ENGINEERING DRAWING.
SUB-MODULE 6; EXERCISES
Ellipse
1. The major and minor axes of an ellipse are 90 mm and 50 mm respectively. Construct the
curve.
2. Draw an ellipse whose major and minor diameters are 150 mm and 100 mm respectively.
What is the distance between the foci?
3. The foci of an ellipse are 90 mm apart and minor axis is 60 mm. Determine the length of the
major axes and draw the ellipse by Concentric circle method, Draw a tangent and normal to the
curve at a point on it 20 mm above the major axis.
4. A plot of ground is in the shape of a rectangle of size 100 x 60m. Using a suitable scale,
Inscribe an elliptical lawn in it.
5. Draw an ellipse of having a major axis of 110 mm and minor axis of 70 mm using the
concentric circles method. Draw a tangent at any point on the ellipse.
6. Figure shows a section, based on an ellipse, for a handrail which requires cutting to form a
bend so that the horizontal overall distance is increased from 112 to 125 mm. Construct the given
figures and show the tangent construction at P and P 1. Show the true shape of the cut when the
horizontal distance is increased from 112 to 125 mm.
7. Figure shows the upper half of the section of a small headlamp. The casing is in the form of a
semi-ellipse. F is the focal point. The reflector section is in the form of a parabola.
Part 1. Draw, full size, the complete semi-ellipse.
Part 2. Draw, full size, the complete parabola inside the semi-ellipse.
Parabola
1. Draw a parabola whose focus is at a distance of 50 mm from the directrix. Draw a tangent and
normal at any point on it.
2. A highway bridge of parabolic shape is to be constructed with a span of 10m and a rise of 5 m.
Make out a profile of the bridge by offset method.
3. A ball thrown up in the air reaches a maximum height of 50 m. The horizontal distance
travelled by the ball is 80 m. Trace the path of the ball and name it.
4. Construct a parabola if the distance between its focus and directrix is 60 mm. Also draw a
tangent to the curve.
5. Construct a parabola whose base is 90 mm and axis is 80 mm using the following methods:
(a) Rectangular method (b) Tangent method, (c) Off-set method
6. Draw a parabola if the longest ordinate of it is 50 mm and abscissa is 120 mm. Locate its focus
and directrix.
7. A cricket ball thrown reaches a maximum height of 9 m and falls on the ground at a distance
of 25 m from the point of projection. Draw the path of the ball. What is the angle of projection?
8. Water comes out of an orifice fitted on the vertical side of a tank and it falls on the ground.
The horizontal distance of the point where the water touches the ground, is 75 mm when
measured from the side of the tank. If the vertical distance between the orifice and the point is 30
mm, draw the path of the jet of water.
Special Curves
1. Construct a cycloid having a rolling circle of 60 mm diameter. Also draw a tangent and normal
at any point P on the curve.
2. A circle of 40 mm diameter rolls along a straight line without slipping. Draw the curve traced
by a point on the circumference, for (a) one complete revolution and (b) one and a half
revolutions of the circle. Name the curve. Draw a normal and tangent to the curve at a point 25
mm from the straight line.
3. A circular wheel of diameter 100 mm rolls over a straight surface without slipping. Draw the
curve traced by a point P for one revolution of the wheel. Assume that the critical position of the
point P is at the top of the vertical centre line of the wheel. Name the curve.
4. Draw an epicycloid having a generating circle of diameter 75mm and a directing curve of
radius 200 mm. Also draw a normal and a tangent at a point P on the curve.
5. Draw a hypocycloid for a rolling circle of diameter 75 mm and a base circle of 250 mm
diameter. Draw a tangent and a normal at any point on the curve.
6. Draw an involutes of a hexagon 50 mm side.
7. The evolute of a curve is a circle of diameter 30mm. Trace the curve.
8. Draw the curve traced out by the end of a straight line 308 mm long as it rolls over the
circumference of a circle 98 mm diameter.
9. Draw the involute of an isosceles triangle of sides 20 mm, and the other side 15 mm for one
turn.
10. Draw the involute of a semicircle of radius 25 mm.
11. The views in Fig. represent two discs which roll along AB. Both discs start at the same point
and roll in the same direction. Plot the curves for the movement of points p and q and state the
perpendicular height of p above AB where q again coincides with the line AB.
