International Journal of Bridge Engineering (IJBE), Vol. 1, No. 1, (2013), pp. 01-41

FULL PAPER TEMPLATE FOR IJBEManuscript Preparation using Microsoft Word

Name Familyname11, Name Familyname22 and Name Familyname33

1,2 National Technical University of Athens, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Greece3 University of Patras, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Greece

e-mail: name1@ntua.gr, name2@ntua.gr, name3@upatras.gr

ABSTRACT: This is a sample file demonstrating the style for IJBE papers. The paper should be written in English. It must consist of an abstract, a list of key words, an introduction, one or more main sections, a conclusion section and a list of references section. Please carefully follow the guidelines given in this document. Papers not complying with the guidelines will not be given consideration for publication in IJBE.

KEYWORDS: Bridges; Full paper; Sample file.

1 INTRODUCTIONFull paper should be prepared using this template and submitted in both Word and PDF format in high quality print. Please make sure the PDF file is not protected in any way.

2 GENERAL2.1 Paper, authors and affiliationTitle format: 14pt Times New Roman, bold, capital letters, center adjusted. Title longer than one line is preferred to split into a single-line title and a subtitle. The title of the paper must be identical to the title of the abstract that has been submitted. Subtitle is 12pt Times New Roman, bold, initial capitals, center adjusted.Authors are listed with full names, followed by the referred organization list. The Department, Company/Institution and e-mail address should be given. Use the corresponding templates.

2.2 Paper size, margins and numberingPlease use page size A4. The text should fit exactly into the type area. For A4 size paper the margin settings are: Top: 5.25cm; Bottom: 5.25cm; Inside: 4.25cm; Outside: 4.25cm. Table 1 summarizes the margins applied.

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2.3 SectionsThe paper directly starts with the ABSTRACT and the KEYWORDS, followed by the consecutively numbered main sections. Please pay attention on section separation, by following in exact manner the present template.The length of the abstract is limited to 300 words, should be self-contained and it must not refer to the other parts of the paper. The key words should be in alphabetical order, capitalized and not more than 5. The paper must include a list of numbered references at the end of the manuscript (use the template format). Acknowledgments are optional.

2.4 Paper length and languageNo page limit is applied for paper length.Language of the paper shall be English. Please proofread your paper.

2.5 Submission deadlinePlease submit your full paper at the e-mail address given in the Journal site. All papers are peer reviewed and the final decision for paper acceptance will be made after receiving the revised version of the paper.

3 SECTION HEADINGS AND TEXT STYLE3.1 Heading 1Format of section headings: bold capitals Times New Roman 12 pt. Line spacing before and after a heading is 3 pt and 0 pt, respectively. The main part of the paper should start with an introduction and end with a conclusions section. Use consecutive numbering for each section. Section and subsection headings should be formatted and numbered as in this example file. The sections Abstract, Acknowledgments and References are not numbered. A numbered list of References should be provided. Make sure that all references are complete: for journal papers, provide initials, name, journal, volume, number, page numbers, and year; for books, provide initials, name, title, edition, publisher, city, country, and year. The references should be mentioned with [ ] in the text (for example: [19] ).

3.2 Heading 2Secondary headings are typed in bold, Times New Roman 12 pt, initial capitals. Line spacing before and after a secondary heading is 0pt. Please limit the depth of headings to major and secondary headings.

3.3 Normal text style and listThe normal text is typed in Times New Roman 11 pt, justified with single line spacing. Only the references are typed in Times New Roman 9 pt.For numbered or bulleted list please use the provided style templates:

Author 1, Author 2 3

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 or

a) Case 1b) Case 2c) Case 3

4 FIGURES, TABLES AND EQUATIONS4.1 TablesTables prepared in basic word format are preferred. Tables must be referred in the text in the format as Table 1. The font size of the table contents should be 9pt. Do not allow rows to break across pages.

Table 1. Margins of the page size A4top bottom inside outside

5.25cm 5.25cm 4.25cm 4.25cm5.25cm 5.25cm 4.25cm 4.25cm

4.2 EquationsUse the equation editor of Word with Times New Roman and the settings given below: Full: 11pt, Subscript/Superscript: 7pt, Sub-Subscript: 6pt, Symbol: 18pt, Sub-symbol: 10pt. Equations should be centered and numbered. Equations must be formatted in paragraph, with 3pt before and 3pt after.The numbering should be right-justified. An example is given in Eq.(1).

(1)

where: MEd is the design bending moment, is the acting axial stress, etc.

4.3 Figures, diagrams, illustrationsFigures, diagrams, illustrations should have a resolution of 600 dpi. When preparing figures, keep in mind that the printed volumes of IJBE will be printed in black&white (i.e. grayscale). Colour printing will be provided only in the electronic versions (i.e. pdf-files). Reference to the figures shall be given in the text. A single figure must be centered, while the caption justified left.Two-column figure arrangement as shown in Fig.1 and Photo 2 is also allowed: use 2x2 table without borders. The font size of the text in the figures shall not be smaller than 9pt.

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Figure 1. Drawing (9pt) Photo 2. Greyscale photograph (9pt)

5 CONCLUSIONS A conclusions section must be provided.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis section is optional.

REFERENCES[1] Lagerqvist, O, Johansson, B, “Resistance of I-girders to Concentrated Loads”, Journal of

Construction Steel Research, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 87-119, 1996.[2] Mazzolani, FM, Aluminum Alloy Structures, Second Edition, E&FN SPON, Chapman &

Hall, London, 1995.[3] Dunai, L, Jakab, G, Néző, J, Topping, BHV, “Experiments on welded plate girders:

fabrication, imperfection and behaviour”, Proc. 1st Intl. Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering (AESE ’05), Vol. 1, pp. 51-58, Nagoya, 2005.