Format for Preparation of Thesis Report for

B.Arch

1. ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS OF THESIS:

The sequence in which the thesis report material should be arranged

and bound should be as follows:

1. Cover Page & Title Page

2. Bonafide Certificate
3. Abstract
4. Table of Contents
5. List of Tables
6. List of Figures
7. List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
8. Chapters
9. References
10. Appendices
11. Technical Biography of the Student

The tables and figures shall be introduced at appropriate places.

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2. PAGE DIMENSION:

The Thesis report should be prepared on good quality white paper, preferably
not lower than 80 GSM. The dimension of the thesis report should be in A4 size. The
Left and Right Margin should be 40mm and 25mm respectively.

3. PREPARATION FORMAT:

3.1 Cover Page & Title Page

A specimen copy of the Cover page & Title page of the Thesis report
are given in Appendix 1, for reference.

3.2 Bonafide Certificate

The Bonafide Certificate shall be in double line spacing using Font Style
- Arial and Font Size - 12, as per the format in Appendix 2

The certificate shall carry the supervisor’s signature and shall be

followed by the Supervisor’s Name, Academic Designation (not any other
responsibilities of administrative nature), Department Name and full Address of
the University where the supervisor has guided the student. The term
‘SUPERVISOR’ must be typed in capital letters between the Supervisor’s
Name and Academic Designation.

In case of a thesis where a supervisor from industry is involved (Joint

Supervisor), the Bonafide Certificate should be obtained from both Supervisor
and Joint Supervisor.

3.3 Abstract

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 Abstract should be one page synopsis of the thesis report (about 300
words) typed One and Half line spacing, Font Style - Arial and Font Size - 12.
Abstract should not contain any sub-headings.

3.4 Table of Contents

The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any
material which precedes it. The title page and Bonafide Certificate will not find
a place among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers
of which are in lower case Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be
adopted for typing the matter under this head. A specimen copy of the Table of
Contents of the dissertation report is given in Appendix 3.

3.5 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. All tables must be numbered, example – Table 1.1,
Table 2.2 etc., based on the Chapter in which the table appears.

3.6 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. All figures must be numbered, example – Figure 1.1,
Figure 2.2 etc., based on the Chapter in which the Figure appears.

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3.7 List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under
this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used.

3.8 Chapters
The dissertation report may be broadly divided into 5 parts,
(i) Introductory chapter,
(ii) Literature Overview,
(iii) Chapters developing the main theme of the dissertation
work,
(iv) Discussion / Analysis
and (v) 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.

3.9 Appendices
Appendices may be included to provide supplementary information,
which if included in the main text will distract and cloud the central theme.

 Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix

1, Appendix 2, etc.

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  Appendices, Tables and References appearing in appendices should
be numbered and referred to, at appropriate places just as in the case
of chapters.
 Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title
shall be made in the contents page also.

3.10 List of References

References should appear in a separate section at the end of the
thesis, with items referred in the text shown by bracketed numerals example,
[24]. References should be complete with the Title, inclusive page range and
with the names of all Authors. Do not use abbreviations, such as “et al” or
“ibid”. The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading
“REFERENCES” in the order in which it has appeared in the text. One and
half spacing, justified. Website references should not be used, as they are not
permanent and therefore are not archival.

A typical illustrative list given below relates to the citation example

quoted above.

REFERENCES
[1] Reiser A., Lock M. W. B, and Knight J, “Migration and trapping of extrinsic
charge carriers in polymer films”, Trans. Faraday Soc., Vol. 65, pp. 2168-2185,
1969.

[2] Scully B. G, Wintle H. J, and Younsi K, “Surface charge growth on

polyethylene terephthalate (PET)”, IEEE Intern. Sympos. Electr. Insul. (ISEI),
pp. 444-447, 1996.

[3] Pepin M. P and Wintle H. J, “Charge injection and conduction on the surface of
insulators”, J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 83, pp. 5870-5879, 2010.

[4] Vignaux GA, “Dimensional Analysis in Data Modelling”, Kluwer Academic

Publishers, Second Edition, London, pp. 430-444, 1992

[5] Meyer L.H, Jayaram S.H and Cherney E.A., “Thermal Characteristics of RTV
and Hot Pressed Silicone Rubber filled with ATH and Silica under Laser

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 Heating”, IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation Dielectric Phenomena
(CEIDP), Albuquerque, pp 383-386, 2003

3.10.1 Table and Figures

By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of the thesis
report as well as in the appendices. All other non-verbal materials used in the body
of the thesis work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and
diagrams may be designated as Figures.

4. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS:

The impression on the typed copies should be black in colour.

One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The
general text shall be typed in the Font style - ‘Arial’ and Font size - 12. A
specimen copy is given in Appendix 5.

