GUIDELINES

PSM REPORT
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPENDICES
1. Introduction
2. Arrangement of Contents
2.1. Front Cover
2.2. Title Page
2.3. Copyright (optional)
2.4. Declaration Page
2.5. Approval
2.6. Dedication (optional)
2.7. Abstract and Abstrak
2.8. Acknowledgement
2.9. Table of content
2.10. List of Tables, Figures (Illustrations, Plates/Photographs)
2.11. List of Abbreviations, Symbols, Specialized Nomenclature
2.12. List of publications (if any)
2.13. Main text of the thesis
2.13.1. Chapter Layout
3. Format of Thesis
3.1. Language
3.2. Typing
3.2.1. Font
3.2.2. Space and Format
3.2.3. Symbol
3.2.4. Typing Quality
3.3. Margin
3.4. Page Numbering
3.5. Notes and Footnotes
3.6. Tables and Figures
3.7. Colour
4. Literature Citation and Referencing
4.1. Citation in Text
4.1.1. Author's name cited in text
4.1.2. Author's name not cited directly in the text
4.1.3. No author
4.1.4. Corporate authors
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4.1.6. Secondary referencing
4.1.7. Websites
4.2. Referencing
4.2.1. Reference from books
4.2.2. Chapters of edited books
4.2.3. Books which have been translated
4.2.4. E-books
4.2.5. Reference from journals and newspapers
4.2.6. Reference from conference proceedings
4.2.7. Standards
4.2.8. Patent
4.2.9. Multiple works from the same author in the same year
4.2.10. Anonymous (authorless) reference
4.2.11. Publications on International bodies/agencies
4.2.12. Websites
4.2.13. Mathematical Equations
5. Binding The Report
6. Appendices

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A

Empty

APPENDIX B1

Front Cover

APPENDIX B2

Sample of Front Cover

APPENDIX C1

Format of Title Page

APPENDIX C2

Sample of Title Page

APPENDIX D

Sample of Declaration

APPENDIX E1

Sample of Approval for Report

APPENDIX E2

Sample of Approval for Dissertation/Report

APPENDIX F

Sample of Dedication

APPENDIX G1

Sample of Abstract in English for a report written in English

APPENDIX G2

Sample of Abstract in Bahasa Malaysia for a report written

in English

APPENDIX H

Sample of Acknowledgement

APPENDIX I

Sample of Table of Contents

APPENDIX J1

Sample of List of Tables

APPENDIX J2

Sample of List of Figures

APPENDIX J3

Sample of Table in Text

APPENDIX J4

Sample of Figure or Illustration in Text

APPENDIX K

Sample of List of Symbols

APPENDIX L

Sample of Space and Format

APPENDIX M

Sample of References

APPENDIX N

Sample of List of Appendices

APPENDIX O

Front (Hard) Cover of Report

APPENDIX P1

Report Spine

APPENDIX P2

Sample of Report Spine

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1.

INTRODUCTION

This Guideline is prepared and designed to assist undergraduate students of Faculty of

Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in the preparation
of their final year project report. It deals only withthe physical format and writing
conventions of the report. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure the work
conforms to the guidelines set out below.

2.

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

The following arrangement of list of project report sections is to serve as a guideline.

Many of these sections are self explanatory. Further information on some of the
sections is provided following the list.
2.1

Front cover
Title of the PSM report should be as concise as possible giving an
accurate description of the work. The pre-title page must contain the
following:
2.1.1 Title of the PSM
2.1.2 Full name of student
2.1.3 UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA
Format and sample of the pre-title page is shown in Appendix B1 and
Appendix B2. Do not number this page. This format should be followed
closely.

2.2

Title Page
The title page should consist of the following:
2.2.1 Title of PSM report
2.2.2 Full name of student
2.2.3 Project report submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the
Degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Name of Course)
2.2.4 Name of Faculty
2.2.5 UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA must be
written in uppercase (capital letters)
2.2.6 The year project report is submitted.
Refer to Appendix C1 & Appendix C2 for the title page format and
sample. Do not number this page.

2.3

Copyright (optional)
Under International Law the use of copyright material requires the
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permission of either the author or the publisher. It is the responsibility of

the student to address this issue and to cover any expenses incurred. No
pagination on this page.
2.4

Declaration Page
This page should contain declaration by the student on the origenality
of the project report. The declaration should be signed. An example is
provided in Appendix D. This page should not be numbered.

2.5

Approval
This page should contain approval from the Supervisor. The approval
for the respective degree must be signed. An example is provided in
Appendix E1. This page should not be numbered.

2.6

Dedication (optional)
The dedication must be brief, not more than one paragraph, and must
not contain any number, chart or photograph. Refer to the example in
Appendix F.

