You can find design information in the library catalogue or an eBook collection like Knovel. To access online resources, sign in with your UTORid.

You can use the keywords below as search terms.

To find information about materials selection, try a search using terms such as:

• materials selection
• materials
• materials engineering design

If you are designing for a specific purpose you can additional search terms like "sustainability" or "product design".

You can also search a specific material, e.g.:

• plastic
• steel
• aluminum
• cast iron

Use the search term materials properties to find information. You can find more specific information by adding search terms such as:

• concrete
• plastics
• thermoplastics
• ceramics

Below are links to other sources you can search:

The Engineering & Computer Science Library has a number of engineering costing handbooks in the Reference section that can help you estimate costs of designs. Many of these are located in the TH435... section. Below is a sample of costing books from the Reference Area that may be useful in your project: