Preparing a Civil Engineering Design Project Report: Content, Structure and Flow
Cover page The cover page should contain the name/title of the project, name of the client or the organization, the organization which prepared prepared the report, the date of publication and other relevant information. Executive Summary The executive summary is a brief description of the content of the report. It summarizes the report, so that the readers can quickly grab the idea what the report is about without having to read it completely. This should contain all the aspects covered in the report. The executive summary is similar to the abstract of a research publication. An example is given below, Example The project of constructing a flyover for the A19 road was initiated by the Road Development Authority of Sri Lanka. The outcomes of the project are, a bypass road connecting A19 & A6 roads and a flyover above the Polgahawela railway station. Presently, the level crossing area overlaps with the shunting area of the Polgahawela railway station. Hence, the rail gate is kept c