Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College

(An Autonomous Institution)

Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Guidelines for Preparation of Thesis
1. GENERAL: The guide is intended to provide broad guidelines to the B.E./M.E. candidates in
the preparation of the thesis. In general, the thesis shall report, in an organised and scholarly
fashion, an account of original research work of the candidate leading to the discovery of new facts
or techniques or correlation of facts already known (analytical, experimental, hardware oriented,
etc.)
2. NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE PREPARED: At least N+2 copies are to be prepared, one
each for Guide, Departmental Library and self. The copies should be submitted to the Head of the
Department through the Project Coordinator before the due date. Students should also submit the
thesis in soft form (MS Word or PDF) for storage and archival.
3. ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS OF THESIS: The sequence in which the thesis material
should be arranged and bound should be as follows:
1. Title page
2. Bonafide Certificate
3. Abstract
4. Acknowledgement
5. Table of Contents
6. List of Tables
7. List of Figures
8. List of Symbols, Abbreviations or Nomenclature (Optional)
9. Chapters
10. References
11. Appendices
The Tables and Figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places.
4. PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGIN The thesis should be prepared on good quality white
paper preferably not lower than 80 gsm. Standard A4 size paper should be used for preparing the
copies. The final thesis should have the following page margins: The top, bottom and right-side
margins should be 25 mm, whereas the left side margin should be 35 mm for both textual and non-
textual (e.g., figures, tables) pages.
Tables and figures should conform to the margin specifications. If tables and figures are large,
they may be reduced to the standard size (provided the reduced area is not less than 50% of the
original) and /or folded just once to flush with the thesis margin (if the page size does not exceed
250x360 mm). Images, Photographs, etc. must be scanned in resolution exceeding 200dpi with
256 grayscales for the monochrome images and 24 bit per pixel for the colour images.
5. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION The headings of all items 2 to 11 listed in section 3 should
be typed in capital letters without punctuation and centred 50mm below the top of the page. The
text should commence 4 spaces below this heading.
5.1 Title Page – A specimen copy of the title page is given in Appendix X.
5.2 Bonafide Certificate – A specimen copy of the bonafide certificate is given in Appendix XX.
5.3 Abstract – Abstract should be an essay type of narrative not exceeding 600 words, outlining
the problem, the methodology used for tackling it and a summary of the findings.
5.4 Acknowledgement – It should be brief and preferably should not exceed one page when typed
double spacing.
5.5 Table of Contents – The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any
material which precedes it. The title page, bonafide certificate and acknowledgement will not find
a place among the items listed in the table of contents. One and a half spacing should be adopted
for typing the matter under this head.
5.6 List of Tables – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables
in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.
5.7 List of Figures – The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures
in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.
5.8 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature – One and a half spacing should be adopted
for typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols and abbreviations should be used.
5.9 Chapters – The chapters may be broadly divided into 3 parts
(i) Introductory chapter,
(ii) Chapters developing the main theme of the thesis,
(iii) Results, Discussions and Conclusions.
The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into
several divisions and sub-divisions.
 Each chapter should be given an appropriate title.
 Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity of the reference
where they are cited.
 Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and placed directly
underneath in the very same page which refers to the material they annotate.
*Maximum Number of chapters should not exceed 6
5.10 List of References – When works of other researchers are used either directly or indirectly
the origin of the material thus referred to at appropriate places in the thesis should be indicated. A
paper, a monograph or a book may be designated by the name of the first author followed by the
year of publication, placed inside brackets at the appropriate place of reference.
The listing should be typed 4 spaces below the heading REFERENCES in chronological order as
per APA (American Psychological Association) or MLA (Modern Language Association) style in
single spacing align-justified. A typical illustrative list is given below.
REFERENCES
Journals
[1] H.E. Exner, Barnard R.W, “Physical and Chemical Nature of Cemented Carbides,”
International Metals Review, 1979, Vol. 24, pp. 149-173.
[2] G.E. Spriggs, “The Importance of Atmosphere Control in Hard Metal Production,” Powder
Metallurgy, 1970, Vol. 13, No. 26, pp. 369-393.
Conference Proceedings
[3] H.F. Fischmeister, “Development and Present Status of the Science and Technology of Hard
Materials,” Science of Hard Materials, R.K. Viswanadham, D.J. Rowcliffe, and J. Gurland (eds.),
Plenum Press, New York, NY, USA, 1982, pp. 1-45.
[4] W.H. Baek, M.H. Hong, S. Lee, and D.T. Chung, “A Study on the Shear Localization Behavior
of Tungsten Heavy Alloy,” Tungsten and Refractory Metals 2, A. Bose and R.J. Dowding (eds.),
Metal Powder Industries Federation, Princeton, NJ, USA, 1995, pp. 463-471.
Books
[5] R.M. German, Powder Injection Molding, 2nd ed. Metal Powder Industries Federation,
Princeton, NJ, USA, 1990.
Thesis
[6] J.L. Johnson, “Densification, Microstructural Evolution, and Thermal Properties of Liquid
Phase Sintered Composites,” Ph.D. Thesis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
PA, USA, 1994.

