TITLE: UPPER CASE TIMES NEW ROMAN 14 PT BOLD IN NOT MORE THAN TWO LINES LEAVE TWO LINES

Author 1, Designation, Institution, email (11 pt, in one line)

Author 2, (underline the corresponding author), Designation, Institution, email (11 pt, in one line)

Author 3, Designation, Institution, email (11 pt, in one line)

ABSTRACT: Leave two lines after the last author. You may straightaway type in this template or make your own template according to these guidelines. Abstract (in Times New Roman 11 pt single spacing) must be concise (not exceeding 150 words) highlighting the novelty and important findings. The paper should be prepared using 97-2003 word document (.doc format) or in word 2007 version (.docx format). Leave one blank space after abstract and two spaces after keywords.

Keywords:four to six keywords separated by commas.

1. INTRODUCTION (11 pt BOLD CAPS)

This is the format for full length papers (general and keynote papers) of ACIE. The paper length should strictly be limited to six pages for general papers and ten pages for key note papers and to be saved as a doc. or docx. file.

1.1. Type Area (Second Level Heading 11 pt BOLD Title Case)

Use paper size letter, portrait format and provide a margin of 2.54 cm on all sides.

1.2. Typeface, Type Size and Indenting

Use Times New Roman 14 font size for the title and the rest of the text in 11 font size with single spacing and to be justified. Use Times New Roman 10 italics for the page headers (if any). Do not indent any line or paragraph.

2. LAYOUT OF TEXT

2.1. Title of the Paper

Type the title of the paper in UPPER CASE (Times New Roman, 14 pt bold, no indentation, hanging none, single spacing, and leave two lines after) at the top of the first page. The title should be short, preferably one line and in no case longer than two lines. Align the title at the centre.

Type the name(s) of the author(s) in Times New Roman 11, singly spaced after the paper title. Initials should precede the surname, e.g., S. N. Singh, not Singh B. N. The author’s designation, institution name in short and e-mail should follow in the same line. Keep details of each author brief enough to be accommodated in one line. Underline the name of the corresponding author.

2.2. Abstract

Begin the paper with an abstract of about 150 words and to be written in TNR 11 font size. Type the abstract leaving two lines after the last author. Type the word ABSTRACT: followed directly by the texts of abstract.

2.3. Headings

Type primary headings in CAPITAL BOLD letters in Times New Roman 11 and secondary headings in BoldTitle Case. Leave a blank line above and none beneath all headings. Do not indent the heading or the first line of text following the heading. If a primary heading is immediately followed by a secondary heading, place one blank line above and none beneath. If a heading falls at the bottom of a page, transfer it to the top of the next page and leave an open space at the bottom. No blank space should appear above a heading at the top of a page. Leave a line before between two paragraphs. The third level heading should be in title case, italics, 11 pt. Headings should be numbered as 1. INTRODUCTION, 1.1. Type Area, etc. other than ABSTRACT and REFERENCES.

2.4. Photographs, Figures, Equations and Tables

Number the Figures consecutively in the order in which they are cited in the text. Figures, photographs, etc. should be in black and white or greyscale. Figures should be centred including the caption. Leave a space between the actual text and the figure (including caption). Ensure that the legend in the figures and the labels are clear and legible.

Avoid figures in Autocad, Corel draw etc. which are not reproduced well. Scanned figures, graphs etc. must be of high resolution so as to be sharp and the labels should be readable, ex. Fig. 1.

Fig. 1: Typical e-log p curves for clay treated with ammonium chloride

Number the Tables consecutively and place them close to the first reference to them in the text. Give explanations at the foot of the Table, if needed. Use only horizontal rulers. Align the columnsto the left. Do not use bold letters in Figures and Tables. Results should be presented either as graphs or as Tables but not both.

Table 1: Margin settings for A-4 size paper

Margin / Size (cm)
Top Margin / 2.54
Bottom / 2.54
Side / 2.54

Note: Provide margin as listed

2.5. Equation

Set equations left-aligned and number them consecutively. Equations must be typed using equation editor or Mathtype. Equations are not indented and should be in Times New Roman 11 pt. Keep one line before and after the equation. Number equations consecutively and place the number at the end of the line, between parentheses. Refer to equations by these numbers in the text. Leave a blank space before and after an equation.

Example:

The maximum contact moment, , is quantified by;

(1)

where=particle radius;=contact normal force; and= coefficient of rotational sliding.

Define all parameters in an equation and use SI units.

3. CONCLUSIONS

State concisely the salient findings of the work presented in the paper, scope of future works as well as the author’s views on the practical implication/application of the results.

REFERENCES

The references should be typed in 11 pt with single line spacing, in alphabetical order. Leave one space between two references. References should be cited in text as (Singh, 2008), Singh (2008), Singh and Das (2008), Singh et al. (2008), (Singh et al., 2008) etc. Multiple citations should be separated by semicolons. Names of Journals, Conferences etc. must be written in full without abbreviating.

  1. Brown, E.T. and Trollope, D.H. (2009), Strength of a model of jointed soil, Soils and Foundations, 96(SM2), 685-704.
  1. Right, K.H., Murty, D.S., and Venkatachalam, G. (1995), Review of reliability engineering in geotechnics, 1st International Conference on Reliability Engineering, Feb. 3-5, 1995, Madrid.
  1. Singh, D. (1991), Static response of fibre reinforced soil, Doctoral Thesis, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
  1. Violet, I., Mhaiskar, S.M., and Mandal, J.N. (2008), Geosynthetics Practices, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, India.

Write the references in the text as shown in the examples below.

  • References to Figures: Fig. 1 or Figs. 2-4, 6a,b
  • References to Tables: Table 1 or Tables 1-3
  • References to equations: Eq. 1 or Eqs. 2-4,7
  • Reference to a Figure, an equation or photograph in the beginning of a sentence should not be abbreviated as Fig. or Eq. Figure 1 shows typical e-log p curves for clay treated with ammonium chloride. Equation 1 suggests thatthe generated rotational moment etc.

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