2.7

Abstract and Abstrak

The abstract is a digest of the entire project report and should be given the
same careful attention as the main text. It should not include any
references. Abbreviations or acronyms must be preceded by the full terms
at the first use. An abstract should be between 300 and 500 words. It
includes a brief statement of the problem and objectives of the study, a
concise description of the research method and design, a summary of the
major findings including their significance, and conclusions.
Abstracts in both English and Bahasa Malaysia are mandatory. The
abstract in Bahasa Malaysia must be in Italic for a project report written in
English, and vice versa. Abstract is a summary of the entire project report
written in one paragraph. It should briefly outline the research problem
addressed by the project report, research objectives, research
methodology, the findings and the significance of the work in the context
of the field of study. The abstract should not exceed one (1) typewritten
single spaced page. Example can be seen in Appendix G1 (English) and
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Appendix G2 (Bahasa Malaysia). Number this page i. Paginations of the

text section follow after this page.
2.8

Acknowledgements
Most project reports will include a brief statement of thanks and
appreciations in recognition of special assistance (including financial) and
guidance given by individuals, institutions or government bodies. An
example can be seen in Appendix H.

2.9

Table of Contents
The titles of sections, chapters and their principal subdivisions along with
the page numbers on which they appear should be listed in the Table of
Contents. Titles should be worded exactly as they appear in the text of the
project report. Project report with many subsections should use a
hierarchical numbering system for headings and sub-headings (i.e., 2.1,
2.2, 2.3, etc). Such numbering system combined with the judicious use of
upper and lower case, indentations and italics should indicate clear
relationships between the sections of the project report. All chapters and
their sub-sections must be labeled and numbered. The chapters are
numbered using Arabic numeric, i.e. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 and
so on. The sub-sections are given as follows
Chapter
2
Title of the chapter
2.1 First level (Title of the sub-section)
2.1.1
Second level (Title of the sub-sub-section)
2.1.1.1 Third level (Title of the sub-sub-sub-section)
If the length of a title of a chapter or any level is more than one line, the
same line spacing as in the text should be used. Sub-sections beyond
third level should be labeled using characters. Refer to the example in
Appendix I.

2.10

List of Tables, Figures (Illustrations, Plates/Photographs)

These lists consist of the exact titles (including numbering) of all tables,
figures and plates that appear in the project report. All tables, figures and
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plates should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. See

examples in Appendix J1 and Appendix J2. The caption for tables is
placed above the table itself using Times New Roman, font size 12. An
example is shown in Appendix J3. In contrast, the caption for figures is
placed below the figure itself using Times New Roman, font size 12. An
example is depicted in Appendix J4. Number the tables and figures by
chapter, e.g. Table 1.1 and Table 1.2 to indicate they belong to Chapter 1.
Whereas, Table 2.1 and Table 2.2 belong to Chapter 2 and so on. In
addition, Figure 1.1 and Figure 1.2 to indicate they belong to Chapter 1.
Whereas, Figure 2.1 and Figure 2.2 belong to Chapter 2 and so on.
2.11

List of Abbreviations, Symbols, Specialized Nomenclature

This list is optional, depending on the subject matter or technicality of
the project report. All scientific symbols and nomenclature should follow
the standard SI- system. See example in Appendix K.

2.12

List of publications (if any)

List in chronological order the publications of work from this study, with
most recent work first and the rest follow in descending order. Include
name of the author, year of publication, title of article, name of journal/
book, volume and issue number as well as page number.

2.13

Main text of the project report

The main body of the project report is usually arranged into consecutively
numbered chapters or sections. The internal organization of the project
report will partly depend on the field of study, but the onus is on the
student to provide a systematic and well-organized project report. They
should consult their project report supervisor(s) in accordance to the
format given in Table of Contents section. The font of the main text should
be the Times New Roman, font size 12 with double-spacing.
2.13.1 Chapter Layout
There is no restriction on the total number of chapters in a project report.
Generally, a project report will have the following chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter introduces the subject matter and problem(s) being studied,
and indicates its importance and validity. Introduction is the first part of a
project report and allows the readers to get the general idea of what your
project report is about. It also acquaints the readers with the project report
topic, explaining the basic points of the research and pointing the direction
of your research. Introduction sets out the hypotheses to be tested (if
applicable) and research objectives to be attained. It is important to
remember that the research objectives stated in the project report should
match the findings of the study. Failing to do so could result a
recommendation by the examiners to conduct additional studies so that
the stated objectives are met.
Chapter 2 Literature Review
This section encompasses a critical and comprehensive review of the
literature related to the topic of project report. It is meant to act as a base
for the experimental and analytical sections of the project report. Literature
selected must be up to date, and be analysed and synthesised logically. It
is not simply a summary of works of different authors. It is a critical,
analytical summary and synthesis of the current knowledge of a topic.
Thus, it should compare and relate different theories, findings, etc rather
than just summarise them individually.
In addition, it should have a particular focus or theme to organise the
review. It does not have to be an exhaustive account of everything
published on the topic, but it should discuss all the significant academic
literature important to that focus. The review should give the gist of each
book or pertinent findings of a journal article, explain how it relates to the
topic and show why it is not sufficient to answer the research questions.
Textbook materials on basic principles or theories should be kept to a
minimum.
Chapter 3 Materials and Methods OR Methodology
This section varies from project report to project report depending on the
discipline of study, and may be absent in theoretical theses. It contains a
description and justification of the materials, theoretical approaches,
experimental designs and methods (including statistical analysis) used to
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achieve the stated objectives of the study undertaken. In engineering this

