Technical Report Submitted for KA21603 Geotechnical Engineering 1,

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ABSTRACT: This document contains the format of the technical report, an individual report to be submitted to Mr
Jodin Mainda, the lecturer of !A"1#$% &eotechnical 'n(ineerin() This is an e*ample of the technical report) Report
should follo+ the la,out, the font st,les and si-es of this template) A concise abstract is re.uired /ma*imum len(th "$$
+ords0) The abstract should state briefl, the purpose of the pro1ect, the essential ne+ information, the principal results
and ma1or conclusions) The abstract must be able to stand2alone and references to the report should therefore be
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This assi(nment is a student2centered instructional
strate(, in +hich students collaborativel, summari-e an
investi(ation on soil classification) Students +or in
small collaborative (roups and lecturer tae on the role
as 7facilitators7 of learnin() Accordin(l,, students are
encoura(ed to tae responsibilit, for their (roup and
or(ani-e and direct the learnin( process +ith support
from an instructor) This (roup assi(nment can enhance
the content no+led(e and foster the development of
communication, problem2solvin(, and self2directed
learnin( sill)
The report should contain the follo+in( headers 8
chapters: 3ntroduction, Research Methodolo(,, Results,
5iscussion, Conclusion and References)
The e*ercise aims to provide students +ith another
medium of learnin( +hich is throu(h research, self2
stud,, (roup +or and +ritin( a technical report) 'n(lish
is the lan(ua(e of the technical report)
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should be submitted to the lecturer) An accompan,in(
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submitted as +ell) Student is also re.uested to include
the softcop, of all the references /1ournals0 .uoted in the
report)
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the technical report is the ori(inal +or of the student /"0
the student is able to sho+ the data from the lab +or
and the 1ournals upon re.uest b, the lecturer)
The title of the paper and the name of the student and
his8her matri* number to(ether +ith mailin( address
should be +ritten on the cover of the C5)
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and tables)
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affiliations as a footnote to that name) The address at
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as the main affiliation address) Superscript Arabic
numeral is used for such footnote)
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1$ point Times Ne+ Roman font or e.uivalent)
Ac(no)ledgement if it e*ists should appear at the
end of the te*t, before the references)
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should appear in the te*t as the author/s0 last name/s0
follo+ed b, the ,ear of publication in bracet, e)()
/Anum et al) 1BDD0, /9reissmann 1B#10, /Madhav and
Miura 1BBC0, /;o(anatham et al) 1BB%0, 5on et al)
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R'A'R'NC'S
Anum, 9), !o(a, !), Se(eren, :)A) and ;ui1endei1, J)
/1BDD0) ;essons from 1"$$ ,ears impolderin( in the
Netherlands) 9roc) 3nt) S,mposium on Shallo+ Sea
and ;o+land, 3nstitute of ;o+land Technolo(,, Sa(a
6niv) Sa(a: 1$"21$D)
;o(anatham, N), Balasubramaniam, A)S) and Ber(ado,
5)T) /1BB%0) 5eformation anal,sis of embanments)
J) &eotech) 'n(r() ASC') 1BB/D0:11D=21"$#)
Madhav, M)r) and Miura, N) /1BBC0) 3ntroduction) 3n:
Miura, N), Madahav, M)R) and !o(a, !)/'ditors0,
;o+lands, 5evelopment and Mana(ement) A)A)
Balema, Netherlands and 6)S)A):%12%I)
Moustaas, N) /1BB$0) Relationship of morpholo(ical
and ph,sicochemical properties of ?ertisols under
&ree climate conditions) 9h)5) Thesis, A(ricultural
6niv) Athens, &ree)
9erins, A)') and &unaratnam, 5)J) /1BI$0) Numerical
Solution of 6nstead, Alo+s in 4pen Channel)
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Cambrid(e, Massachusetts, 6)S)A)
9reissmann, A) /1B#10) 9ropa(ation des 3ntumescences
dans les Canau* 'trivieres /9ropa(ation of the
S+ellin(s in the 'trivieres Channels0) Airst Con(ress
of Arench Assoc) for Computation) &renoble)
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