Answered By: Ken Winter
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2022     Views: 171

The Knovel database provides desktop access to electronic versions of over 3,500 publications from key transportation and engineering publishers, including AASHTO.  It contains online versions of core AASHTO titles like: 

  • "A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets” (The Green Book)
  • “Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing”
  • “AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications”
  • “Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges”

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