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a free,
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collaborative,
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encyclopaedia
project
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Foundation...
The
Encyclopædia
Iranica is
dedicated to the
study of Iranian
civilization in
the Middle East,
the Caucasus,
Central Asia and
the Indian
Subcontinent.
The academic
reference work
will eventually
cover all
aspects of
Iranian history
and culture as
well as all
Iranian
languages and
literatures,
facilitating the
whole range of
Iranian studies
research from
archaeology to
political
sciences...
Explore the
updated online
encyclopaedia
from
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
with hundreds of
thousands of
articles,
biographies,
videos, images,
and web sites.
The
Dehkhoda Persian
Dictionary
is the largest
comprehensive
Persian
dictionary ever
published,
comprising 15
volumes (more
than 26000
pages). The
complete work is
an ongoing
effort that
entails over
forty-five years
of efforts by
Dehkhoda and a
cadre of other
experts...
Academic websites
University of
Tehran is
Iran's oldest
university.
Located in
Tehran, the
university is
among the most
prestigious in
the country and
the Middle East,
and is
consistently
selected as the
first choice of
many applicants
in the annual
nationwide
entrance exam
for top Iranian
universities...
Amirkabir
University of
Technology
(Polytechnic of
Tehran) is a
public,
coeducational
research
university
founded in 1958
as the first
established
technical
university in
Iran and has the
first rank for
industry related
activities in
the country...
Anglia Ruskin
University
is one of the
largest
universities in
the East of
England, and one
of the largest
providers of
face-to-face
part-time
training in the
country. Anglia
Ruskin
University was
shortlisted for
the Outstanding
Employer
Engagement
Initiative Award
at the Times
Higher Education
Awards 2008...
(Since 2009 to
keep myself in
touch with
university
environment, I
have been
volunteering to
mentor
second year
civil
engineering
students of
Anglia Ruskin
University,
Chelmsford, UK.)
Free Online
Course Materials
| MIT
OpenCourseWare
MIT OCW is a
free and open
educational
resource for
educators,
students, and
self-learners
around the
world. MIT OCW
is a publication
of MIT course
materials, does
not require any
registration, is
not a
degree-granting
or
certificate-granting
activity, and
does not provide
access to MIT
faculty...
The
Iranian Research
Institute for
Information
Science and
Technology
(IRANDOC) is
an institute
affiliated with
the Ministry of
Science,
Research, and
Technology which
was established
to work in the
field of science
and technology
of Information
and
Librarianship.
The goals of
this institute
consist of
information
research
activities,
collecting and
dissemination of
scientific
information and
documentation.
IRANDOC has so
far developed
various
scientific
databases and
meets different
information
needs of its
users...
The
Institute for
Computational
Engineering and
Sciences
(ICES) was
created at the
University of
Texas at Austin
to provide the
infrastructure
and intellectual
leadership for
strong
interdisciplinary
programs in
computational
engineering and
sciences...
CiteSeerx
is a scientific
literature
digital library
and search
engine that
focuses
primarily on the
literature in
computer and
information
science.
CiteSeerx
aims to improve
the
dissemination of
scientific
literature and
to provide
improvements in
functionality,
usability,
availability,
cost,
comprehensiveness,
efficiency, and
timeliness in
the access of
scientific and
scholarly
knowledge...
The Japan
Society for
Computational
Engineering and
Science
(JSCES) was
founded in 1995
to promote
advances of
education and
technology in
computational
engineering by
opening the
meeting among
the members of
JSCES and the
related
organisation...
Structural / bridge Engineering
Standards for
Highways: On
this site you
will find many
invaluable
full-text
documents
related to the
design,
construction and
maintenance of
highways,
highway
structures, etc;
including The
Design Manual
for Roads &
Bridges, The
Manual of
Contract
Documents for
Highway Works,
etc...
The Institution
of Structural
Engineers (IStructE)
is a
professional
body for
structural
engineering
based in the
United Kingdom.
It has 23,600
members in 105
countries. The
Institution is a
learned body and
provider of
professional
accreditation
for structural
engineers...
The Concrete
Centre is
the central
development
organisation for
the UK concrete
industry and
provides a
variety of
services
including a wide
range of
technical
publications and
brochures,
design guidance,
seminars and
events,
educational
courses and
competitions,
magazine
supplements and
online
resources...
Hexa Consulting
Engineers
was founded in
1965 and since
then has
provided
consultancy
services to
government
departments,
private clients
and contractors.
The firm
specialises in
the design and
supervision of
construction of
heavy civil
engineering
works. To date,
the firm has
been responsible
for the design
and/or
supervision of
construction of
over 160
important
bridges, 600km
of roads and
motorways, 230km
of railways,
several tunnels,
interchanges,
underpasses,
metro stations
and commercial
buildings...
Website
of David Childs
BSC CEng MICE
was launched in
1998 by David
Childs and has
developed as a
result of
requests for
information
about bridge
related
subjects. The
bridge design
and bridge
assessment
standards used
in the examples
and tutorials
are BS 5400 and
the Design
Manual for Roads
and Bridges...
Mouchel is a
consulting and
business
services group
that provides
many of the
design,
managerial and
engineering
services that
support modern
society...
