Materials in the Renton Technical College Library

that support construction and building trades

students, educators, and practitioners.

Please click on the description to run an RTC catalog search for materials on that subject.

Note that the number range will continue beyond the specific number; keep an eye on

the titles to make sure that you are still in the section you want.

Dewey Call Number Range	Description of subject area
331	Labor economics
343.0786	Industrial law, including Uniform & International Building Codes, plumbing codes, etc.
344.01	Labor law
344.046 – 344.047	Industrial safety and hazardous materials laws
363.11	Safety services in industry
363.17 – 363.18	Hazardous materials and machines practices
526.9	Surveying
604 – 604.3	Drafting & technical drawing
604.7	Hazardous materials engineering
620	General engineering, including, human factors & safety engineering
621	Applied physics, including, tools, machinery, electricity, wiring, & refrigeration (but NOT electronics, machine tools, or CNC)
624	Civil engineering, including excavation, underground construction, & bridges
625.7	Roads, road surfaces, & road construction, including flagging
671.5	Welding & cutting metals
674	Lumber & wood products
683.3	Locks & locksmithing
690 – 699	Buildings & construction, including materials and methods
720	Architecture & structure design

In addition to the above listings, the RTC Library has items in related areas that support

individuals in construction & building trades. These subject areas include:

The Renton Technical College Library also subscribes to 106 different serials (magazines,

journals, or newspapers) that support construction education and the construction trades.

Thirty-one of these are received in hard copy at the Library and the rest are available in

full-text or full-image through one of the on-line sources that we subscribe to.