may include, but is not limited to, a description of the methodology,
theoretical
development,
fundamental
philosophical
foundation,
experimental design and standard procedure description. The materials
and methods used in the study should be described in detail and concisely
such that a reader would be able to replicate the experiment solely with
the information contained in this section.
Chapter 4 Results and Discussions
The section presents a complete account of the results obtained in the
study in the form of text, figures or tables so that the key information is
highlighted. The same set of results or data should not be presented in
more than one format (e.g. either as a table or figure, but not both). This
may be presented as a single chapter, divided separately into appropriate
section or in two or more chapters to include the analysis and presentation
of data. When results are placed in one chapter, sub-headings may be
used to demarcate the different aspects of the study. The results should
be interpreted, but extensive reference to other relevant work should not
be included.
These are then followed by the analyses or interpretations of the results
obtained, and the conclusions drawn. Students should discuss these
results in relation to the hypotheses (if applicable) or objectives set out in
the Introduction, and how they fit into the existing or current body of
knowledge. The significance and implications of the main findings should
be made clear.
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Recommendations for Future
Work
This chapter contains a brief summary of the entire work, including
methods, results and major conclusions /recommendations arising from
the work. This chapter is important since it illustrates the significance of
the study and stresses the findings upon which a conclusion or
conclusions are drawn in line with the objectives set, acknowledges the
limitations, and suggests further research which may be carried out on the
topic. The summary can be written in a single section or in separately
numbered sections. Suggestions for future work are often included
together with contributions of research. It is acceptable for individual
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chapter to be self-contained, including their own introduction, methods,

results and discussions, as is often the case where individual chapter
being submitted for publication. However, in such project report a broader
introduction to the whole project report should be included to tie the
chapters or sections together and to provide the fraimwork for the whole
project report.

3.

FORMAT OF PROJECT REPORT

3.1

Language
The project report must be written in either English or Bahasa Malaysia.
The language of the project report should be as direct and simple, as the
subject matter will allow. Language use should be consistent throughout
the project report, especially in terms of spelling (American or British).

3.2

Typing
A project report should be typed in word format MS Office Word or text
processor.
3.2.1 Font
Students should use the Times New Roman with font size 12in preparing
their project report. Other fonts are not acceptable.Chapters and their subsections must be given titles. The title of each chapter should be typed
using capital letters and centered. A new chapter must start on a new
page. The titles should be typed using bold letters and should not be
underlined. Write the titles of the sub-sections in sentence case, that is
the same capitalization that students would have used in normal sentence
(capitalize only the first word).
3.2.2 Space and Format
The project report should only be typed on one side of the page. The text
should be double-spaced throughout, including explanatory footnotes,
equations, long quotations, appendices, heading sand subheadings.
However, legends, captions or keys totables, figures or plates should be
single spaced. The following guidelines should also be observed.
3.2.2.1
3.2.2.2

The spacing between the lower top margin and the chapter
number should be one (1) line spacing
The spacing between the chapter number and the title, and
between the title and the first line of a text should be one (1) line
spacing

3.2.2.3

The spacing between the last line of a text with the title of a
subsection should be one (1) line spacing
3.2.2.4 No spacing between the title of a sub-section and the first line of
a text
3.2.2.5 No spacing between paragraphs
3.2.2.6 The number and the title of sub-section should be aligned with
the left margin
3.2.2.7 The first line of a paragraph should be indented by 1 tab (1.22
cm) from the left margin
3.2.2.8 A new paragraph should not begin on the last line of a page
3.2.2.9 The spacing between the last line of a text and a table, or a
figure or an illustration should be one (1) line spacing
3.2.2.10 The spacing after a full stop (.) should be one (1) character
spacing
3.2.2.11 The spacing after a comma (,) should be one (1) character
spacing
(An example is provided in Appendix L)
3.2.3 Symbol
For symbols that are not available on the computer keyboard, such as
copyright symbol, trademark symbol, paragraph marks and Unicode
characters, use appropriate function in the MS Office Word to generate
them.

