DHANALAKSHMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Dr. V.P.R. Nagar, Manimangalam, Chennai 601 301.

GE6152 - ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

QUESTION BANK (Unit 3 and Unit 4) Unit 3 Projection of Solids 1. A hexagonal pyramid side of base 35 mm and base 50 mm long, rests with one of the edges of base on HP and its axis is inclined 30o to HP and parallel to VP. Draw its projections. 2. A tetrahedron of 40 mm side rests with one of its edges on HP and perpendicular to VP. The triangular face containing that edge is inclined at 30o HP. Draw its projections. 3. A right pentagonal pyramid of base side 20 mm and axis 60 mm long, rests on one of its edges of the base in HP, the base being lifted up until the highest corner in it is 20 mm above HP. Draw the projections of the pyramid where the edge on which it rests is made perpendicular to VP. 4. A hexagonal pyramid of 26 mm side of base and 70 mm rests on HP on one of its base edges such that the triangular face containing the resting edge is perpendicular to both HP and VP. 5. A pentagonal pyramid side of base 25 mm and 50 mm long lies with one of its triangular faces on the HP and its axis is parallel to VP. Draw its projections. 6. Draw the projections of the cube of side 40 mm when it rests on the ground on one of its corners and a face containing the that corner is inclined at 30o to the ground and perpendicular to VP. 7. A pentagonal pyramid of side of base 30 mm and altitude 60 mm is suspended freely from a string attached to one corner of the base of the pyramid. The string is held in such a way that the apex of the pyramid is touching the HP. The axis of the pyramid is parallel to VP. Draw the projections. 8. Draw the projections of a square pyramid of 30 mm side and altitude 60 mm long. It is resting on HP on one of its base corners with a base side containing the corner making 30 o with HP. The axis is inclined at 30o to VP and is parallel to HP. The vertex is away from the VP. 9. A square pyramid of base 40 mm and altitude 60 mm is lying on VP on one of its triangular faces with the plane containing the axis is parallel to VP and 30 mm above it. Draw the projections of the pyramid. 10. A pentagonal prism, side of base 20 mm and axis 50 mm long rests with its base on HP such that an edge of base is parallel to VP. Draw the projections of the prism on an auxiliary inclined plane which makes an angle of 60o with HP.
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11. A hexagonal prism side of base 25 mm and axis 60 mm long lines with one of its rectangular faces on HP such that the axis is inclined at 45o to HP. Draw its projections on an auxiliary inclined plane. 12. A cylinder of diameter 45 mm and axis length 60 mm is lying on the ground with the one of its generators, its axis is inclined at an angle of 30o to VP and parallel to HP. Draw its projections on an auxiliary inclined plane. 13. A hexagonal prism side of base 20 mm and axis 60 mm long lies with one of its edges on HP and its axis is parallel to both HP and VP. Draw its projections. 14. Draw the projections of a cube of side 40 mm when it rests on one of its corners with diagonal of solid vertical. 15. A tetrahedron of edges 30 mm rests on one of its edges on the VP. That edge is normal to HP. One of the face containing the resting edge is inclined at 30o to VP. Draw the projections of tetrahedron. Unit 4 Section of solids and Development of surfaces Section of solids 1. A cone of base diameter of 50 mm and altitude 60 mm rests on its base on the HP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP and parallel to one of its extreme generators, 10 mm away from it. Draw the sectional top view and the true shape of the section. 2. A cone of base diameter 40 mm and altitude 50 mm rests on its base on the HP. It is cut by a section plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 80o to HP, passing through the apex. Draw the sectional top view and the true shape of section. 3. A cylinder of base diameter 40 mm and height 50 mm rests on its base on the HP, it is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 50o to HP. The cutting plane meets the axis at a distance of 15 mm from the top. Draw the front view, sectional top view and the true shape of section. 4. A square pyramid of a base side 40 mm and axis 65 mm rests on its base on HP. A cutting plane inclined to HP and perpendicular to VP cuts the pyramid in such a way that the true shape of section is a trapezium of parallel sides measuring 30 mm and 20 mm. Draw its sectional top view and the true shape of the section. Also find the true inclination of the cutting plane to the HP. 5. A square prism of height 80 mm and base of diagonal of 40 mm rests on HP so that its base edges equally inclined to VP. It is cut by a section plane passing through the mid-point of the
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axis of the prism perpendicular to the VP and inclined to HP. Find the inclination of the cutting plane if the true shape of section is a rhombus of diagonals 60 mm and 40 mm. 6. A cube of side 40 mm is placed and cut by a plane in such a way that its true shape of section is a regular hexagon. Draw the front and top views of the cube and determine the inclination of the plane with the HP. 7. A hexagonal prism of base side 20 mm and height 40 mm rests on the HP on one of its ends on HP with two rectangular faces parallel to the VP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to the HP and inclined at 60o to VP at a distance of 5 mm from the axis. Draw the top view, sectional front view and auxiliary front view on AVP parallel to the cutting plane. 8. A pentagonal pyramid of base side 20 mm and altitude 45 mm rests on the base on HP with an edge of base perpendicular to VP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to both HP and VP. The cutting plane cuts the object 8 mm from the axis in the top view. Draw the front, top view and right end views of the pyramid. 9. A tetrahedron of 60 mm long edges, rests with one of its faces on HP and an edge is perpendicular to VP. A section plane perpendicular to VP cuts the tetrahedron such that the true shape of section is an isosceles triangle of base 50 mm and altitude 36 mm. Draw the elevation, sectional plan and the true shape of section. 10. A square prism of 32 mm side and 100 mm height is lying on its base on HP such that the edges of the base are equally inclined to VP. The prism is cut by a section plane passing through the mid-point of the axis such that the true shape of section is a rhombus of diagonals of 102 mm and 45 mm. Development of surfaces 11. A pentagonal prism of side of base 28 mm and axis 62 mm long rests on HP on one of its ends with a rectangular face parallel to VP and nearer to the observer. Through the center of the rectangular face containing the base edge a hole of 32 mm is drilled through such that the hole axis horizontal. Draw the development of lateral surface of prism. 12. A hexagonal pyramid of side of base 24 mm and altitude 56 mm rests with its base on HP with an edge of base parallel to VP. A through circular hole of 24 mm diameter is drilled in the pyramid such that the axis of this hole is perpendicular to VP and cuts the axis of the pyramid 16 mm above base. Develop the lateral surface of the pyramid with the true shape of cut hole in it. 13. A cone of base 50 mm diameter and height 60 mm rests with its base on HP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP parallel to one of the generators and passing through a point on the axis at a distance of 22 mm from the apex. Draw the sectional top view and develop the lateral surface the remaining portion of the cone.

14. A vertical chimney of 70 cm diameter joins a roof sloping 35 o to horizontal. The shortest portion over the roof is 32 cm. Obtain the shape of the sheet metal from which the chimney can be fabricated. 15. A cylinder of diameter 40 mm, height 75 mm is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 55o to HP, meeting the axis at top face. Draw the lateral development of the solid. 16. Draw the development of a two piece elbow, shown below.
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50 17. A pentagonal prism side of base 25 mm and altitude 50 mm rests on its base on HP such that an edge of base is parallel to VP and nearer to observer. It is cut by a plane inclined at 45 o to HP, perpendicular to VP, passing through the center of the axis. (i) Draw the true shape of section (ii) Draw the development of complete surfaces of the truncated prism. 18. A hexagonal pyramid of base side 25 mm and altitude 50 mm is resting vertically on its base on the ground with two of the sides of base perpendicular to VP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 40o to the HP. The plane bisects the axis of the pyramid. Draw the development of lateral surfaces of the pyramid.