ME 010 710 PROJECT WORK

SUBMISSION OF APPROACH DOCUMENT

Each student shall maintain a project work book. At the beginning of 7
th
semester (on the first
week itself), students are required to submit a project plan. The plan should cover the
following matters.
Relevance of the project proposed
Literature survey
Objectives
Statement of how the objectives are to be tackled
Time schedule
Cost estimate





















GUIDELINES TO PROJECT REPORT WRITING
The Structure of Report
Title Page
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Index of Contents
Nomenclature
List of tables, figures
Introduction
Literature review
Objective
Project topic
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
References
Appendices
The Index of Contents
List the contents of the report, chapter by chapter with page numbers, wherever you
have used a new heading in your text.
Make sure that each section, sub-section, etc is numbered in a logical manner:
e.g.
Section 1: Introduction 1
1.1- Problem Definition 2
1.1.1- Unbalanced modes 3
Title CONTENTS in Times New Roman, Uppercase, 14pt, bold, centrally aligned,
1.5 line spacing
One blank line after title
Contents in Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 line spacing
Acknowledgements
In the seminar report, acknowledgement shall be given for all the people who have
helped in your seminar.
In a laboratory report, coursework report, this is not the usual practice.
Nomenclature/Glossary of Terms
Any technical report uses mathematical symbols. These should be list in alphabetical
order with their meaning.
e.g. a : contact radius
b : footprint semi-major axis half-width
There are also various abbreviations in technical reports. These should also be given,
in alphabetical order, with their full versions.
e.g. IMechE : Institution of Mechanical Engineers
RMS : Root Mean Square
Title LIST OF NOTATIONS in Times New Roman, Uppercase, 14pt, bold,
centrally aligned, 1.5 line spacing
One blank line after title
Notations in alphabetical order, 12pt, English first, Greek Later


List of Figures
Title LIST OF FIGURES in Times New Roman, Uppercase, 14pt, bold, centrally
aligned, 1.5 line spacing
One blank line after title
Figure headings (in Times New Roman, 12pt) and corresponding page number
List of Tables
Title LIST OF TABLES in Times New Roman, Uppercase, 14pt, bold, centrally
aligned, 1.5 line spacing
One Blank line after title
Table headings (in Times New Roman, 12pt) and corresponding page number
Chapters
Chapter heading : Times New Roman, Uppercase, 14pt,
Bold,centrally aligned (as 1.INTRODUCTION)
One Blank line after chapter heading
Level one heading : Times New Roman, Uppercase, 12pt, Bold, left
Aligned (as 1.1 GENERAL)
One Blank line before and after level one heading
Level two heading : Times New Roman, Titlecase, 12pt, Bold, left
aligned (as 1.1.1 Heading)
One Blank line before and after level two heading
Figure Heading : Times New Roman, Titlecase, 12pt, Bold, centrally
Aligned, below the figure (as Fig. 1.1 Figure
Heading)
Table Heading : Times New Roman, Titlecase, 12pt, Bold, centrally
Aligned, above the table (as Table. 1.1 Table
Heading)

Tips for the presentation of textual information
The contents should be subjected to both spell and grammar checks.
In a technical report, the text should be written in impersonal third party format.
You should ensure that this does not cause confusion between what are your
achievements and those of others that you have referred to in the text.
Referring to the work of others, you must include a reference for the reader.
Seminar Title-16 Bold- All capitals- No underlining
Main headings-14 Bold- All capitals- No underlining
Main headings shall be numbered as 1, 2, 3,etc.
Sub headings-12 Bold- Leading capitals-no underlining
Sub headings shall be numbered as 1.1, 1.2,..2.1,2.2,..etc.
Sub-Sub headings-12 Regular- leading capitals-shall be numbered as .(i),(ii)
Figures, sketches, equations & tables shall be serially numbered (eg.1,2,3,.)
All figures, sketches, photos and tables shall be titled.
Figure no. & title (12 Regular) shall be given below the figure.
Table no and title(12 Regular ) shall be given above the table.
Figures, tables etc in landscape format shall be put such that they can be viewed from
the right side.
Give reference no within square brackets for figures, sketches, photos, and tables etc
which are adapted from the references.
Text 12 Regular, Times New Roman, double spacing, alignment-justified.
Headers or footers shall not be given.
Figures, Tables, sketches and equations shall be centre justified. Figures, Sketches,
tables shall be placed immediately after the paragraph in which they are referred.
Use equation editor for equations.
Begin each section in a new page.
Begin paragraph in the line next to the heading. Leave one line space after each
paragraph. Leave one line space after paragraph and after the next heading. Do not
begin a new section at the end of a page. Minimum two lines must follow a main
heading/Sub heading in a page.
Begin all paragraph left justified.