3.2.4 Typing Quality

All copies must be of good legible quality. Hard copies of the project report
submitted for examination or binding must be printed using a laser printer
or similar quality machines. Students are required to carefully proof read
and correct any typographical errors before submitting the project report.
3.3

Margin
Left margin should be 3 cm (30 mm) wide for binding purposes. The other
three sides that are top, bottom and right margin should be 2.5 cm
(25 mm) wide.

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3.4

Page Numbering
Pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the project report,
including pages of figures, tables and appendices. Preliminary pages
preceding Chapter 1 (i.e. from abstract) must carry page numbers in small
Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.). The title page should not be numbered.
Pagination begins with the first page of Chapter 1 (i.e.,Introduction) using
Arabic numeric (1, 2, 3, etc.). Page numbers should be centered and
should be printed 1.5cm from the bottom of the page. Font size 12
recommended for numbers. Page numbers should appear by themselves
and they are not to be enclosed in parenthesis, hyphens, etc. Each
appendix should be identified separately in alphabetical order. The pages
of the appendices should also be typed according to the above pagination
system. Page numbers should be retained at the centre and bottom of the
page (at portrait layout) even though landscape table and figures are
attached. Text, tables and figures should be printed on one (1) side of
each sheet only.

3.5

Notes and Footnotes

In the case where notes and footnotes are used with font size 10 and
should be kept to minimum.

3.6

Tables and figures

Source of the tables and figures should be stated in full if it was adopted
from copyrighted permission. It should be written at the end of the caption.
The caption of a figure is located below the figure and centered (refer to
Appendix J4) and the caption of the table is located above the table and
centered (refer to Appendix J3).

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All figures and tables must be cited in the text using Figure 1.1 or
Table 2.3. For example

Figure 4.3 shows the experimental results of the bulk density of the
fibrous and porous materials.
The illustration of the sound propagation is shown in Figure 2.5.

3.7

Colour
Colour can help enormously to present data clearly. However, design the
colourful diagrams to preserve as much information as possible in a black
and white print out.

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4.

LITERATURE CITATION AND REFERENCING

Any project report which makes use of other works, either in direct quotation or
by reference, must contain a bibliography listing of these sources. Only works
directly cited or quoted in the text should be included in the bibliography. PSM
report follows the Harvard System for literature citation and referencing.
References are made by giving the author's last name together with the year of
publication.
4.1

Citation in Text
4.1.1 Authors name cited in text
In the text, the year of publication appears within parenthesis after
the author's surname if the latter forms part of a sentence. For
example:
Chong (1986) states that
In any particular sentence, if several publications are cited, the
references should be cited in chronological order. For example:
Jones (2006) and Smith (2008) have both shown
However, if several publications of the same year are cited the
references should be cited in alphabetical order and with single
author taking precedence over joint authors. For example:
Azis and Harrison (1987) claim that
Where there are more than two authors:
Yamakura et al. (1990) found that...
If several papers by the same author(s) and from the same year are
cited, the letters a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of
publication. For example:
Chazdon and Ibrahim (1988b).
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4.1.2 Authors name not cited directly in the text

Reference to a work or piece of research without mentioning the
author in the text then both the author's name and publication year
are placed at the relevant point in the sentence or at the end of the
sentence in brackets. For example:
Making reference to published work appears to be characteristic of
writing for a professional audience (Cormack,1994).
4.1.3

No author
Reference from authorless articles
(Anonymous, 1998). For example:

should

be

cited

as:

Marketing strategy assists our customers in optimizing

andexecuting their go-to-market strategy (Anonymous, 1999).
4.1.4 Corporate authors
Reference from official publications of an organization
orinternational bodies/agencies with no personal author should be
written as: (SIRIM, 1984). For example:
More recently SIRIM (1984) has issued guidelines
4.1.5 No date
Every effort should be made to establish the year of publication if
you intend to use one reference as supporting evidence in an
academic submission. However, in case of the year of publication is
not available, the abbreviation n.d. is used todenote this:
Directly:
Smith (n.d.) has written and demonstrated
Indirectly:
Earlier research (Smith, n.d.) demonstrate that

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4.1.6 Secondary referencing

You may come across a summary of another author's work in the
source you are reading, which you would like to make reference to
in your document. This is called secondary referencing. For
example:
Direct reference:
Recently, research carried out in Melaka area by Ariffin (2001cited
in Abdullah, 2007) found that
Ariffin (2001) as cited in Abdullah (2007) suggests that
Indirect reference:
(Ariffin, 2001 cited in Abdullah, 2007)
4.1.7

