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Tips for searching for standards

To locate a standard, you should (ideally) know one or more of the following:

Acronym or name of the publishing organization
Standard number
Title of the standard
Date of the standard
The subject of the standard

When searching, do not include the dates in the document number

Search ASTM F54862, NOT ASTM F54862-2017

Avoid searching for general terms, such as "fan standards"

Search by document title or number; if you don't have this information, type-specific keywords that should appear in the title, for example, "axial fan"
Try searching one of the indexes below to identify the correct standard

Full-Text Standards

ACI Manual of Concrete Practice
Print - American Concrete Institute.
ASABE
Full Text - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers or ASAE - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASTM
Full Text - American Society for Testing and Materials.
IEEE
Full Text - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
2005 SAE Handbook

Electrical and Computer Standards

IEEE Xplore (IEEE)
IEEE journals, conference proceedings and standards. Also includes selected IEE publications.

IETF Standards
The Internet Engineering Task Force is an open standards organization for network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers.
W3C Standards
W3C develops these technical specifications and guidelines for web design through a process designed to maximize consensus about the content of a technical report, to ensure high technical and editorial quality, and to earn endorsement by W3C and the broader community.

U.S. Federal Regulation (DOT, EPA, OSHA, etc.)

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