ACI manual of concrete practice).
  TA680.A27 Engineering Library - latest edition in Reference

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA Standards.
  Available online via AIAA Aerospace Research Central (ARC). UCB access only. Note: Standards access requires using the "Full text" link option. PDF download via "Read Now" is not available. 

• American Institute of Steel Construction.
  • Manual of steel construction: allowable stress design, 9th ed. rev., 1991.
    TA684.A6 1991 Environmental Design Library - Reference
  • Steel construction manual, 14th ed., 2011.
    TA684.A47 2011 Engineering Library - Reserves
  • Manual of steel construction: load and resistance factor design, 2001.
    TA684 .L558 2001 Engineering Library - Reserves

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ANSI standards.
  Selected titles available in various libraries - search UC Library Search.

• American Petroleum Institute (API).
  • API recommended practices (Incomplete).
    TN870.A46 NRLF
  • API specifications (Incomplete).
    TN871.A354 NRLF

• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Annual book of ASTM standards. Current and Redline.
  Online via ASTM Standards Online. UCB access only.

• American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). ASAE standards.
  Titles available online via ASAE Technical Library. UCB access only.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ASCE standards.
  Most titles available in Engineering Library - search UC Library Search.
  ASCE 7: Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures - online via ASCE Digital Library.

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). ASHRAE standards.
  Select titles in print. Search UC Library Search by title. 

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
  • Current Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) online via ASME Standards Collection. UCB access only. (Click on "Click here to access via institutional account" in upper right).
  • 2013 ASME boiler and pressure vessel code
    TJ289.A63 2013 Engineering Library (Library Use Only)
  • Complete ASME Standards Collection online via ASME Standards Collection. UCB access only. (Click on "Click here to access via institutional account" in upper right).

• American Water Works Association (AWWA). Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater.
  QD142.A6 Engineering Library - Reserve

• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. Manual of standard practice.
  TA683.42.C64 v.28 Engineering Library

• European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). ETSI standards.
  Titles available online via the ETSI Publications Download Area.

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). IEEE standards.
  Titles available online via IEEE Xplore. UCB access only.

• Internet Society (ISOC). Internet standards.
  Titles available online via RFC-Editor.

• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE). NACE International book of standards, 2000.
  TA462.N37 2000 Engineering Library - Reference.

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). NFPA codes and standards.
  Titles freely available online via read-only access at NFPA. Requires creating a free account with NFPA. 

• National Information Standards Organization (NISO).
  • NISO Standards.
    Selected titles available in Doe Library - search UC Library Search.

• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). 
  • Online via SAE Mobilus. UCB access only. Includes:
    • Ground Vehicle Standards (current)
    • Aerospace Standards (current)
    • Aerospace Material Specifications (current)

Standards organizations provide free, read-only access to standards that are incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Selected standards from ISO, IEC, ASHRAE, AWWA and UL, among others, may be available.

• ANSI IBR Portal

• International Atomic Energy Agency.
  Recent titles available full-text online via IAEA Publications.
• International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 
  Selected titles available in print in various libraries - search UC Library Search.
  Selected standards available online via Techstreet Enterprise. UCB access only. 
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO). International standards.
  Online access via ASTM Digital Library. UCB access only. 
  Selected titles available in print in various libraries - search UC Library Search.
• RILEM technical recommendations for the testing and use of construction materials, 1994.
  TA405.I59 1994 Engineering Library - Reference

• U.S. Department of Defense. Military standards and specifications.
  Titles available online via ASSIST.