5.11 Appendices – Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which if included
in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme under discussion.
 Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc.
 Appendices, tables and references appearing in appendices should be numbered and
referred to at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters.
5.12 Tables and Figures – The word table means tabulated data in the body of the thesis as well as
in the appendices. All other material used in the body of the thesis and appendices such as charts,
graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as figures.
 A table or figure including caption should be accommodated within the prescribed margin
limits and appear on the page following the page where their first reference is made.
 Tables and figures half page or less in length may appear on the same page along with the
text. However, they should be separated from the text both above and below by triple
spacing.
 All tables and figures should be prepared on the same paper or material used for the
preparation of the rest of the thesis.
 Two or more small tables or figures may be grouped if necessary, in a single page.
 Photographs, if any, should be included in colour xerox form or as colour printouts of
scanned images. More than one figure can be included in a page.
6. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS
6.1. General: Uniformity of the font (say, Times New Roman with text size in 12 points.) in the
entire thesis shall be observed. A sub-heading at the bottom of a page must have at least two full
lines below it or else it should be carried over to the next page. The last word of any page should
not be split using a hyphen. Double spacing should be used for typing the bonafide certificate and
acknowledgement. One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text in chapters.
Single spacing should be used for typing: (i) Long Tables (ii) Long quotations (iii) Foot notes (iv)
Multiline captions (v) References. All quotations exceeding one line should be typed in an indented
space - the indentation being 15mm from either margins.
6.2. Chapters: The format for typing chapter headings, divisions headings and sub division
headings are explained through the following illustrative examples.
Chapter heading:
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Division heading:
1.1 OUTLINE OF THESIS
Sub-division heading:
1.1.2. Literature review
The word CHAPTER without punctuation should be centred 50mm down from the top of the page.
Two lines below, the title of the chapter should be typed centrally in capital letters. The text should
commence 4 lines below this title. The division and sub-division captions along with their
numberings should be left-justified. The typed material directly below division or sub-division
heading should commence 2 spaces below it. Within a division or sub-division paragraphs are
permitted. Every paragraph should commence 3 spaces below the last line of the preceding
paragraph.
7. NUMBERING INSTRUCTIONS
7.1 Page Numbering: All page numbers (whether Roman or Arabic) should be typed without
punctuation on the bottom right hand corner (or at bottom center) 20mm above from bottom with
the last digit in line with the right-hand margin. The preliminary pages of the thesis (such as title
page, acknowledgement, table of contents, etc.) should be numbered in lower case Roman
numerals. The title page will be numbered as (i) but this should not be printed. The page
immediately following the title page shall be numbered (ii) and it should appear at the bottom right
hand corner (or at bottom center) as already specified. Pages of main text, starting with Chapter 1
should be consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals.
7.2 Numbering of Chapters, Divisions and Sub Divisions: The numbering of chapters, divisions
and sub-divisions should be done using Arabic numerals only and decimal notation should be used
for numbering the divisions and sub-divisions within a chapter. For example, sub-division 4 under
division 3 belonging to Chapter 2 should be numbered as 2.3.4. The caption for the sub-division
should immediately follow the number assigned to it. Every chapter beginning with the first
chapter should be serially numbered using Arabic numerals. Appendices included should also be
numbered in an identical manner starting with Appendix 1.
7.3 Numbering of Tables and Figures: Tables and figures appearing anywhere in the thesis
should bear appropriate numbers. The rule for assigning such numbers is illustrated through an
example. Thus, if a figure in Chapter 3, happens to be the fourth then assign Fig. 3.4 to that figure.
Identical rules apply for tables except that the word Fig. is replaced by the word Table. If figures
(or tables) appear in appendices then figure 3 in Appendix 2 will be designated as Fig. A2.3. A
table may be continued into the next page, but no line should be drawn underneath an unfinished
table. The top line of the table continued into the next page should, for example, read Table 2.1
(continued) placed centrally and underlined.
7.4 Numbering of Equations: Equations appearing in each chapter or appendix should be
numbered serially, the numbering commencing afresh for each chapter or appendix. Thus, for
example, an equation appearing in Chapter 2, if it happens to be the eighth equation in that chapter
should be numbered (2.8) thus:

sin 𝑥
𝑒 𝑖𝜃 − √𝑒 −𝑖𝜔𝑡 …(2.8)

While referring to this equation in the body of the thesis it should be referred to as Eqn. 2.8.
8. BINDING SPECIFICATIONS: The thesis should be bound using flexible cover of thick black
or brown rexine paper sheet. The cover should be printed in golden ink embossing and the text
for printing should be identical to what has been prescribed for the title page.
 Appendix X

Project Report
on
Experimentation of Transverse Vibrations on a Free-Free Beam
Project work submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
in

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
By

AVANTHI - 2451-xx-736-xxx
SANTOSH KUMAR - 2451-xx-736-xxx
PRADEEP KUMAR REDDY - 2451-xx-736-xxx

Under the guidance of

Mr. A. SYAM PRASAD M.Tech, (Ph.D)

Asst. Professor

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MATURI VENKATA SUBBA RAO (MVSR) ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Nadergul, Hyderabad – 501 510.
(Affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad)
2019-2020
 Appendix XX

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MATURI VENKATA SUBBA RAO (MVSR) ENGINEERING COLLEGE

NADERGUL, HYDERABAD-501510

This is to certify that

“Experimentation of Transverse Vibrations on a Free-Free Beam”

is the bonafide work carried out by

AVANTHI - 2451-xx-736-xxx
SANTOSH KUMAR - 2451-xx-736-xxx
PRADEEP KUMAR REDDY - 2451-xx-736-xxx

in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (M.V.S.R.) Engineering
College, Hyderabad (Affiliated to Osmania University) in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Mr. A. Syam Prasad, M.Tech, (Ph.D) Dr. M. Madhavi, Ph.D.

Asst. Prof., Prof. & Head,

Department of M.E., Department of M.E.,

MVSR Engineering College, MVSR Engineering College,

Hyderabad. Hyderabad.