Reference no: EM132476967 , Length: word count:13000

CVE80016 - Major Research Project - Swinburne University of Technology

Topic - "Geotechnical stabilization of WASTES using ALTERNATIVE BINDERS"

Wastes like C&D aggregates, mix plastic, glass waste RAP aggregates etc.

Alternative binders like fly ash, cement kiln waste, foam bitumen etc.

Table of Contents

• Introduction and Problem statement
• Literature Review
• Method or Procedure
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Presentation

Introduction and Problem Statement
Is the problem stated both in a general and in a specific way? Is the purpose of the study stated?
Are the questions or hypotheses stated?
Does the reader get a general view of both the rationale for the investigation and its relationship to a theoretical base? Is the beginning fairly broad and does the section narrow to a focus at the end? Is there a transition to the next section?

Review of the Literature
Does it show thorough knowledge of the research, theory, concepts, ideology, and opinion related to the topic?
Is the reader made aware that the review has been selective and are the criteria for selection and relevance explained? Is there any critical assessment of the reviewed literature?
Does the review reveal the relation between what others have previously done and what is proposed in this study? Are suitable headings used to help the reader sort out the sections of the review? Is each section summarised?
Are transitions provided from one section to another?
Is the work clearly the students' own work or have they plagiarised others' work? Is the material properly referenced and acknowledged?

Method or Procedure
Does it explain what was done to gather the information essential to the investigation? Would it be possible for another person to gather data and analyse it exactly in this study.
If human subjects are used, are they adequately protected? (May apply for ergonomic or biomedical projects) Are the variables in the study identified and described?
If controls are used, are they explained in sufficient detail?
If materials or apparatus are involved, are they described, illustrated, and their history and usefulness indicated? Is the setting of the study specified?
If any directions or explanations are given to subjects by the investigator in the course of the study, are they included?

Results and Discussions
Are the meaning and importance of the results indicated?
Are alternative explanations for the findings identified and discussed?
Does the reader learn how information in raw form was summarised? Descriptive statistics? Content analysis? Other?
Do tables contain all essential information so they can be read without references to the text? Does each table stand on its own, clear and self-explanatory?
Do figures contain all essential information so they can be read without references to the text? Does each figure stand on its own, clear and self-explanatory?
Are results grouped in relation to questions or hypotheses?
Are incidental findings not immediately related to the questions or hypotheses reported? Are there unforeseen results?
Is redundancy eliminated or minimised?
Is this section free of interpretations of results?

Conclusions
Are conclusions drawn about each question or hypothesis? Are the limitations on conclusions specified?
Does the reader learn how successful the investigation was and what further study might be needed on the topic? Did the candidate appear-to understand clearly the area of study and significance of the results?

Presentation
Layout
Use of sections
Are the diagrams clearly labelled and referred to in the text? Grammar and Language
Is there a logical flow?

Use of references, citations etc.
Does the report have a clear conclusion and recommendation?