2015 - 2016

How to write
lab report?
Islamic University of Gaza
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Cover Page

Must include the following:

IUG logo.
Name of the university, faculty, department & course
(with course number).
Report number.
Experiments title (avoid abbreviations and jargon).
Student name and student number.
Class number.
Group number.
Instructor name.
Date of submission.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Report Components
Introduction.
Objectives.
Apparatus.
Procedure.

Data

& Calculations.
Results.
Discussions.
References.
Eng. Mohammed Mousa
Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Introduction
The

introduction provides the reader with

important background based on theories and
previous researches.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Objectives
The

main objective of the experiment.

(i.e., This experiment was conducted to investigate the
hydrostatic force acting on submerged surface and to
determine the center of pressure position).

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Apparatus
Mention

the apparatus was used during the

experiment.
Dont forget to attach a figure for each one.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Procedure
The

steps you did to test the hypothesis.

The steps must be in the form of points.
Never

copy the manual procedure.

Never use the pronouns (we, he, she, they, )
in describing your work.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Data & Calculations

Tabulate

the data that you obtained during the

experiment.
Write the required equations.
Show how data was analyzed (one sample is
enough).

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Results
The

final numerical results, tables or figures.

Dont forget to write the unit of measure.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Discussions
Write

a brief discussion and comments on your

results.
Compare between your results and the
theoretical values from literature.
Discuss the sources of errors and the reasons
behind the deviation from the theoretical
values.
Describe the applications of this experiment in
the field.
Eng. Mohammed Mousa
Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

References
A

list of books, articles and websites that you

used.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

General Notes
All

experiments are conducted in groups, each

group consists of three or four students.
Prepare, read and understand your experiment
before coming to the lab.
Prepare your data sheet before doing the
experiment.
Wait
for your instructor to explain the
experimental set-up before using it.
The report should be grammatically sound with
correct spelling and generally free of errors.
Table title should be above the table and figure
title should be below the figure.
Eng. Mohammed Mousa
Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Dont

use default Excel style for graphs.

The report should be without borders.
Leave 1 inch for margins from all sides in each
page .
Page number position should be below the
page.

Font type : Times New Roman (Titles may have

different type)
Font size : 12 pt.
Line spacing : 1.5 lines.
Align text to both the left and right margins (Justify).

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan

2015 - 2016

Report Submission
All

reports should be submitted individually due

one week after the day they were assigned.
Late reports will not be accepted and graded.
Soft copy of the reports is submitted to your
instructor via the university moodle.
Absent students will not be permitted to send
their reports.

Eng. Mohammed Mousa

Eng. Alaa Hassan