AU010803 Special Types of Vehicles B.Tech Model Question Paper : mgu.ac.in

Name of the College : Mahatma gandhi University
Department : Automobile Engineering
Subject Code/Name : AU010803/SPECIAL TYPES OF VEHICLES
Sem : VIII
Website : mgu.ac.in
Document Type : Sample Question Paper

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Special Types of Vehicles Question :

B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL-2013
Eighth Semester,
Branch: Automobile Engineering

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Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
Part A : (Answer all. Each question carries 3 marks)
1. What you mean by skid steering? Write the advantage of it.
2. What is an excavator-loader? Write equation to find the output of an excavator and explain terms in it.

3. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of articulated dump trucks.
4. What are the factors affecting capacity of a crane and how the rating of a crane is being done?
5. Define the word tractor. What are the types of tractors available?

Part B : (Answer all. Each question carries 5 marks)
6. Explain the types of hydraulic control systems with neat figures.
7. Explain the type of shovel-buckets with their advantages and disadvantages.

8. Draw and explain any three attachments for a lift truck.
9. Explain the parameters influencing the degree of compaction of a vibrating roller.
10. Explain the difference between a wheel dozer and crawler dozer.

Part C : (Each question carries 12 marks)
11. Explain the construction and working of an under carriage with neat sketch.
OR
12. What is power takeoff? Explain different drive systems for PTO shaft with figures.

13. Explain the working of a dragline with the help of figures. Also write the equation for its production and explain what the correction factors involved.
OR
14. With the suitable sketches explain various operations that can be done using a motor grader.

15. Explain the working of different types of off-highway dump trucks with figures.
OR
16. With sketch, explain the working and application of a fork lift truck .

17. What are the types of cranes used today? Explain the working, advantages and disadvantages of mobile tower crane using suitable sketch.
OR
18. With sketch, explain working of a rubber tyred compactor. How load, speed and inflation pressure affects its operations.

19. What are types of scrapers? Explain construction and working of any one of it with suitable diagram.
OR
20. With sketches explain the difference between a bulldozer and loader. What are the operations that can be done using a loader?

B.Tech Degree Exam, May 2014 :
Eighth Semester :
Branch : Automobile Engineering
AU010 802 : Operations Management
Time : 3hrs
Maximum marks : 100
Part A : (3m*5)
1. Which are the different sources of data.
2. Explain Aggregate planning strategies.
3. Explain the concept of Single Machine scheduling.
4. List the basic reasons for replacement.
5. What is Lean Manufacturing.

Part B : (5m*5)
6. Explain the different types of Decisions made in Operations Management with examples.
7. What do you mean by Bill of Materials.
8. Explain Johnson’s algorithm and the steps involved.
9. Define reliability and list different ways of improving system reliability.
10. Explain the supply chain macro processes.

PartC : (12m*5)
11. A luxury car manufacturer has recorded the demand for a particular model during the past 6 weeks as shown below. Week Demand in Line
1st week May 19
2nd week May 17
3rd week May 22
4th week May 27
1st week June 29
2nd week June 33

(a) Calculate a 3week average for the data to forecast demand for the next week.
(b) Calculate a weighted moving average forecast for the data, using a weight of 0.6 for the most recent data and weights of 0.3 and 0.1 for successive older data.
OR
12. The details of sales turnover of a Beta Company for the period 20082014 are givenj in the following table. Compute the estimated sales for the year 2011.
Week 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sales (in Crores) 30 40 55 68 95 90 120

13. Explain the 3 major input of MRP process? OR
14. Explain the framework of MRP II system.

15. Consider the following single machine scheduling problem with weights.
Job (j) 1 2 3 4 5
Processing time (tj) 15 4 5 14 8
Weight (wj) 1 2 1 2 3
OR
16. Consider the following 2 machines and 5 jobs flow shop scheduling problem. Using Johnson’s algorithm, obtain the optimal sequence which will minimize the makespan.
Job (i) Machine 1 Machine 2
1 7 8
2 1 4
3 15 12
4 8 5
5 11 6

17. A firm is considering replacement of an equipment whose first cost is Rs 4000 and the scrap value is negligible at the end of any year. Based on experience, it was found that the maintenance cost is zero during the first year and it is Rs 1000 for the second year.

It increases by Rs 300 every year thereafter. When should the equipment be replaced if i= 12%. OR
18. Briefly explain the following pillars of TPM i) 5S ii) Autonomous Maintenance iii) Kaizen iv) Planned Maintenance.

19. What is FMS. What are the equipments used and the application of FMS. OR
20. Discuss the steps involved, components of Lean Manufacturing.