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ENGINEERING CURVES
1. Points A, B and P lie on a line in order. AB = 60mm, AP = 80mm. A and
B are fixed and P starts moving such that AP + BP remains always
constant and when they form an isosceles triangle, AP = BP = 50mm.
Draw the path traced out by point P from the commencement of its
motion back to its initial position.
2. The concrete arch for a water channel of a railway bridge is semielliptical in shape with major axis 2.5 meters and minor axis 1.5
meters. Draw the boundary of concrete arch to suitable scale. (Use
arcs of circle method for one half and directrix-focus method for the
other half.) Determine eccentricity.
3. A plot of ground is in the shape of a parallelogram, 5000m by 1000m.
The angle between the sides is 60 degrees. Inscribe an elliptical flower
bed in it. Select suitable scale. Find major and minor axis.
4. Draw the path of a point moving in a plane in such a way that the ratio
of its distance from fixed straight line to its fixed point is 5:7. The fixed
point is situated at a distance of 20 mm from the vertex. Name the
curve.
5. The major axis of an ellipse is 120mm long and the minor axis is 80mm
long. Draw half of the ellipse by rectangle method and the other half
by concentric circles method.
6. A motor car head lamp parabolic reflector has an opening of 175mm
and a depth of 135mm. Draw the shape of the reflector.
7. A stone is thrown from a building 7 meters high and its highest point of
flight just crosses a palm tree 14 meters high. Draw the path of the
stone till it touches the ground if the distance between the building and
the palm tree is 3.5 meters. Take suitable scale.
8. For a perfect gas, the relation between the pressure P and the volume
V is isothermal expansion which is given by PV = constant. Draw the
curve of isotherman expansion of an enclosed volume of gas if
0.056684m3 of the gas corresponds to a pressure of 0.8515kg/cm2.
9. Draw right angled triangle BAC where A is the right angle. BA = 50mm
and AC=60mm. If B is the vertex of the parabola, BA is the axis, and C
is a point on the curve, draw this parabola.
10.
Construct a parabola with a base of 100mm and axis height of
50mm by tangent method.
11.
A point F is 60mm from line AB. Draw the locus of a point P
moving in the plane of AB and F in such a way that the ratio of its
distance from the line AB and point F is equal to . Draw the curve and
name it. Locate minimum ten points on the curve.
12.
Draw a hyperbola passing through point P if its asymptotes make
an angle of 70 degrees with each other. The point P is 40mm away

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from one asymptote and 45mm away from the other. Draw the normal
and tangent through point M on the curve, which is 25mm away from
one asymptote.
13.
An equilateral triangle PQR of side 60mm inscribed in a circle
rolls without slipping along a straight line at 30 degrees to the
horizontal. Trace the path of vertices P, Q, and R for one complete
revolution. Assume initial position of vertex P is in contact with the
horizontal line (ie, tangent line).
14.
A circle of 60mm diameter rolls on a horizontal line for half a
revolution and then on a vertical line for another half revolution
without slipping. Draw the curve traced by point P on the
circumference of a circle considering initial position of point P on the
top of the rolling circle.
15.
Two lines OX and OY are inclined at 130 degrees to each other.
Point P is 30mm from OX and 40mm from OY. Draw a hyperbola
through P.
16.
A circle of 40mm diameter rolls along a straight line without
slipping. Draw the curve traced by a point on the circumference for one
complete revolution of the circle. Name the curve. Draw a tangent and
normal to the curve at a point on it, 30mm above the straight line.
17.
Draw the curve traced by the end of a straight line AB (120mm
long) when it rolls without slipping on a semicircle (diameter AC =
80mm). Assume line AB to be vertical and tangent to the semicircle
initially.
18.
Draw a circle with diameter AB = 65mm. Draw line AC tangent to
the circle at A and of length 135mm. Trace the path of end A of line AC
when it rolls on the circle without slipping. Name the curve. Draw a
tangent and normal to the curve at a point 100mm from the centre of
the circle.
19.
A rod PQ, 99mm long, is resting horizontally on the
circumference of a circular disc of 68mm diameter at the midpoint. Rod
PQ rolls without slipping on the circumference to the full extent on both
sides. Draw loci of P and Q.
20.
One end Q of an inelastic string PQ, 150.5mm long, is attached
to the circumference of a half circular, half hexagonal disc of 49mm
diameter. Draw the curve traced out by the other end of the string P
when it is completely wound around the circumference of the disc,
keeping the string always tight. Take initial position of the string
tangent at the midpoint Q of the circular portion.
21.
The string PQ is wound around the semicircle in clockwise
direction. Draw locus of Q.

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22.A pole (shown in figure) is to be wrapped by means of thread AB by keeping

the thread always tight. Draw the locus of point B if the end A is fixed at the
position shown.

R
O

150o

QS = 25mm
OS = OQ = OR

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30o

AB = 100mm
AP = 10mm

P
A

23.A circular disc of 62mm diameter rolls along the perimeter of an equilateral
triangle ABC (side 65mm). Draw the locus of point P lying on the
circumference of a circle whose initial position is at midpoint of AB.