1 line 2 3 TYPING INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACT 1 2 John Smith Civil Engineering Dept., Manitoba University, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Photo 25 mm x 30 mm Short Bio Statement about the author. Should not exceed 3 sentences. Use font size 9, times. Note: If there are more than 2 authors, you do not need to provide photos. First & Family Name Title University/Organization City, Country Short Bio Statement about the author. Should not exceed 3 sentences. Use font size 9, times. Note: If there are more than 2 authors, you do not need to provide photos. Photo 25 mm x 30 mm 1 2 EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUMMARY 1 The extended abstract should not exceed two pages. The abstract summary paragraph should be accurate, clear and well set out and should not exceed six sentences. Use the same margins as per this template. Extended abstract should be electronically submitted in Word and PDF formats by September 30th, 2015. Keywords: Minimum of 5 and maximum of 7 key words should be provided. Single spaced, times, 10.5 point 1 2 INSTRUCTIONS 1 Sub-Heading Each sub-heading should be typed, single-spaced. A font size of 10.5 point, Times New Roman type, paper size A4. Use the same margins as per this template. The maximum number of pages is 2. 1 ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Please consider that, except in scanned images, the fonts used in figures, diagrams or equations shall be widely available. In addition to the Times-family, Arial and/or Helvetica fonts may be used in figures, as these fonts are usually available on any computer and printer. Other fonts should not be used. Each figure must have a brief descriptive caption. Number all diagrams, figures and photos sequentially, Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Do not use too small characters in figures and tables. Captions should be centered below figures and above tables. 1 Position Put illustrations on the same page as the reference to them in the text, or as soon after as possible, not at the end of the extended abstract as shown in Figure 1. Small illustrations can be side by side. 2000 1800 1600 LVDT2 LVDT1 fiber strain Load (kN) 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 Strain (%) Figure 1. Load-Strain curves for specimen C12 1 2 0.25 0.3 Lessons Learned/Conclusion 1 At the end of the extended abstract, there should be a conclusion. 1 References 1 [1] Please list the references if needed.