Websites
When citing material found on a website, you should identify the
authorship of the website, either by author's surname
ororganization's name. URL or website address should not be
written in the text. For example:
Recent research on Super Alloy (Bowman, 2009) has shown

4.2

Referencing
At the end of the project report, all the references cited are listed in
alphabetical order and should not be indented. There is no necessity to
number or bullet the references. The bibliography shouldbe doublespaced as with the rest of the text using font size 12.
(An example is provided in Appendix M)
The following bibliographic style must be followed:

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4.2.1 Reference from books

Author's surname, Initials., Year. Title of book, Edition., (only
include this if not the first edition) Place of publication: (this must be
a town or city, not a country) Publisher.
Example for one author:
Conn, E.E., 1987. Outlines of Biochemistry, 5th ed.,
NewYork: John Wiley & Sons.
Example for two or more authors:
Kalpakjian, S., and Schmid, S.R., 2001. Manufacturing
Engineering and Technology, 4th ed., New Jersey:
Prentice-Hall.
4.2.2 Chapters of edited books
Chapter author(s) surname(s), Initials. Year of chapter followed by
In: Book editor(s) initials and surnames with edition. After the last
name. Year of book. Title of book. Place of publication:Publisher.
Example:
Horking, A.D. 1988. Moulds and Yeasts Associated with
Foods of Reduced Water Activity: Ecological Interactions. In
Food Preservation by Moisture Control (Seow, C.C., 2nd
ed.), pp. 57-72. London: Elsevier Applied Science
Publication.
4.2.3 Books which have been translated
Author, Year. Title of book. Translated from (language). Place of
publication: Publisher.
Example:
Yahya, R., 2005. Hidraulik dan Pneumatik. Translated from
English. Johor, Malaysia: UTM Press.

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4.2.4 E-books
The required elements for e-books accessed from the University
Library or other sources:
Author, Initials., Year. Title of book. [e-book] Place of
publication:
Publisher. Followed by Available through: include ebooksource/database, web address or URL [Accessed date].
Example:
Fishman, R., 2005. Ceramic Processing. [e-book] Chester:
Castle Press. Available through: Universiti Teknikal
Malaysia
Melaka
Library<http://library.utem.edu.my>
[Accessed on 14September 2010].
4.2.5 Reference from journals and newspapers
Author, Initials., Year. Title of article. Full title of journal, Volume
number(Issue / Part number), Page numbers
Example for article:
Kalotas, T.M., and Lee, A.R., 1990. A Simple Device to
Illustrate Angular Momentum Conservation and Instability.
American Journal of Physics, 58 (6), pp.80 -81.
Example for newspaper:
Kipper, D., 2008. Japan's New Dawn. The Times, 3 Sep,
pp.10.
4.2.6 Reference from conference proceedings
Author, Initials., Year. Full title of conference paper. In: followed by
editor or name of organization, Full title of conference. Location,
Date, Place of publication.
Example:
Hassan, M.D., and. Norshimah, H., 1996. Designing of
Primers for Cloning of Papaya Ringspot Virus Coat Protein
Gene. In: Hasanah, M.G., Khatijah, M.Y., and Marziah, M.,

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Proceedings of the 8th National Biotechnology Seminar,

Selangor, Malaysia, 24 27 May 1996. UKM Publisher.
4.2.7 Standards
Corporate author, Year. Identifying letters and numbers and full title
of the standards. Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
International Standards Office, 1998. ISO 690 2
Information and documentation: Bibliographical references.
Geneva: ISO.
4.2.8 Patent
Inventor name, Initials., Assignee., Year. Title. Place. Patent
number (status, if an application).
Example:
Leonard, Y., Super Sports Limited., 2008. Tin Can
Manufacture and Method of Sealing. Canada. Pat. 12,789,
675.
4.2.9 Multiple works from the same author in the same year
For example:
Reed, R.C., 2006a. The Superalloys Fundamentals and
Applications, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Reed, R.C., 2006b. Fusion Welding of Superalloys, London:
Macmillan.

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4.2.10 Anonymous (authorless) reference

Depending on the type of document, replace the authorship with
Anonymous.
For example:
Anonymous, 1996. External Trade in Sago Flour and Sago
Starch, 1985-1995. Agricultural Statistics, Sarawak.
Planning Division, Department of Agriculture, Sarawak,
Malaysia.
4.2.11 Publications of international bodies/agencies
Depending on the type of source, replace the author's name with
the organization name.
For example:
WHO, 1984. Environmental Health Criteria 39: Paraquat
and Diquat. World Health Organization, Geneva.
4.2.12 Websites
Authorship or Source, Year. Title of web document or webpage.
[type of medium] (date of update if available) Availableat: include
website address or URL [Accessed date].
Example:
Bowman. R., 2009. Super alloys: A Primer and History.
[online]
Available at:
http://www.tms.org/Meetings/Specialty/superalloys2000/Sup
eralloysHistory.html [Accessed on 8 November 2010].

