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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 36
INFORMATION REPRESENTATION AND DELIVERY IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN Edited by: B. Kumar and A. Retik
Paper VI.2
Engineering Data Access and Retrieval via the World Wide Web J. Botari and J. Biedermann
School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada J. Botari, J. Biedermann, "Engineering Data Access and Retrieval via the World Wide Web", in B. Kumar, A. Retik, (Editors), "Information Representation and Delivery in Civil and Structural Engineering Design", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 153-161, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.36.6.2
Abstract
Current literature and case examples from engineering
indicate that access to existing information can be a limiting
factor in civil engineering practice. Improvements in data
communications, particularly as brought about by the World
Wide Web, can greatly enhance the accessibility of
information while maintaining integrity and security of a
stored database. This paper reviews current data access
implementations on the World Wide Web and summarises
their features. The desirable and essential features of a
Web-based, data search and retrieval system for the
distribution of engineering data are identified and a small-scale
test system is described. The system uses water flow
data commonly required by Canadian engineers.
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