5. THESIS REPORT COPY:

Three (A4 size) copies of Thesis report need to be submitted to the
department for evaluation.

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 APPENDIX 1
(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)
<Font Style Arial – Bold>

TITLE OF THESIS
<Font Size 18><1.5 line spacing>

A THESIS REPORT <Font Size 12>

Submitted by
<Font Size 12><Italic>
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
<Font Size 14>

Under the guidance of

<Font Size 12>
(SUPERVISOR(S) NAME)
<Font Size 14>

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

<Font Size 12><1.5 line spacing><Italic>

NAME OF THE DEGREE

<Font Size 12>

<Font Size 18>>

(B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
(Deemed to be university u/s 3 of the UGC Act. 1956)
www.crescent.education.
<Font Size 12>

MONTH & YEAR

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SPECIMEN

SUSTAINABLE HIGH – RISE APARTMENTS

A THESIS REPORT

Submitted by
SHRUTI . M

Under the guidance of

AR. MEENA

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

B.ARCH

<Font Size 18>>

(B.S. ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
(Deemed to be university u/s 3 of the UGC Act. 1956)
www.crescent.education.
<Font Size 12>

May 2018

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 APPENDIX 2
(A typical specimen of Bonafide Certificate) <Font Style Arial>

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
<Font Style Arial – size -16>

Certified that this Thesis report ……….TITLE OF THE THESIS…………….. Is

the bonafide work of …………..NAME OF THE CANDIDATE (RRN………)

……………….… who carried out the dissertation work under my supervision.

Certified further, that to the best of my knowledge the work reported herein does not

form part of any other thesis report or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or

award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or any other candidate.

<Font Style Arial – size -12> < Double Line Spacing)

<<Signature of the Supervisor>> <<Signature of the DEAN>>

SIGNATURE <italic> SIGNATURE
<<Name>> <<Name>>
SUPERVISOR DEAN OF THE DEPARTMENT
<<Academic Designation>>
<<Department>> <<Department>>
<<Full address of the Dept & University >> <<Full address of the Dept & University >>

<Left Justified> <Right Justified>

<Font Style Arial – size -12>

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SPECIMEN

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this thesis report SUSTAINABLE HIGH RISE APARTMENTS

is the bonafide work of SHRUTI. M (RRN: 1023311) who carried out the thesis

work under my supervision. Certified further, that to the best of my knowledge the

work reported herein does not form part of any other thesis report or dissertation on

the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or

any other candidate.

SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
AR. MEENA PROF. G.JAYALAKSHMI
SUPERVISOR DEAN OF THE DEPARTMENT
Associate Professor Professor & Dean
Crescent School of Architecture Crescent School of Architecture
B.S. Abdur Rahman University B.S. Abdur Rahman University
Vandalur, Chennai – 600 048 Vandalur, Chennai – 600 048

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 APPENDIX 3
(A typical specimen of table of contents) <Font Style - Arial, Size - 12 >

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO. TITLE PAGE NO.

ABSTRACT iii
LIST OF TABLE xvi
LIST OF FIGURES xviii
LIST OF SYMBOLS xxvii

1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 GENERAL 1
1.2 .... .........
1.2.1 General 5
1.2.2 ........... 12
1.2.2.1 General 19
1.2.2.2 . . . . . . . . . 25
1.2.2.3 . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.2.3 ............ 30
1.3 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 45
1.4 ........ ..... 58

2. LITERATURE OVERVIEW 69
2.1 GENERAL 75
2.2 .......... 99
2.2 ……………. 100

3. EXPERIMENTAL

4. DISCUSSION / ANALYSIS

5. CONCLUSION

6. SCOPE FOR FURTHER WORK 185

REFERENCES 190

APPENDIX 1 (ASTM STANDARDS) 195

APPENDIX 2 (IEC STANDARDS) 198

APPENDIX 5

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 TYPING INSTRUCTION

A4 Size Paper

25 mm

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 CANCER

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without
control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of
the body through the blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one disease but
many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer.

1.1.1 Statistics

Over the last few decades, the death toll due to Carcinoma (cancer) is
seemingly increasing at a very rapid rate. The statistical data shows that in 2005, 7.6
million people died of cancer out of 58 million deaths worldwide. More than 70% of all
cancer deaths occur in underdeveloped and developing countries, where resources
available for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer are limited or nonexistent.
Based on projections, cancer deaths will continue to rise with an estimated 9 million
people dying from cancer in 2015, and 11.4 million dying in 2030. The incidence and
mortality rates of various types of cancer in female during 2002 are shown in Figure.
1.1.

Figure. 1.1: Cancer incidence and mortality rates in female in 2002.

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