Research Guides: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Articles

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Article Databases

AIAA Aerospace Research Central (ARC)
Aviation, aerospace
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Aerospace, computers, defense industry, energy, engineering, nanotechnology, acoustics, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, transportation.
ASM Materials Platform for Data Science (MPDS)
Binary and ternary phase diagrams and associated phase data.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (publicly releasable)
Publicly releasable documents only in all areas of defense research (science, technology, engineering, social science, business & budget), DOD directives & instructions. DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support activity for the DOD.
Each product listed on the page must be searched separately.

This archive has limited search filtering capabilities. For a better search experience, you can use the National Technical Reports Library or if you are eligible, register and use the DTIC R&E Gateway and use the Advanced Search to filter for "A - Approved for Public Release" documents.
DTIC Research & Engineering Gateway (DTIC R&E) (public and restricted content)
CAC login/registration required.
Both publicly releasable and access controlled documents in all areas of defense research (science, technology, engineering, social science, business & budget), DOD directives & instructions. DTIC is the central scientific, research, and engineering information support activity for the DOD.
Click the Access-Controlled Sites tab. Access available to U.S. DOD/military employees and U.S. government employees and their contractors.
Knovel
Engineering, aerospace & radar, adhesives, coatings & sealants, industrial engineering & operations management, oil & gas engineering, metals, energy, transportation
ProQuest - All databases
Includes searching:
* Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database
* Inspec
ProQuest Status Page
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Physical sciences & engineering, optics, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences & humanities
To see only full-text articles that are immediately accessible, select the "Subscribed journals" filter on the results page.
Springer Nature Link
Business & management, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education, energy, engineering, environmental sciences, materials science, mathematics, physics, (optics), psychology, statistics
You can also buy a softcover, black & white copy of ebooks that we subscribe to for $24.99 each including shipping.
Web of Science - All databases (Clarivate)
Authoritative and comprehensive index of citations and abstracts of journal articles and conference proceedings in the Sciences and Social Sciences.

Click the Get It button in the search results to see if we have the full text article.
Wiley Online Library
Business, economics, finance, accounting; computer science & information technology; earth, space & environmental sciences; law & criminology; mathematics & statistics; physical sciences (optics) & engineering; psychology; social & behavioral sciences

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Other Report Sites

Energetics Research Group (ERG) (Johns Hopkins University)
System and component level technologies for chemical, electrical, and nuclear propulsion for rockets, missiles, space and gun propulsion systems; as well as the performance, safety and handling of energetics and explosives.
Access restricted to qualified U.S. Citizens. Must register.
NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program
Aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, images, and videos created or funded by NASA.
Science.gov
Gateway to U.S. government science information. Research & development (R&D) results and scientific & technical information.

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