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Engineering Research Guide

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Call Numbers: Library of Congress Classification

Call Numbers for Engineering Books

Our Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to assign call numbers. In this system, the first two or three lines of a call number identify the subject of a book or other item. Some of the main call numbers used for Engineering are:

TA

Engineering (General). Civil engineering

TC

Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering

TD

Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

TJ

Mechanical engineering and machinery

TK

Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering

TL

Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering

TN

Mining engineering. Metallurgy

TP

Chemical technology

Subclass TA

TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA164 Bioengineering
TA165 Engineering instruments, meters, etc. Industrial instrumentation
TA166-167 Human engineering
TA168 Systems engineering
TA170-171 Environmental engineering
TA174 Engineering design
TA177.4-185 Engineering economy
TA190-194 Management of engineering works
TA197-198 Engineering meteorology
TA213-215 Engineering machinery, tools, and implements
TA329-348 Engineering mathematics. Engineering analysis
TA365-367 Acoustics in engineering. Acoustical engineering
TA349-359 Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics
TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA495 Disasters and engineering
TA501-625 Surveying
TA630-695 Structural engineering (General)
TA703-712 Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction
TA715-787 Earthwork. Foundations
TA800-820 Tunneling. Tunnels
TA1001-1280 Transportation engineering
TA1501-1820 Applied optics. Photonics
TA2001-2040 Plasma engineering. Applied plasma dynamics

 

Subclass TC

TC1-978 Hydraulic engineering 
TC160-181 Technical hydraulics 
TC183-201 General preliminary operations. Dredging. Submarine building 
TC203-380 Harbors and coast protective works. Coastal engineering. Lighthouses
TC401-506 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) 
TC530-537 River protective works. Regulation. Flood control
TC540-558 Dams. Barrages
TC601-791 Canals and inland navigation. Waterways
TC801-978 Irrigation engineering. Reclamation of wasteland. Drainage
TC1501-1800 Ocean engineering

Subclass TD

TD1-1066 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD159-168 Municipal engineering
TD169-171.8 Environmental protection
TD172-193.5 Environmental pollution
TD194-195 Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD419-428 Water pollution
TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
TD481-493 Water distribution systems
TD511-780 Sewage collection and disposal systems. Sewerage
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
TD813-870 Street cleaning. Litter and its removal
TD878-894 Special types of environment Including soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution
TD895-899 Industrial and factory sanitation
TD896-899 Industrial and factory wastes
TD920-934 Rural and farm sanitary engineering
TD940-949 Low temperature sanitary engineering
TD1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal

Subclass TJ

TJ1-1570 Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ163.13-163.25 Power resources
TJ163.26-163.5 Energy conservation
TJ170-179 Mechanics applied to machinery. Dynamics
TJ181-210 Mechanical movements
TJ210.2-211.47 Mechanical devices and figures. Automata. Ingenious mechanisms. Robots (General)
TJ212-225 Control engineering systems. Automatic machinery (General)
TJ227-240 Machine design and drawing
TJ241-254.7 Machine construction (General)
TJ255-265 Heat engines
TJ266-267.5 Turbines. Turbomachines (General)
TJ268-740 Steam engineering
TJ603-695 Locomotives
TJ751-805 Miscellaneous motors and engines Including gas, gasoline, diesel engines
TJ807-830 Renewable energy sources
TJ836-927 Hydraulic machinery
TJ940-940.5 Vacuum technology
TJ950-1030 Pneumatic machinery
TJ1040-1119 Machinery exclusive of prime movers
TJ1125-1345 Machine shops and machine shop practice
TJ1350-1418 Hoisting and conveying machinery
TJ1425-1475 Lifting and pressing machinery
TJ1480-1496 Agricultural machinery. Farm machinery
TJ1501-1519 Sewing machines

Subclass TK

TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK301-399 Electric meters
TK452-454.4 Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks
TK1001-1841 Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
TK2000-2891 Dynamoelectric machinery and auxiliaries Including generators, motors, transformers
TK2896-2985 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
TK3001-3521 Distribution or transmission of electric power
TK4001-4102 Applications of electric power
TK4125-4399 Electric lighting
TK4601-4661 Electric heating
TK5101-6720 Telecommunication Including telegraphy, telephone, radio, radar, television
TK7800-8360 Electronics
TK7885-7895 Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK8300-8360 Photoelectronic devices (General)
TK9001-9401 Nuclear engineering. Atomic power

Subclass TL

TL1-4050 Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
TL1-484 Motor vehicles. Cycles
TL500-777 Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
TL780-785.8 Rocket propulsion. Rockets
TL787-4050 Astronautics. Space travel

Subclass TN

TN1-997 Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN263-271 Mineral deposits. Metallic ore deposits. Prospecting
TN275-325 Practical mining operations. Safety measures
TN331-347 Mine transportation, haulage and hoisting. Mining machinery
TN400-580 Ore deposits and mining of particular metals
TN600-799 Metallurgy
TN799.5-948 Nonmetallic minerals
TN950-997 Building and ornamental stones

Subclass TP

TP1-1185 Chemical technology
TP155-156 Chemical engineering
TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
TP248.13-248.65 Biotechnology
TP250-261 Industrial electrochemistry
TP267.5-301 Explosives and pyrotechnics
TP315-360 Fuel
TP368-456 Food processing and manufacture
TP480-498 Low temperature engineering. Cryogenic engineering. Refrigeration
TP500-660 Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol
TP670-699 Oils, fats, and waxes
TP690-692.5 Petroleum refining. Petroleum products
TP700-746 Illuminating industries (Nonelectric)
TP751-762 Gas industry
TP785-869 Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
TP875-888 Cement industries
TP890-933 Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.
TP934-945 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc.
TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture

Subclasses T, TE, TF, TG, TH, TS

T1-995 Technology (General)
T55.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering
T57-57.97 Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods
T59.7-59.77 Human engineering in industry. Man-machine systems
T175-178 Industrial research. Research and development
T351-385 Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics
TE1-450 Roads and pavements
TF1-1620 Railroad engineering and operation
TG1-470  Bridge engineering
TH1-9745  Building construction
TH1-9745 Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings
TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
TH6014-6081 Environmental engineering of buildings. Sanitary engineering of buildings
TS1-2301  Manufactures

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