civil engineering magazines

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I’m thinking of suscribing to a civil engineering magazine as a gift for a friend. I’m located in Canada. Does anyone have any recommendations? Hes especially interested in structural engineering.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Most civil engineering magazines (particularly structural) are received as a result of membership in a particular organization.</p>

<p>I’m a member of AISC (Amer. Inst. of Steel Construction) and I particularly like “Modern Steel Construction”. It’s my favorite. They showcase some really cool projects every month, and I’m really fond of steel design anyhow.</p>

<p>I’m also a member of ASCE (Amer. Soc. of Civ. Engs.) and they publish “Civil Engineering”. </p>

<p>Zweig White also publishes “CE News” ([Welcome</a> to CENews.com - For the Business of Civil Engineering](<a href=“http://www.cenews.com%5DWelcome”>http://www.cenews.com)) and “Structural Engineer” (<a href=“http://www.gostructural.com)%5B/url%5D”>www.gostructural.com)</a>. They have some pretty good salary surveys every year, and they publish a list of the best firms to work for every year, too.</p>

<p>There’s also “Structure” which is decently good (<a href=“http://www.STRUCTUREmag.org)%5B/url%5D”>www.STRUCTUREmag.org)</a>.</p>

<p>I also get “Spectra”, but that’s more of an academic journal from my EERI (Earthq. Eng. Research Inst.) membership. It’s pretty cool, but others might not find it as interesting as I do.</p>

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<p>If I’m not mistaken, Modern Steel Construction is free to U.S. residents, regardless of AISC membership. It’s available for a free for non U.S. residents (including Canada). </p>

<p>[Modern</a> Steel Construction » Subscriptions](<a href=“http://www.modernsteel.com/subscriptions.php]Modern”>http://www.modernsteel.com/subscriptions.php)</p>

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<p>Hunh! Cool. I always just got it automagically because of my AISC membership; never knew you could just ask for it.</p>

<p>It really is a great magazine. I like the steel quizzes.</p>

<p>I… am admittedly lame.</p>

<p>(I seriously considered getting married in a church I saw an article on in MSC, the main draw being that there was an article on it in MSC. It was also just a very lovely cathedral.)</p>

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<p>Typo… it’s available for a FEE, not free, for non-U.S. residents.</p>

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<p>I definately want to get something engineering related for his birthday. What do you think about be better? 1year subscription to Modern Steel construction or a framed picture of a bridge.</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Considering the fact that MSC is free and that you were presumably planning on buying him something in the first place, you can probably do both…</p>

<p>Also check out [Gifts</a> for Engineers, Unique gifts for every engineer on your list](<a href=“http://www.giftsforengineers.com%5DGifts”>http://www.giftsforengineers.com). A friend once bought me some blueprints-themed civil engineering stuff from there and it was a lot of fun.</p>