Resources by Document Type - Technical Standards

Full-text Standards

ARINC (SAE Industry Technologies Consortia) This link opens in a new window
Subject(s) : Aerospace Engineering
Full-Text : Yes
Access Procedure : Visit the ARINC website to create an account using your Polytechnique email. Send an email to standards@sae-itc.org asking to activate your access to the ARINC standards. Contact Christine Chahal if you have any problems with registration.
The three classes of ARINC Standards: Characteristics, specifications, and Reports pertaining to avionics equipment, avionics systems, and avionics and flight simulator engineering and maintenance best practices as developed by industry consensus through the AEEC, AMC, and FSEMC.
ASHRAE Standards & Guidelines This link opens in a new window
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Subject(s) : Civil Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Full-Text : Yes
Coverage Period : 1975-
Access Procedure : To view ASHRAE standards, it is necessary to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer and to dowload and install the free, FileOpen plug-in.
Complete collection of ASHRAE active Standards and Guidelines.
ASTM Compass (American Society for Testing and Materials) This link opens in a new window
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Off-Campus access to this database
Subject(s) : Aerospace Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Industrial Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Materials Engineering
Full-Text : Yes (can only be accessed via the Library website)
Coverage Period : Variable
All full text ASTM standards are contained in the Book of Standards. Also covers the Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ) and the Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JOTE), accessible via the Digital Library.
CSA OnDemand This link opens in a new window
Suject(s) : All fields of Engineering
Full-Text : Yes
Coverage : 1931-
This resource includes all standards developed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), in English and in French, including older versions of standards, and related documents such as codes, manuals and commentaries. The subscription also includes standards adopted without change from many organizations such as ISO, IEC, and others.
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IEEE Xplore
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Subject(s): Electronics – Aerospace Engineering – Biomedical Engineering – Electrical Engineering – Industrial Engineering – Computer Engineering – Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Physics - Telecommunications
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IEEE Xplore provides access to the full text of journals and conference proceedings published by IEEE and IEE since 1988. Some titles date back to 1893. IEEE Xplore also provides the text of all IEEE’s active standards. Size: more than two million references.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) This link opens in a new window
Subject(s) : Computer Engineering - Telecommunications
Full-Text : Yes
Coverage Period : Variable
Provides access to more than 4000 ITU-T Recommendations, which constitute voluntary standards widely used in IT and telecommunications around the world.
Ouvrages routiers - Ministère des Transports (MTQ) This link opens in a new window
Subject(s) : Civil Engineering - Transportation
Full-text : Yes
Standards of the Ministère des Transports du Québec, published by Les Publications du Québec. Includes the "Standards - Road Works" collection, the current and previous "Cahiers des charges et devis généraux (CCDG)", as well as the guides and manuals "Assurance de la qualité", "Chaussées", "Conception et construction", "Électrotechnique", "Gestion de projets", "Ouvrages d’art", "Structures de signalisation ou d’éclairage" and " Zone côtière".
RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) This link opens in a new window
Subject(s) : Aerospace Engineering
Full-Text : Yes
Contact Christine Chahal for registration.
You can download any document in the “Store” for free, respecting the limit of 12 documents per day.
Over 350 documents representing a wide range of aviation standards. The documents are available in digital version.

Websites to find standards

ISO (International Organization for Standardization / Organisation internationale de normalisation)
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"The world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards."
Comprises "more than 19500 International Standards covering almost all aspects of technology and business".
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC / CEI)
Subject(s): Electronics – Biomedical Engineering – Electrical Engineering – Energy Engineering
ANSI (American National Standard Institute)
Subject(s): All fields of engineering
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An organization that approves U.S. standards. Includes standards from various subject areas, developed by U.S. and international organizations. Related to the NSSN (National Standards Systems Network).
SAE International
Subject(s): Aerospace Engineering – Mechanical Engineering
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Standards for aerospace and automotive engineering and also for commercial and ground vehicles.
NISO (National Information Standards Organization)
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Not-for profit organization accredited by ANSI.
DoD Index of Specifications and Standards (U.S. Dept. of Defense)
Subject(s): All fields of engineering
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ASSIST is the official source of standards used by the U.S. Department of Defense. Dates back to 1986. Access to full text U.S. military standards. Also includes non-governmental standards adopted for use by the Department.
SES - The Society for Standards Professionals
Subject(s): All fields of engineering
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Offers a list of U.S., European, and international sites and an index by country.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Subject(s): All fields of engineering
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (ASHB)

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