Nazarbayev University LibGuides: Engineering Standards: Searching for Standards

Searching Standards

It is necessary to know title or code/number of series or the name of the publishing organization to search for the standards
Many major standards like ISO, IEC, EN are commonly being adopted by another standard. In a case when you are not able to access the actual standard, look for the standard that has adopted the standard you are looking for.
Some standards are also referenced and included as appendices in technical books so try searching using Primo or in specific e-books database.

Library Print Collection

International standards IEC. International standards for electrical, electronic and related technologies (60076).
Structural Eurocodes - British Standards (BS EN). The Structural Eurocodes are a set of harmonized European standards for the design of buildings and civil engineering structures. There are 10 Eurocodes made up of 58 parts covering various subjects related to construction.
СН РК EN (Cтроительные нормы Республики Казахстан на основе Европейских стандартов EN). Locally adopted BS EN standards. Eurocode is the one being officially used in Kazakhstan - Kazakhstani National Annexes (СН РК EN).

Online Subscription

The Library has online subscription to:

IEEE Xplore Digital Library
With an active portfolio of nearly 1,300 standards and projects under development, IEEE is a leading developer of industry standards in a broad range of technologies.
ASTM Compass
ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.
Content includes:
- ASTM standards
- ASTM eJournals
- Research Reports
- Selected Technical Papers
- Manuals
- Data Series
- E-learning platform for Petroleum.

Online Resources

More often full-text standards are available through subscription. References and publication catalogs can be found on the standards writing organizations websites or commercial sources.

The EN Eurocodes
Information on the EN Eurocodes: legislation, implementation, design, publications and more.
IHS Markit
Provides new and historical technical standards, codes, specifications and related documents from hundreds of Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) including professional societies, trade associations, corporations, military and government agencies, and national and international standards bodies.
ASHRAE Standards & Guidelines
The viewing access to standards by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
COVID-19 Resources
AAMI is providing this curated collection of resources to assist the health technology field.
ICC Building Codes
Read-Only access to freely available ICC International Building Codes via their website. Codes include the most recent editions of International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Residential Code (IRC) and more.