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B. Tech
Off road Vehicles
(030130506)

th

5 Semester
EFFECTIVE FROM January-2013

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A. Prerequisite:

Basics of Off road Vehicles

B. Aim and Objective:

To provide a comprehensive knowledge of construction and

Requirements Off road Vehicles.

C. Subject Code: 030130506

D. Total:

52 Hrs.

Subject: Elective 1 (Off road Vehicles)

[Lecture: 3

Tutorial: 1

Practical: 0]

E. Detailed Syllabus:

Sr. No.
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

3.
3.1
3.2
3.3

Topic Name

Weightage (%)

Classification and Requirements of Off Road Vehicles

Introduction
history and overview of an off-road machines
Construction layout, capacity and applications
Power Plants, Chassis and Transmission, Multi-axle vehicles

15

Earth Moving Machines & Tractors

Different types of earth moving equipments and their
applications
Bulldozers, cable and hydraulic dozers
Crawler track, running and steering gears, scrapers, drag
and self powered types - Dump trucks and dumpers
Loaders, single bucket, multi bucket and rotary types Power and capacity of earth moving machines
Tractors - General description, specification and functions
light, medium and heavy wheeled tractors, crawler tracks
mounted/wheeled-bull dozers, tilt dozers and angle dozers,
front end loaders factors affecting efficiency of output of
tractors, simple problems, merits and demerits
Scrappers, Graders, Shovels and Ditchers
Scrappers, elevating graders, motor graders,
self powered scrappers and graders
Power shovel, revolving and stripper shovels drag lines
ditchers capacity of shovels

20

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4.

Farm Equipments, Military and Combat Vehicles

15

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5.

Power take off, special implements

Electronic dash board instruments
Special features and constructional details of tankers,
gun carriers and transport vehicles
Vehicle Systems Features

15

5.1

Brake system and actuation OCDB and dry disc caliper

brakes
Body hoist and bucket operational hydraulics. Hydropneumatic suspension cylinders
Power steering system
Kinematics for loader and bulldozer operational linkages.
Safety features, safe warning system for dumper
Design aspects on dumper body, loader bucket and water
tank of sprinkler
Vehicle Evaluation Mobility

20

5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
6.
6.1
6.2

Soil-Vehicle Mechanics, Characterstics of soils, Nominal

Ground Pressure, Mean Maximum Pressure.
The mobility Index (MI), Vehicle Cone Index (VCI) and rated
Cone Index (RCI), Mobility Number, Dynamic behavior and
Traction on wet soil, Traction performance & Factors
affecting traction performance.

F. Modes of Transaction (i.e. Delivery)

1. Lectures /discussion method shall be fruitful. It should be supplemented with various
appropriate audio-visual aids.
2. Activity assignment or presentation shall be given to students.
G. Teachers Activities/Practicum
The following activities should be carried out by the teachers:
1. Demonstrating through video lecture.
2. Assign Assignments on regular period.
3. Assessment of submissions.
4. Manual preparation on lab work.
H. Student Activities/Practicum
The following activities may be carried out by the students:
1. Assignment submission
2. Sample calculation and result analysis.
3. Making graph related to the experiment done.

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I. Text Books
1. Goering, C. E., Stone, , D.W. Smith, P.K. Turnquist. St. Joseph, Mich., Off-Road Vehicle
Engineering Principles, ASAE. 2005
2. Robert Peurifoy, Clifford J. Schexnayder, Aviad Shapira, Robert Schmitt, Construction
Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tata McGraw-Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.,2011
J. Reference Books
1. Satyanarayana. B., Construction Planning and Equipment, standard publishers and
distributors, New Delhi.
2. Sharma, S.C., Construction Equipment and its Management.
3. Nakra C.P., Farm Machines and Equipments, Dhanparai Publishing company Pvt. Ltd.
2003