Methods of citation in text
Chronological order : that they appear in your text, by a number.
e.g. The flat deformed shape of the contact in the central region was first
hypothesised by Ertel and Grubin
[1].

If you refer to the same reference again later, the same number is used.
Note that a square bracket is used for reference materials. This distinguishes it from
parenthesis, used for equation numbering.
Method of citing use of figures from reference materials
When you use figures from other sources than those drawn or plotted by yourself, you
need to acknowledge the source.
e.g. Figure 1: Variation of Cp (after Dixon [6])

1. INTRODUCTION
Introduction may include definition and background of the topic followed by
the general and specific objectives, general methodology adopted, major findings or result,
and finally a conclusion derived from the study.
PROBLEM DEFINITION:
What is the subject of your investigation?
Why is it important?
BACKGROUND:
What has been done so far and by whom
What methods have been used?
What has been concluded?
AIM AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Describe them.
METHOD:
Describe the method that you are going to use and justify its use.
METHODOLOGY
This concerns the details of the method(s) that you have used in your investigation. It
should include:
- The basis of the method: for example the mathematical basis for it,
i.e. the Theory.
- The assumptions made in the Theory.
- Any further assumptions made by you.
- Justification in using the chosen method.
If you are reporting an experiment, provide details of the Experimental Set-up, the
Experimental Procedure, and Method of Data Acquisition and Processing.
RESULTS & DISCUSSION
In reporting your results, include the following:
- The conditions, e.g. speed, load, temperature, time interval, material properties, etc.
- Provide visual means wherever possible, e.g. graphs, pictures, etc.
In discussing your results, include the following:
- A critical assessment of their validity (i.e. do they make sense? Has there
been a problem, which may have affected the results?)
- Their degree of conformity with the work of others, referred to by you in
the report.
- Their degree of agreement with the known theories, referred to by you in
your report.
- Your overall findings.
CONCLUSION
Validity of your original assumptions or hypotheses.
The degree of success of your chosen theory or experimental technique or both.
Achievement of original stated aim and specific objectives.
Any modifications or changes that you will make, if you were to carry out the same
investigation again.

REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY
References are the material that you have quoted in the text.
Bibliography is additional material that you have consulted, but have not referred to in
the text, and you deem it useful to bring top the attention of other users.
These appear in separate sections (do not mix them).
The ways reference materials are stated differ according to the type of source.
FORMAT FOR REFERENCES:
Chronological Ordering format.
But reference material can be a Journal, book, a conference or symposiums
proceedings.
It can also be a report, a website or an MSc dissertation, an MPhil or PhD thesis, or a
Project report.
The format of reference varies according to source.
When from a journal:
Name of authors, year of publication,title of paper, name of journal
in italic, volume number (issue number), pp. 1st page-last page.
When from the proceedings of a conference, symposium, colloquium, forum or a
meeting:
Name of authors, title of paper, Proc. name of conference and
organising body, Venue (e.g. London), month and year, pp. 1st page-last page.
When a book or report:
Name of authors, title of book, name of publisher (in italics), any
edition number, place of publication (e.g. New York), year of publication.
Thesis, dissertations and project reports:
Name of author, title, name of university or institution, year.
Finally, some papers appear in edited books:
Name of authors, title of paper, in name of editor (Ed.), name of
book, name of publisher, any edition number, place of publication, year of
publication, pp. 1st page of paper-last page of paper.
For Website, give the full site address: http://www.
Examples
1. Ibrahim, R. A., 2005, Liquid Sloshing Dynamics, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England.
2. Wohlsbruck, R., 1985, Stability of a Rotor Whose Cavity has an Arbitrary Meridian
and Partially Filled With Fluid, ASME J. Vib., Acoust., Stress, Reliab. Des., 4, pp.
440445.
3. Lichtenberg, G., 1982, Vibration of an Elastically Mounted Spinning Rotor Partially
Filled With Liquid, ASME J. Mech. Des., 1042, pp. 389396.
4. Kuipers, M., 1964, On the Stability of a Flexibly Mounted Rotating Cylinder
Partially Filled With Liquid, Appl. Sci. Res., Sect. A, 131, pp. 121137.
5. Wolf, I. A., 1964, Whirl Dynamics of a Rotor Partially Filled With Liquid, ASME
J. Appl. Mech., 35, pp. 676682.

APPENDICES
Appendices are used to avoid the inclusion of the following in the main body of
report, thus guarding against breaks in the flow of lines of reasoning, discussion of
results, etc:
- Large tables of results.
- detailed drawings or designs.
- lengthy derivations of formulae.
- charts or other aids to calculation.