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Content Categorization Guide
One of the most important goals, besides including high quality article with complete references, is to properly categorize the content of Structural Wiki.
Types of Content
- portals - introduction for a given topic
- regular wiki pages - pages dealing with a specific topic (term definition, design example)
- galleries - grouping of related picture or photographs
Portals
A portal is introductory page for a given topic. List of portals provides a list of existing or proposed portals.
Topics and Grouping of Pages
For any given topic, such as bearing design or plate design, the following types of content are relevant:
- overall concept (from general idea to specific, code-based treatment)
- design guidelines
- derivation of underlying equations
- construction procedures
- design examples
- sample drawings and details
- failures
- photographs
- inspection procedures
- references
All pages related to a topic will be interlinked by using navigation boxes to simplify navigation.
Navigation boxes are used to simplify navigation within a given topic.
Categories
Categories enable broader navigation over related wiki pages, not necessarily belonging to a given topic.
Templates
Templates are used to set up navigation boxes and other content.
Current Goals
The current goal is to completely import glossary of bridge and civil engineering terminology from digitized Bridge Engineering book. Refer to Category:Glossary for more details. To get started with editing, please create your account by clicking the link in upper right corner. Visit help for more information on editing.
Software Database Cross Linking
Making bi-directional links between software database entries and corresponding wiki entries will enable to provide more complete content. We plan to link the following bi-directionally link the following items from the software database:
Resources List
- StructuralWiki:Resources with a list of directories, associations, journals, etc. - once completed, add to navigation menu
Portals
- setup basic content for portals
Photographs
- add photographs and other graphical content
Desired Pages
- Weathering steel
- Self-consolidating concrete
- Featured articles
Desired Categories
- Milestone Publications - publications that made lasting impact on the civil engineering profession
- ... - to designate page in progress
- Add Wiki Link for pages for which link needs to be added from software database