Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, has announced the acquisition of Structurae, an online structural and civil engineering database. The acquisition aligns with the company’s long-term strategies to support research, learning, and professional practice with content and services that provide customers with information, learning resources, and best practices to enhance their professional lives and realise their career and personal goals.
With more than 1 million page views a month from around the world, Structurae is the largest online database for works of bridge, civil, and structural engineering and is available in three languages - English, French and German. The database contains structural, technological, architectural, historic and social information about more than 60,000 new and historic bridges, tunnels, dams, skyscrapers, stadiums, towers and other structures, as well as over 100,000 photos that document and illustrate them.
Additionally, Structurae provides information about more than 10,000 companies in the construction sector; bibliographic information on more than 50,000 publications; and biographies of about 9,000 personalities related to construction. Helpful links and a product database round off this online compendium.
