Seminar on Application of FRP Composites in Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures

May 4,2004

Tehran-Iran

 Please prepare your paper according to the following guidelines:

 GENERAL

1.      The papers should be typed in MS Word system with 2.5 cm margins all round.

2.      Font Times New Roman should be used.

3.      Single line spacing should be adopted throughout.

4.      A high quality laser printer and plain white A4 papers should be used.

5.      Figures and Tables should be included in the text, near to where they are first referred.

6.      Number each page consecutively on the reverse of the sheet using a soft pencil.

7.      The maximum number of pages for each paper is limited to 10.

8.      Photographs must be good quality black and white prints. Keep the number to minimum.

9.      Send the paper in 2 copies together with a diskette containing the paper (s).

10.  Send the file to E_mail::frp@bhrc.ac.ir

FIRST PAGE

1.      After 2.5 cm top margin, leave 5 lines for the Conference sign, which will be added by the Conference Secretariat. The title of the paper (s) should commence from line 7 in not more than 2 lines, with upper case bold letters, 14 point in size. From line 10 the full name of the author (s), their affiliation (s) and addresses should be typed 12 point in size.

2.      The Abstract should commence on line 17, with the word ABSTRACT in immediately adjacent to the left margin, in upper case letters. The text of the abstract should commence on line 18, with 12 point in size, not more than 150 words.

 3.      Keywords should follow the abstract, leaving one blank line below. Type the word Keywords: with an upper case initial letter only, in bold 12 point in size and followed by a colon. Allow one letter space and then list the keywords (not less than 5) maximum in one line using lower case letters separated by commas.

SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT PAGES

4.      The Introduction should commence on Page 2 with the main heading INTRODUCTION upper case, bold 12 point in size and adjacent to the left margin. Thereafter type the text of the introduction, 12 point in size.

5.      Text: The text should commence from the left margin (no indentation).

6.      Headings: All headings should be bold, adjacent to the left margin. Leave one blank line above the main heading. Main headings should be in upper case from the left margin, bold 12 point in size. Sub-headings and sub-sub-headings should be left justified and adopted upper case initial letter for the first word only with bold 12 point in size. Avoid any further sub-division of headings.

7.      Figures: All illustrations, diagrams, sketches and photographs etc (excluding Tables) should be referred to as Figures. Figures should be positioned in the text leaving a single blank line above and below them (do not place the text at the side of them). They should be numbered consecutively. Captions should be centered under the Figure, using initial upper case only for the first word, with 12 point in size.

8.      Tables: Tables should be placed in the text preferably at the top or bottom of the page. Table captions should be centered above the Table using initial upper case only for the first word, with 12 point in size. Leave one blank line above and below the Table.

9.      Equations: Mathematical equations should be typed leaving one line above and below them. They should be numbered in parenthesis adjacent to the right margin according to the numbers in text.

10.  Units: The SI system of units should be used where possible. If other systems of units are used put them in the parenthesis. A list of standard units and common conversions is enclosed.

11.  References: A numbered system of references is required. Each reference being numbered consecutively and referred to by the numbers in bracket [ ]. They should be listed at the end of the text under the main heading of REFERENCES, laid out in the following styles:

       (a)        For articles from periodicals: Author’s surnames and initials (upper case), title of article, full
    title of periodical, year, volume, month or part (upper and lower cases), first and last page
    numbers;

      (b)        For books or reports: Author’s surnames and initials (upper case), title of book, publisher,
    place and year of publication (upper and lower cases), number of pages;

       (c)        National standards and similar publications should be treated similarly to books, but should
    have the author’s names and the publisher replaced by the issuing organization name.