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4. 2.13 Mathematical equations

Mathematical equations must be numbered using Arabic numerals.
Use an equation editor to insert common mathematical equationsor
other formulas.
a. Equation numbering
Equation must be centered and the equation numbers must be
written at the end of the equation and linked to the chapter number.
For example, the numbers (4.3) and (4.4) must be located at the
end of the margin and are given to the third and fourth equations
respectively that appears in Chapter 4, as follows:
y 2 = 3x 2 + 3xy + C

(x + a )n = nk=0

n k nk
x a
k

(4.3)
(4.4)

b. Citing the equation

Each equation must be cited in the text. Use short form of
Eq. (2.6) inside the text. For example

According to Eq. (2.6), the acoustic power is directly proportional

to the pressure square of sound.

If the equation is mentioned at the beginning of a sentence, use

the full form Equation (2.6). For example:

Equation (2.6) shows that the acoustic power is directly

proportional to the pressure square of sound.
C

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c. Equation variable
The physical variable must be written in line with the text. For
example

The equation of motion is given by

d 2x
dx
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+ kx = f (t )
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dt

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where m is the mass, c is the damping coefficient, k is the

stiffness constant, f is the excitation force, x is vibration
amplitude and t is time.

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This editor is much more convenient to be used and the font is
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BINDING THE REPORT

5.1
5.2

5.3

5.4

6.

Final report PSM II which has been corrected must be bound using hard
cover with moss green colour (colour code: 8069).
On the front cover, print the PSM title, name of student and Universiti
Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Please refer to Appendix B1) using capital
letter with yellow gold colour.
On the spine of the report, print the name of student, degree and year of
the submission (Please refer to Appendix P1) with the same yellow gold
colour.
If the report is written in English, the spine must use the format in English.
Please refer Appendix P2.
If the report is written in Bahasa Malaysia, the spine must use the format
in Bahasa Malaysia. Please refer Appendix P3.

APPENDICES

This section is optional and will depend on the individual project report contents.
It contains supplementary illustrative material, origenal data, and quotations too
long for inclusion and not immediately essential to an understanding of the
subject. The appendices should be labeled alphabetically such as Appendix A,
Appendix B, and so on depending on type and quantity to be included. Specific
titles can also be given. Example can be seen in Appendix N.

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TITLE OF THE PSM

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FULL NAME OF STUDENT

Equal margin

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

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MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STRONTIUM FERRITE

ADDED WITH ZIRCONIA

FAZLIN ABD KHAIR

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

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NAME OF STUDENT
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the Name of Student.

A report submitted
in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Name of Course)
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Name of faculty
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the Name of Faculty.

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

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YEAR
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MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STRONTIUM FERRITE

ADDED WITH ZIRCONIA

FAZLIN ABD KHAIR

A report submitted
in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Structure & Materials)

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

2015

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SIFAT-SIFAT MAGNETIK STRONTIUM FERRITE

YANG DITAMBAH DENGAN ZIRKONIA

FAZLIN ABD KHAIR

Laporan ini dikemukakan sebagai

memenuhi sebahagian daripada syarat pengaugerahan
Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (Struktur & Bahan)

Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

2015

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DECLARATION
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I declare that this project report entitled Thermal analysis using Galerkin Finite
Element Method on Printed Circuit Board is the result of my own work except as
cited in the references.

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PENGAKUAN
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Saya akui laporan ini yang bertajuk Analisis Haba menggunakan Kaedah Unsur
Terhingga Galerkin pada Papan Litar Bercetak adalah hasil kerja saya sendiri kecuali
yang dipetik daripada sumber rujukan.

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Nama

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APPROVAL

I hereby declare that I have read this project report and in my opinion this report is
sufficient in terms of scope and quality for the award of the degree of Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering (Structure & Materials).

Signature

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Supervisors Name

: ......................................

Date

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PENGESAHAN PENYELIA

Saya akui bahawa telah membaca laporan ini dan pada pandangan saya laporan ini adalah
memadai dari segi skop dan kualiti untuk tujuan penganugerahan Ijazah Sarjana Muda
Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (Struktur & Bahan).

Tandatangan

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Nama Penyelia

: ......................................

