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ce629A: Earthquake Analysis & design

writing project

Durgesh C. Rai

Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208 016
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Term Project

Research Assignment Project

Related to your research on a topic which must
complement the material of the course.
Can be a literature research study,
a field study of a significant earthquake
resistant structure or its construction,
an experimental study, etc.,
which must involve certain aspects related to
seismic behaviour, design or construction.

You will work in a group of two or three

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Project in Stages

Stage 1: Identification of Research Topic

Project topic will be first approved based on
your proposal describing the research topic
and its relationship with the course.
Duplication of topics will be eliminated to
achieve broadest range of topics possible.
Need to submit one paragraph description
of proposed research topic and work-plan,
such as a list of key references, source
materials, etc.

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Project in Stages

Stage 2: Written Report

Written report should summarize the
conclusions drawn from your research
studies.
A written typed report of eight pages of
text and another eight pages of
figures/tables, etc.
All source materials must be identified
and accurately acknowledges and any
figures adapted from another source must
be identified.

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Project in Stages

Stage 3: Oral Report

A 10 min. PPT presentation of your work which
includes
o Introduction to the subject and why it is
important in seismic analysis and design
o Essential information derived
o Two or three most important conclusions
Typically you should plan for 10-12 slides and plan
your presentation for 8 to 10 minutes in length and at
least 5 minutes for Q&A.
A one-page abstract of the presentation and 2 to 3
key references must be distributed prior to
presentation.

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Evaluation of Term Project

Grading of Written Report

Will focus on following items of equal weightage

Accurate distillation of source materials into
an understandable summary
Identification and incorporation of key
references, and
Clarity and appearance of report

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Evaluation of Term Project

Grading of Oral Report

Will focus on following items

Overall quality of presentation
Quality of visual aids
Quality of the abstract, and
Your response to questions.

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Project Grading

Weight
Items
Total Project 100
Oral presentation 40
Written report 60

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Project Dates

Stage 1: Submission of topics & work-plan

March 10
Stage 2: Oral Presentation and Abstract
April 01
Stage 3: Final Report
April 07

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Research Project

Possible research topics

PSHA vs. DSHA for project-specific seismic study
Near field vs. Far field motion for structural design
Seismic Microzonation
Descriptive vs. Performance-based design approaches
Effect of soils on structures seismic response
Role of material nonlinearity and ductility
Nonlinear seismic analysis methods
Role of new materials and structural control
Experimental testing methods for seismic verification studies
Seismic damage to non-structural elements and its control
Seismic design issues for shear walls, flat slabs, beam-
column joint, connections, irregularities, torsion, etc.

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a form of cheating which includes, but is

not limited to, failure to indicate the source with
quotation marks or footnotes where appropriate if any
of the following are reproduced in the work submitted
by a student:
A phrase, written or oral.
A graphic element.
A proof.
Specific language.
An idea derived from the work, published or
unpublished, of another person.

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Plagiarism is Serious

Consequences of plagiarism in this class range from

no credit to your project to failing grade in the course
to recommendation of SSAC of the Institute
Outside the class too nobody likes it - publishers and
professional societies have plagiarism policies too
Role of Internet in Plagiarism
Makes it easy to plagiarize
Simply cut and paste without proper quotation
and/or citations
More seriously buying it off the Internet
Also makes it easy to catch the acts of plagiarism

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Good resource on avoiding plagiarism, includes good and bad

examples of paraphrasing
https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/overview.html
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Structures
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