Report Writing Tips
Style
You must follow an engineering writing style convention for the overall report and the text, figures, tables, appendices, references, and citations within it. Conforming to a style ensures broad readability by both engineers and non-engineers and is a marketable skill to future employers. Use the American Society of Civil Engineers style (see Table 1 below).
Table 1. Components of the ASCE Writing Style
| Style component | URL for full description |
| Mathematics and equations | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784479018#page=30 |
| Figures | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784479018#page=42 |
| Tables | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784479018#page=40 |
| Supplemental Materials | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784479018#page=35 |
| References | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784479018#page=36 |