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Standards and Specifications

Standards define quality, characteristics, properties, methods or performance required of a product or service. The UT Libraries provides electronic access to 11,000 current and active standards through a subscription with the vendor, IHS. Other standards are made available for UT faculty, staff and students through a deposit account administered by Interlibrary Loan. Additionally, indexes, catalogs, current manuals, codebooks, standards and specifications from many organizations are available in Hodges Library.

Electronic Standards

To access the electronic ASTM standards, click here, or go to the Library Home Page at http://www.lib.utk.edu. Click on Databases/Indexes. Type ASTM in the search box. Once in the ASTM standards database, select "Subscriber Login" and then select "Specs & Standards." Under Quick Searches, select "By subscription only." Then put in the ASTM standards number, such as "ASTM A1." Be sure to LOGOUT when finished.

To request a known, non-ASTM standard, go to the library home page at http://www.lib.utk.edu. Click on Interlibrary Loan under "Use Our Services." Supply your NetID and password. Click on the Interlibrary Loan tab. Choose Technical Report/Standard. Fill out as much information as possible and submit. Interlibrary Loan will notify you when your standard has arrived. Most, but not all standards, are yours to keep at no charge. Electronically available standards will arrive in 24 to 48 hours. Print standards will take longer.

Subject Arrangement of Standards

Aerospace

Society of Automotive Engineers
Aerospace Material Specifications

Hodges Periodicals DocMic / Computer file: TL500.S638

AMS Index of Aerospace Materials Specifications
Hodges Periodicals DocMic/ TL500.S638 Index

Agriculture

American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASAE Standards
Ag-Vet. Med Library / Reference: S671.A32
Ag-Vet. Med Library / Serial in stacks: S671.A32

ASAE Technical Library
Databases/indexes (UT only)

Architecture

American Institute of Architects
Architectural Graphic Standards
Hodges Reference / Reference: TH2031.R352
Earlier editions in Stacks

Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data
Hodges Reference / Reference: TH151.T55 1982
Ag-Vet. Med Library / Stacks: TH151.T55 1982
Earlier edition in Stacks

Illuminating Engineering Society
IES Lighting Handbook
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TK4161.I452 (Application Volume)
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TK4161.I46 (Reference Volume)

IES Lighting Library
Hodges Reference / Reference: TK4161.I462 1969

Construction

American Concrete Insitute
Manual of Concrete Practice
Hodges Reference / Reference: TA681.A64
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TA681.A64

American Institute of Steel Construction
Manual of Steel Construction
Hodges Reference / Reference: TA684.A47 1980

American Institute of Timber Construction
Timber Construction Manual
Hodges Library / Stacks: TA666.T47 2005

Building Officials and Code Administrators
International
BOCA National Building Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: TH223.U67B83
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TH223.U67B83

International Code Council
International Building Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: K3538.A15I5

International Conference of Building Officials
Uniform Building Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5701.I525 1997
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5701.I525 1994

National Fire Protection Association
Fire Protection Handbook
Hodges Library / Stacks: TH9145.N352 1976

National Electrical Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5704.N37
Earlier editions in Stacks.

Southern Building Code Congress International
Earlier editions in Stacks.

Standard Building Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5701.Z9S68

Standard Gas Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5704.5.S68

Standard Mechanical Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5708.S68 1997

Standard Plumbing Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5709.Z95S68 1997

Standard Existing Buildings Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5701.Z95S69

Standard Fire Protection Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: KF3975.Z95S68

Standard Housing Code
Hodges Library / Stacks: KF5729.S68 1988

Electrical

National Fire Protection Association
National Electrical Code

Hodges Reference / Reference: KF5704.N37
Earlier editions in Stacks.

Federal

Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions
http://apps.fss.gsa.gov/pub/fedspecs/

Hodges Reference / Reference: JK1673.A35

Federal Specifications and Standards
Federal Specification
Hodges Library / Stacks: JK1673.A3
Federal Standard
Hodges Library / Stacks: JK1673.A32

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications Index
Closed Stacks / SUDOC stacks: C 13.52:58/ Index

Voluntary Product Standard
Closed Stacks / Serial in Storage stacks: QC100.U563

Materials

American Society for Testing and Materials
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
Hodges Reference / Reference: TA401.A653
Earlier editions in Stacks and Closed Stacks.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: TJ290.A7
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TJ290.A7

American Welding Society
Structural Welding Code-Steel
Hodges Reference / Reference: TS227.S87 1988
Earlier editions in Stacks.

Military

Department of Defense Single Stock Point for Military Specifications, Standards, and Related Publications
http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil/
Select ASSIST and then ASSIST Quick Search.

Mechanical

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASHRAE Handbook
Hodges Reference / Reference: TH7011.A4
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TH7011.A4

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: TJ290.A7
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TJ290.A7

ASME Performance Test Codes
Hodges Reference / Reference: TJ148.A5
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TJ148.A5

Nuclear

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Hodges Reference / Reference: TJ290.A7
Hodges Library / Serial in stacks: TJ290.A7
 

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