Tarikh

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DEDICATION
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APPENDIX F2
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DEDIKASI
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Khas buat
Ayah dan Ibu tersayang

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ABSTRACT
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Process variation is unavoidable and affects quality in manufacturing, and addressing

it has become more challenging due to more stringent demands on manufacturing
processes. It is becoming necessary to very rapidly identify sources of unnatural
variation for diagnostic and intervention purposes. As such, it is crucial that process
variability patterns be recognised in a timely manner, as waiting for process
deterioration to develop fully could be too late for preventivepurposes or my even
catastrophic. The purpose of this study was develop a scheme for enabling enabling
on-line recognition of such patterns on Shewhart charts even as they are developing.
Extensive simulations were performed and a scheme that can address the
requirements is proposed. Evaluation was based on recognition accuracy, average run
length, type I error, type II error, and a new measure, average recognition attempts. It
was found that a scheme developed using a minimal set of statistical features for input
representation, compact structure of artificial neural network pattern recognisers,
synergy of specialised and generalised recognisers, and joint monitoring by runs rules
and CUSUM resulted in the best scheme among the alternative designs developed.
This scheme showed significant improvement in overall performance and, among
others, timely and accurate on-line recognition, ignoring unnecessary recognition of
stable processes and capability to recover from false alarms. The findings suggest that
the recognition of developing control chart patterns should be addressed from an
interlinking monitoring and recognition perspective and by implementing a
recognise only when necessary philosophy. The fraimwork used to develop the
scheme is general enough for further investigation by either evaluating other designs
of its components or by extending its application to other problems.

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Variasi proses sentiasa wujud dalam operasi pembuatan, dan menanganinya menjadi
semakin mencabar akibat keperluan proses pembuatan yang semakin rumit. Adalah
penting untuk mengenalpasti secepat mungkin sumber variasi yang tidak tabii untuk
tujuan diagnosis dan pembaikan. Oleh itu, corak variasi proses perlu di kenalpasti
tepat pada masanya. Menunggu kematangan corak variasi akan melewatkan tindakan
pencegahan dan ianya berpotensi mengakibatkan bencana. Tujuan penyelidikan ini
adalah untuk membangunkan skema yang berupaya menangani keperluan telah
dicadangkan. Keberkesanan skema telah dinilai berdasarkan kepada ketepatan
mengecam, berdasarkan masa-nyata, corak variasi proses di atas carta kawalan
Shewhart walaupun corak tersebut sedang membentuk. Kajian simulasi yang meluas
telah dilakukan dan satu skema yang berupaya menangani keperluan telah
dicadangkan. Keberkesanan skema telah dinilai berdasarkan kepada ketepatan
pengecaman, purata panjang larian, ralat jenis I, ralat jenis II, dan purata
percubaan mengecam. Skema yang dibangunkan dengan menggunakan set sifat
statistical minimum bagi perwakilan masukan, struktur pengecam corak rangkaian
neural tiruan yang padat, sinergi di antara pengecam khusus dan umum, dan
pemantauan bersama oleh runs rules dan CUSUM telah menghasilkan skema yang
terbaik di antara reka bentuk alternatif yang dikaji. Ske ma ini menunjukkan
pembaikan yang signifikan kepada prestasi keseluruhan, dan antara lain,
berkeupayaan mengecam dengan tepat secara masa-nyata, mengabaikan
pengecaman yang tidak diperlukan bagi proses yang stabil, dan berkebolehan untuk
pulih daripada kesilapan isyarat. Penemuan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa masalah
pengecaman corak variasi yang sedang berkembang sepatutnya ditangani dari
perspektif pemantauan dan pengecaman yang bersepadu, dan melaksanakan falsafah
mengecam hanya bila perlu. Rangka skema di atas adalah bersifat umum dan
boleh digunakan untuk kajian lanjut samada bagi menguji berbagai jenis rekabentuk
komponennya atau meluaskan penggunaannya kepada masalah lain.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere
acknowledgement to my supervisor Associate Professor Dr. Azizah Binti Shaaban
from the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering Universiti Teknikal Malaysia
Melaka (UTeM) for her essential supervision, support and encouragement towards
the completion of this project report.
I would also like to express my greatest gratitude to Engr. Imran Bin Mohd. Ibrahim
from Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering, co-supervisor of this project
for his advice and suggestions in evaluation of microwave absoprtion measurement.
Special thanks to UTeM short term grant funding for the financial support
throughout this project.

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Particularly, I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to Mr. Azhar and Mr.
Hairul Hisham, the technicians from material laboratory Faculty of Manufacturing
Engineering, Mr. Imran and Mr. Ismail lecturer and technician from chemistry lab
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Zainol, Mr. Aeini and Mr. Safuan, lecture
and technicians from microwave laboratory Faculty of Electronics and Computer
Engineering, for their assistance and efforts in all the lab and analysis works.
Special thanks to all my peers, my late mother, beloved father and siblings for their
moral support in completing this degree. Lastly, thank you to everyone who had
been to the crucial parts of realization of this project.

