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CE 162 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING |2nd Sem A.Y.

2021-2022 [Student Number]

Writing a Laboratory Report


Laboratory 0
Jaime Angelo S. Victor
202012345

October 1, 2021

Abstract: Good lab report does more than present data; it demonstrates the writer's
comprehension of the concepts behind the data. Merely recording the expected and observed
results is not sufficient; you should also identify how and why differences occurred, explain how
they affected your experiment, and show your understanding of the principles the experiment was
designed to examine. Bear in mind that a format, however helpful, cannot replace clear thinking
and organized writing. You still need to organize your ideas carefully and express them
coherently. An summarizes four essential aspects of the report: (a) the purpose of the experiment
(sometimes expressed as the purpose of the report), (b) key findings, (c) significance and (d)
major conclusions. The abstract often also includes a brief reference to theory or methodology.
The information should clearly enable readers to decide whether they need to read your whole
report. The abstract should be one paragraph of 100-200 words (the sample below is 191 words).

I. Objectives
Objectives can be written in bulleted form. State the topic of your report clearly and concisely, in
one or two sentences.

II. Reference of standard procedure


Describe the process in chronological order. Use proper flowchart symbols (i.e. decision
symbols) for easier reference of the procedure. Use past tense. Figures would help illustrate what
was done.

III. Given (reported) data


This section presents the given data in the module with the necessary adjustments based on
instructions. Data may be shown the way it was presented in the module.

Table 1. Data presented in the module with adjusted values


Mixture Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
Soil A 2.98 3.22 4.54
Soil B 2.22 2.22 4.64

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IV. Results
This is usually dominated by calculations, tables and figures. In most cases, providing a sample
calculation for one trial is sufficient in the report. You don’t need to show all computations for all
trials. Also, all assumptions and supporting solutions must be presented here to provide enough
proof for the final answer.

V. Analyses and Discussions


Explain. Analyze. Interpret. Compare expected results with those obtained. If there were
differences, how can you account for them? Analyze experimental error. Was it avoidable? If an
experiment was within the tolerances, you can still account for the difference from the ideal. If the
flaws result from the experimental design explain how the design might be improved. Relate the
results to your experimental objective(s). Explain your results in terms of theoretical issues.

This section should also include further discussions about the experiment and its applications.
Answers to follow-up questions given in the module must be written here. Any other concepts
relevant to the experiment may be discussed in this section.

VI. Conclusions
A conclusion must be integrated at the end to summarize the report. The conclusion might also
be a place to discuss weaknesses of experimental design, what future work needs to be done to
extend your conclusions, or what the implications of your conclusion are.

VII. References

Please use APA style in writing your references.

Appendices

Appendix section includes duplicate calculations for the rest of the data and other information
supporting the test results. This may include photos, graphs, charts, and tables generated during
the implementation of the experiment.

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