I have worked at
Hexa Consulting
Engineers since
2003 for about
six years and
then joined
Mouchel in 2008.
Photography and painting
The underlying
theme of
TrekEarth is
learning more
about the world
through
photography.
TrekEarth
fosters this by
allowing
photographers to
display their
work grouped by
regions in a
supportive and
orderly
environment.
This is
accomplished by
an easy-to-use
system which
encourages
people to
critique each
other's work.
Integrated with
this system are
forums designed
to encourage
discussion about
specific photos,
countries, and
general
topics...
The
Art Renewal
Center (ARC)
is devoted to
create the
largest online
museum on the
internet, with
hundreds of
thousands of
oversized high
quality images
of all the known
works of the
greatest
painters and
sculptors in
human history,
cross referenced
to the largest
encyclopaedic
online art
reference
library of
historical
texts, essays,
biographies and
articles...
Photo.net is
an online
community with
hundreds of
thousands of
active members
and many more
casual viewers
visiting daily
started in 1993
and strive to be
the best
peer-to-peer
educational
system for
people who wish
to become better
photographers...
Iranology
The
Iran Chamber
Society was
founded in 2001
as a nonpartisan
and nonprofit
organization
with the aim to
promote Iranian
culture and
history to
provide
information on
all aspects of
Iranian/Persian
history, art and
culture...
The
Circle of
Ancient Iranian
Studies w was
established in
1998 to act as a
forum for the
exchange of
information
about the art,
archaeology,
culture and
civilisation of
Iranian peoples
and to expand
understanding
and appreciation
of pre-Islamic
Iranian heritage
as achieved
through
systematic
investigation of
the
archaeological
and historical
records...
The
Foundation for
Iranian Studies
was established
in 1981 as a
non-profit
educational and
research
institution to
preserve, study,
and transmit
Iran's cultural
heritage; to
study
contemporary
issues in
Iranian
government and
society; and to
point to the
probable social,
economic,
political, and
military
directions Iran
might take in
the 21st
century...
The
Persepolis3D
is a virtual
reconstruction
and animation
endeavour to
bring Persepolis
back to life –
not only to show
the complexities
of its urban
design but also
to illuminate
the wealth of
details to a
wide spectrum of
both
professionals
and interested
laymen alike...
The
Culture of Iran
tries to
provide a brief
and accurate
portrayal of
Iranian culture.
The author
attempted to
trace the
origins and
symbolism of the
major Iranian
celebrations,
ceremonies and
rituals, in
addition to
their present
forms...
Iranian music and dance
Darya Dadvar
is an
accomplished
Iranian soprano
soloist and
composer living
in Paris,
France. Her
silky soprano is
flexible as well
as powerful, and
she has a
magnetic
personality to
help set her
music on fire...
Sima Bina is
a notable
Persian
classical
musician,
researcher,
composer, singer
and song-writer
of Iranian folk
music...
Called "one of
the wonders of
world trance
music", by The
Los Angeles
Times,
Mamak Khadem
captivates
audiences by
blending her
roots in the
ancient poetry
and music of the
Persian masters
with a bold and
revolutionary
new sound...
Sepideh
Raissadat is
an Iranian
classical
vocalist,
musician and
researcher...
Afsaneh Art and
Culture Society
(AACS)
founded in 1986
is a non-profit
cultural
organisation
devoted to the
expressive arts
dance, music and
poetry of the
greater Iranian
cultural
continent: Iran,
Tajikistan,
Afghanistan,
Uzbekistan,
Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan,
Armenia and
Western China.
The historical
trade route Silk
Road, stretched
across thousands
of kilometres in
Central Asia —
from the China
Sea in the East
to the
Mediterranean in
the West,
connected these
countries for
centuries long,
not only
physically but
also
culturally...
Sahar Dehghan,
an Iranian
principal
dancer,
choreographer,
teacher and
maestro
especially in
Iranian
classical and
Sufi mythical
dances, is a
Persian
miniature
painting brought
to life, a real
Persian princess
who brings
hallucination
and drunkenness
by her dance...
Other websites
The
United Nations
Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural
Organization
(UNESCO) is
a specialised
agency of the
United Nations
established in
1945. Its stated
purpose is to
contribute to
peace and
security by
promoting
international
collaboration
through
education,
science, and
culture in order
to further
universal
respect for
justice, the
rule of law, and
the human rights
along with
fundamental
freedoms
proclaimed in
the UN
Charter...
Heritage
is our legacy
from the past,
what we live
with today, and
what we pass on
to future
generations. The
United Nations
Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural
Organization
(UNESCO) seeks
to encourage the
identification,
protection and
preservation of
cultural and
natural heritage
around the world
considered to be
of outstanding
value to
humanity...
شبهای بی سحر
وبلاگیست
دربردارنده ی
مطالب تاریخی،
باستانشناسی و
زبانشناسی فارغ
از هرگونه اندیشه
ی قومی، نژادی و
یا دینی...
Livius is a
website on
ancient history
written and
maintained since
1996 by the
Dutch historian
Jona Lendering...
Website
of David Childs
BSC CEng MICE
Sepideh
Raissadat