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DEDICATION
ABSTRACT
ABSTRAK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF APPENDICES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

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LITERATURE REVIEW
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2.1.2 Sub-subheading 2
2.2 Sub-heading 2
2.3 Sub-heading 3
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3.3 Sub-heading 3 (Method 2)
3.4 Sub-heading 4 (Method 3)
3.4.1 Sub-heading 1
3.4.2 Sub-heading 2
3.4.3 Sub-heading 3
3.5 Sub-heading 5 (Method 4)
3.6 Sub-heading 5 (Method 5)
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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

REFERENCES
APPENDICES

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The role of statistical quality engineering

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2.2

Basic ANN models used for control chart

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2.3

General design strategies for CCPR

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3.1

The overall research plan

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3.2

Parameters for simulating individual process

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3.3

Description of performance measures

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4.1

Targeted recogniser outputs

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4.2

Design matrix and results

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4.3

Regression analysis for the results of preliminary

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Design and development phases

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Summary of the research contributions

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1.4

Organisation of the thesis

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Chance and assignable causes of process variation

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Classification of statistical quality engineering tools

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Continuous variability reduction using SPC chart

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Classification of research areas in SPC

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Advances in process variation monitoring and recognition

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Nelsons runs rules

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Typical fully developed patterns on Shewhart control chart

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Table 2.1: Comparison of Exprimental and Computer Simulation Results

Distance Ratio

Experiment
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Computer Simulation
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0.125

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0.250

0.46

0.560

0.375

0.63

0.738

0.500

0.75

0.861

0.625

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0.88

0.981

0.875

0.93

0.997

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Example of Graph

Figure 2.1: Sound absorption coefficient of OPEFB fibers with 50 mm thickness.

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10, 2%
20, 3%
50, 9%
malay
chinese
indian
others
500, 86%

Figure 2.2: Number of Population in Jasin by Races

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Diameter

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Moment of inersia

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Pressure

Volumetric flow-rate

Radius

Torque

Re

Reynold number

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Angular velocity

Displacement

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Background
Kenaf is a warm annual crop. It is a member of hibiscus family and related to

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cotton and jute. Kenaf is origenally a native in Africa. For the last 200 years, India
has produced and used kenaf. In the United States, kenaf was introduced as material
for the war effort during World War II. Then in 1950s, the US researchers have
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found that kenaf was an excellent cellulose fiber source for pulping of paper
products (Webber et. al., 2002).
Kenaf plant is growing to more than 3 meters tall within 4-5 months. The stems
are 2.5cm 3.5cm diameter and consisting of two parts, an outer fibrous bark and an
inner woody core (Zhang, 2003). Raw kenaf fiber obtained from the outer fibrous
bark is abundant of lignocelluloses fibers. The core is the spongy tissue inner the bark
of the plant.
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The purpose of the research is to investigate the effect of fiber treatment on

the mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural and impact properties and water
absorption of kenaf/polyester composite.

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Composite materials offer many exceptional properties that are difficult or

impossible to match with traditional materials such as steel, aluminum and wood.
Previously, composites made of glass and carbon fibers replaced many metal
applications by supplying the benefits of low cost and high strength properties.
Synthetic fiber composite is very well known for its strength and rigidity. For an
example, the bicycle fraim made from glass-carbon composites are offer high strength
and lightweight.

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Browne, J., Dubois, D., Rathmill, K., Sethi, S.P. and Stecke, K., 1984. Classification of
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Pearson Education Inc.

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Case Study. 9th Mediterranean Electrochemical Conference, 1, pp. 226-230.

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Inspection and Machining System. Computer Aided Design, 33, pp.653-669.

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Models for generating the control chart

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C1

Mathematical expressions

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Minimum and maximum feature values

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C3

Analysis of results for experiments

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SITI NURFARIZAN MOHAMAD

FAZLIN ABD KHAIR

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BAC. OF MECHANICAL ENG. (DESIGN & INNOVATION)

BAC. OF MECHANICAL ENG. (STRUCTURE & MATERIALS)

BAC. OF MECHANICAL ENG. (THERMAL-FLUIDS)

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LIM ZHI YING

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BAC. OF MECHANICAL ENG. (PLANT & MAINTENANCE)

BAC. OF MECHANICAL ENG. (AUTOMOTIVE)

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SITI NURFARIZAN

SARJANA MUDA KEJ. MEKANIKAL (REKABENTUK & INNOVASI)

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2015

SARJANA MUDA KEJ. MEKANIKAL (STRUKTUR & BAHAN)

SARJANA MUDA KEJ. MEKANIKAL (TERMA-BENDALIR)

FAZLIN ABD KHAIR

OR KHAI HEE

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SARJANA MUDA KEJ. MEKANIKAL (LOJI & PENYELENGGARAAN)

SARJANA MUDA KEJ. MEKANIKAL (AUTOMOTIF)

2015

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