The world runs on standards that define everything. Unfortunately these standards are proprietary which is highly inconvenient.
Where would one obtain standards namely international standards (ISO) and Australian standards (AS). Some can be found on the internet archive but a majority cannot. I believe some libraries let you download some version with all sorts of drm but that’s not something I want to deal with.
How hard can it be to get a pdf that defined how literally everything in the world works.
EDIT: I have checked Library Genesis it has some but not all.
It’s worth asking your local library. My library card gives me read-only access to every ISO standard I’ve ever needed.
There’s also the Estonian standards institute which offers the same standards for much much cheaper.
Are standards still a thing? My shrimp is radioactive and they are building vehicles too big for the roads, to mention only a few.
AS = Australian?
I know AS as = Aerospace, as in AS9100, AS9102, AS9145, AS13100, and more. The first at least is fairly easy to get a copy of via basic torrenting; current rev is D.
The “easiest” way to get a copy is to be in industry and use your company’s resources to obtain a copy.
AS9100 is the “base” and it is just ISO9001 + some extra aerospace-specific additions.
evs.ee at least offers ISO standards at a not extortionate price:
The pdfs do have some DRM on them and they will come watermarked with the buyer details though. The former is easy to get around - I used foxit reader and a pdf ‘printer’ to make a copy that opens nicely in anything.
.ee ? EESTIMENTIONED
I can usually find ASME and ISO standards by just googling the standard’s name and revision with PDF at the end. Usually works pretty well. Aerospace stuff is harder to find to be honest. I’d give the other suggestions a shot.
