Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Experiment Name
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Contents
1

Introduction........................................................................................................................................3

Aim.....................................................................................................................................................3

Experimental Procedure.....................................................................................................................3
3.1

Apparatus.....................................................................................................................................3

3.2

Method.........................................................................................................................................4

Results................................................................................................................................................4

Discussion..........................................................................................................................................4

Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................5

References..................................................................................................................................................5

1 Introduction
The "Introduction" of a laboratory report identifies the experiment and the importance of the
experiment, relating it to relevant theory and its application in industry or elsewhere.

2 Aim
Briefly discuss the aims of the experiment. Eg; The Aim of this experiment is to determine the flexural
properties of laminated glass, such asetc. An additional intended outcome of the practical is to
establishetc

3 Experimental Procedure
3.1 Apparatus
Briefly describe the apparatus used, with or without pictures. If pictures are used, they should be
captioned as shown below. Always refer to a picture in the text before it appears. Eg; Figure 3.1 shows
the stages of failure of laminated glass as a result of theetc. To insert a figure caption, click on the
image, go to the References tab, then Insert Caption.

Figure 3.1: Schematic representation of the failure of laminated glass [1]

3.2 Method
Describe the procedure used in the experiment

4 Results
Include the tables, graphs and images obtained from the experiment. Show at least one sample
calculation.

5 Discussion
Discuss the results of the practical. Possible points of discussion include;

The relevance of the results to the theory

Do the results seem reasonable and/or what was expected
If the results do not seem reasonable, what are the reasons for the errors
Possible sources of error
Recommendations
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6 Conclusion
Give a brief overview of the whole practical, were the aims satisfied, etc.

References
Any information or images used in the report should be referenced. Follow the scientific/numerical
style of referencing. Number the references in the order that they appear in the report.
Eg;
[1] J. Ge, G. Li and S. Chen, Theoretical and experimental investigation on fragment behavior of
architectural glass panels under blast loading, Engineering Failure Analysis, vol. 26, pp. 293303, 2012.

Notes
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