Specifications and Guidelines for Preparation of

Bachelor of Technology Project Report

A Project Report Submitted

in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

by
Rajinder Pal Singh
(63121)
Gurmeet Singh
63245
Jasmeet Guggi
63303
Ranjeeta Kaur
63524
Manpreet Singh
63625

Department of Civil Engineering

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
Kanpur 208016, INDIA
June 2006
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 Abstract

The undergraduate program of study requires that each student

conducts an engineering project in their area of engineering and
submits a report on it in consultation with the faculty member(s)
supervising the same. The Bachelor’s Project is included in the
curriculum with a view to synthesise the education gathered during the
various courses credited by the student during the undergraduate
program at IIT Kanpur. Creating a report of the project is part of the
training of skill building of the student on of technical communication.
Here the emphasis is on presenting a technical matter in an objective
written form.

This document is a record of the requirements for preparation of

the Report of the Bachelor of Technology Project submitted at the end
of the undergraduate program of study. It prescribes typical contents
that a Bachelor of Technology Project Report usually should contain,
and provides the format of its presentation. Some guidelines are
mandatory to follow during the preparation of the report, while the
others help in improving the presentation of the work accomplished in
the project.

All students pursuing Bachelor of Technology Projects are urged

to read the contents and form of this document carefully, and prepare
their Bachelor of Technology Project Report as prescribed. It is hoped
that this document will lead to a modest beginning in the Institute
towards imparting education in professional written presentations.

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 Acknowledgments

This document is prepared by the inspiration received from

Professor Pramod Bahadur Shreshtha, Head, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Institute of Engineering (Pulchowk Campus), Tribhuvan
University, Kathmandu (Nepal). Many colleagues at IIT Kanpur have
carefully read and improved the document; their contributions are
gratefully acknowledged.

C.V.R.Murty

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 Certificate

It is certified that the work contained in this report titled

“Specifications and Guidelines for Preparation of Bachelor of Technology
Project Reports" is the original work done by Rajinder Pal Singh(63121),
Gurmeet Singh (63245), Jasmeet Guggi (63303), Ranjeeta Kaur
(63524), and Manpreet Bagga (63625), and has been carried out under
our supervision.

Joginder Sodhi, Nemchand Vij, Ramandeep Ahluwalia and C. V. R. Murty

Project Supervisors
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur
Kanpur 208016

17 June 2006

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 Table of Contents

page
Abstract iii
Certificate iv
Acknowledgments v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
List of Symbols ix

Chapter 1 : Introduction 1
1.1 Purpose of This Document 1
1.2 Project Report Submission 2

Chapter 2 : Guidelines for Arrangement of Contents 3

2.1 Preliminary Pages 3
2.1.1 Title Page 3
2.1.2 Abstract Page 3
2.1.3 Certificate Page 3
2.1.4 Acknowledgments Page 3
2.1.5 Table of Contents 3
2.1.6 Lists of Tables and Figures 4
2.1.7 List of Symbols 4
2.2 Main Body 4
2.3 Appendices 4
2.4 Closing Remarks 5

Chapter 3 : Specifications of Report Format 7

3.1 Preparation of the Manuscript 7
3.2 Sizes and Margins 7
3.3 Style of Writing 8
3.4 Page Numbering 8
3.5 Font, Line Spacing and Justification 8
3.6 Equations, Tables and Figures 9
3.7 Symbols 12
3.8 References 12
3.9 Appendices 12
3.10 Printing and Binding 13

Chapter 4 : Summary and Conclusions 15

4.1 Summary 15
4.2 Concluding Remarks 15

References 16
Appendix A: List of Structural Engineering Courses 17
Offered at IIT Kanpur

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 List of
Tables
Table Title page

3.1 Quantities of Materials Required in the Designs with 10

Different Grades of Concrete

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to which the report is submitted is in 12pt, bold style. The name of the
institute to which it is submitted is in 12pt, bold capital style. And, the
month and year of submission is in 12pt, regular style. The line spaces
between the above items shall be adjusted for aesthetic appeal.

