The project proposal should be no more than 4 sides of A4 type written using 12point Times New Roman Justified text. It should consist of the following sections, with the following numbering scheme:
1. Project Title
2. Name and Programme of Study
3. Aims of the Project
4. Problem Definition
6. Resources
Project Title
Ideally this is a brief title describing the main project theme. e.g. Design of a Domestic Security System. Name and Programme of Study Clearly identify your name, the programme of study. Aims of the Project Between 3 and 6 aims (more does not necessarily mean better) of the form shown below as an example.
1. To review the current market requirements for domestic security systems.
2. To design a domestic security system for a component cost under £25.
3. To build and test a security system in a domestic environment.
These aims will provide a benchmark against which the success/failure of the project can be judged. It is important to be concise and clear in terms of what you are hoping to achieve.
Project Definition
This section describes the facts, figures, technical background and any other information that is needed to define the project being undertaken. The aims of the project should be justified in terms of their relevance in a technical/commercial/social context, given the financial and time constraints placed on the project. Previous work in the area should be described, along with an explanation of how the proposed project builds on this work. Any special features of the project should be identified (e.g. industrial involvement, commercial potential, novel applications, intellectual property rights) and described in detail.
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Resources
Any costs above the specified expenditure limit of the project should be identified here if possible, and will be subject to the application for Revision of Project Expenditure Limit. This section should also describe particular laboratory facilities/access or equipment that is required.
Modern procedures for the design of shell structures against buckling have their basis in analytical studies of axisymmetric shell geometries under the very simple load cases of uniform compression, external pressure and torsion. Studies of more complex but realistic stress states were based on prebuckling analyses using either membrane theory or linear bending theory because even these involved considerable mathematical complexity. As a result, only limited conclusions for practical design could be drawn and the effects of geometric nonlinearity could not be assessed. With recent advances in computing power and nonlinear finite element programs, it is now possible to undertake nonlinear analyses of complex load patterns that would have been very difficult to do only a decade or so ago.