TAMILNADU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

COIMBATORE
DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
AT6010 – OFF ROAD VEHICLES
Semester & year: VII / VI Time:
Maximum marks: 100 Date:
Part-A (10×2=20 )
Answer ALL the questions
1. What are the requirement of chassis of off-road vehicles?
2. Draw the layout of a 6×2 rigid truck.
3. List the types of scrapers and their features.
4. Write any four applications of bulldozers.
5. How motor graders are classified?
6. Write two applications of revolving shovels and ditchers.
7. How do you design transport vehicles for military applications?
8. What are the special features of tankers?
9. Write about kinematics of bulldozer operational linkages?
10. What are the design requirement of dumper body?

PART-B (5×13=65)

11. (a) Describe about types of chassis an off-road vehicle with different types of cross
sections with their significance using simple sketch.
Or
(b) Discuss in detail about types of multiaxle vehicles layout and their features using
simple sketches.
12. (a) Explain about types of bulldozers with respect to construction and applications using
simples sketches.
Or
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Dumpers
(ii) Excavators.
13. (a) Describe about a elevating graders with respect to its construction and types of
control mechanisms.
Or
(b) Explain about types of power shovels, revolving and stripper shovels with their
features.
 14. (a) Discuss about constructional features of tankers with respect to capacity and control
mechanisms.
Or
(b) Explain about types of transport vehicles used for military applications with respect
to construction and design considerations.
15. a) discuss in detail about hydra-pneumatic suspension cylinders with neat sketches.
Or
(b) Discribe about kinematics of loader and bulldozers operational linkages with neat
sketches.
PART-C (1×15=15)
16. (a) Explain the construction and working of power shovel with simple sketches.
Or
(b) Explain the working principle of power steering mechanism with neat sketch.

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