Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering): Websites

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Professional Organisations

Engineers Australia    

The Institution of Engineers Australia, often shortened to Engineers Australia (EA) is a professional body and not-for- profit organisation committed to the advancement of engineering field within Australia. 

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME, founded in 1880, is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines, towards a goal of helping the global engineering community develop solutions to benefit lives and livelihoods.

Australian Computer Society - ACS

The professional association for Australia's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

Audio Engineering Society

The leading professional association worldwide for professionals and students involved in the audio industry.

Audio Engineering Society Melbourne Section

Useful information about the section, audio-related articles, and information about the past and forthcoming meetings for students and professional audio practitioners alike.

Young Engineers Australia

Facilitates the professional and personal development of young engineers.

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)

Professional organisation providing services to professionals engaged in all facets of the global minerals sector.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology

The largest multidisciplinary professional engineering institution in the world

Useful websites

eFunda

Standing for engineering fundamentals, eFunda's mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs.

ENGINEERING.COM
A digital media publisher that highlights the latest advances in technology for product innovation and manufacturing.

CircuitLab 

An online, in-browser tool for designing schematics. Online simulation allows for quick design iteration and electronic learning about electronics.

electrical4u.com

Electrical engineering study site covering entire aspects of the electrical engineering subject, from basic to advanced.

All About Circuits
One of the largest online electrical engineering communities for sharing knowledge and ideas.

Instructables

Lets you explore, among others, many electrical and electronics projects and creations which you can also DIY, document, and share.

Engineers Garage

Dedicated to the community of tech savvy people working on projects in the field of electronics, microcontrollers, electronic circuits, schematics, circuit diagrams etc.

AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating)

AIRAH, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating focuses on the whole of the Australian HVAC&R industry. It publishes safety guidelines, technical manuals and industry magazines, and runs technical seminars, conferences and trade events for their members and the industry. It also offers impartial technical advice and collateral development and engagement in a range of professional development activities that support its members and encourages a safe, healthy, comfortable and sustainable future for the wider community.

Engineering apps for Apple or Android devices

Engineer's Handbook Contains useful conversion factors, resources and data associated with engineering and physics. Free on iTunes store.

RealCalc - A Realistic Scientific Calculator for Android

Engineering Professional - Combines all of the formulas from Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Hydrology and Mechanical Engineering formulator apps. Over 650 formulas allow for determining everything from calculations on shafts to calculation on loads on beams.

FingerCAD - the first CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer. With "FingerCAD" you can draw houses, bridges, floor plans, mechanical components, geometrical figures, anything that can be designed with a common PC CAD. 

iEngineer - contains a complete specifications for over 300 U.S. and metric bolts and screws.