The font size in the whole report is 12pt for all text in the
preliminary, main and appendices pages. Some text in the tables and
the figures may have smaller fonts, but not smaller than 8pt. However,
the titles of the tables and figures shall be in 12pt. The chapter title is
in 16pt, bold style. The line showing the chapter number is in 14pt,
regular style. First level sub-headings are in 12pt, bold style with first
letter capitals. The second level subheadings are in 12pt, bold style,
and the third level sub-headings in 12pt, bold style in italics. In the
chapter titles, headings and sub-headings, where first letters are in
capitals, words, such as “of”, "a", "an" and "the", are in lower case.

All text in the report shall be in single spacing with each line
12pt thick. One blank line of 12pt size is provided after every
paragraph. Before every first heading, two blank lines are provided
each of 12pt size, and before every first and second level sub-
headings, one blank line of 12pt size. No space shall be left between
the headings & sub- headings and the text that follows them. Between
the line having the ruler under the chapter number and chapter title,
one blank line is provided of 12pt size. The entire text shall be double
justified to the width of the available textbox after removing the
margins.

3.1 Equations, Tables and Figures

All equations, tables and figures shall be prepared on electronic
media. Equations are embedded in the text at the appropriate
locations. Equations shall be placed with one tab from the left margin
of the active text. Each equation shall be assigned a number, which is
placed in right end of the line in parentheses. For example, the
ultimate bending moment capacity Mu and ultimate shear force
capacity Vu of an under-reinforced reinforced concrete cross-section
are given by:

Mu = fc,aveb xu x + fsc Asc (xu − d' ) + 0.87 Ast (d − xu ) (3.1)

fy

and
0.87 fy Asv b
Vu = bd + , (3.2)
c
τ sv
where b and d are breadth and effective depth of the rectangular
section, respectively; d' is effective cover on compression face; sv is

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spacing of the stirrups; xu is depth of neutral axis from compression

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face; x is depth of centroid of the compression block in concrete;
Ast
and Asc are areas of steel reinforcement bar on tension and
compression faces, respectively; Asv is area of two legs of the closed
stirrups; fy is characteristic strength of steel reinforcement bars; fsc is
stress in steel the compression side; and fc,ave is average compressive
stress in Concrete; and τ is the shear strength offered by concrete.
c

Tables are placed immediately following the paragraph in which

their reference is made. Between two consecutive tables or two
consecutive figures, two single line spaces are provided (each of 12pt
thickness). All tables bear a number and a caption. The number and
caption of a table precede a table. No space is provided between the
table caption and the table itself. If there is not much place in that
page to accommodate the table, it must appear at the top of the next
immediate page. Table 3.1 demonstrates this; the table list the
quantities of material used in structural elements of a building when
different grades of concrete are used.

Table 3.1: Quantities of Materials Used in the Designs with Different

Grades of Concrete.
Steel (kg) Concrete (m3)
Members M20 M25 M30 M20 M25 M30
Slabs 4632 4632 4632 145.7 145.7 145.7
Beams 22137 21980 21980 104.1 104.1 145.7
Columns 16485 16014 15622 89.1 89.2 89.2
Footings 8871 8557 9420 133.9 126.0 118.2

Hand drawn figures are not acceptable. Figures formally drafted

with Indian ink, may be included in the report. Just as the tables,
figures also are placed immediately following the paragraph in which
their reference is made. All figures shall bear a caption placed below
the figure; there shall be a single line space in between the figure and
its caption. Please see Figures 3.1 and 3.2 for a demonstration of the
same. Again, if there is not much place in that page to accommodate
the figure, they must appear at the top (or after a table there if any) of
the next immediate page. Table 3.1 demonstrates this. Photographs,
when use in figures, are securely pasted on the page using good
quality photo-mounting cement applied at the back side of the photo.
Mounting corners, tape or staples are not allowed.

The title of the tables and captions of figures shall be in 12pt, in

regular style, except the word “Table” and “Figure” and the numbers of
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the table and figure, respectively, which are in bold. The text of the

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title of tables and captions of figures are double justified. The first
letters the principal words (i.e., nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverb, and
adjectives) are in capitals.

Column

Beam

C
T

T
C

Figure 3.1: Diagonal compression and tension fields in an exterior RC

beam-column joint.

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Specimen A
Specimen B 100
Specimen C 75
Specimen D
50
Lateral Load

25

0
-80 -60 -40 -20 20 40 60
0 80
-25

-50

-75

-100

-125

Displacement Excursion (mm)

Figure 3.2: Backbone load-displacement curves of four specimens

considered in a study on structural testing of beam-column joints.

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