12 Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition
Bucher, W. and C. Madrid. 1996. Dictionary of Building Preservation. New York: Preservation
Press. This is an example of a dictionary that sounds specialized, but which provides use-
ful denitions of unusual engineering terms in construction, and includes illustrations and
line drawings from the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Cardarelli, F. 2008. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference, 2nd ed. New
York: Springer. This concise version provides quick access to physical and chemical
properties of all classes of materials. Topically arranged, the usability of the chapters
is reinforced with an index and a bibliography. It is also available as an e-book via