TRF LEVEL 2 WORKSHOP 2019 – SYLLABUS & STUDY REFERENCES

FOR ONLINE TEST & INTERVIEWS

MECHANICAL STREAM
I. Engineering Mechanics
1. Vector quantities – displacement, velocity, acceleration, unit vectors, Vector laws -
parallelogram law, triangle law, Newton’s laws of motion
2. Body, Force and impulse, push-pull force, tension and compression, law of gravitation,
Principle of transmissibility
3. Friction
4. Moment of Inertia
5. Centroid – centre of mass, centre of gravity
6. Equilibrium
7. Elastic Properties of materials
8. Simple Harmonic Motion
9. Degrees of Freedom

II. Engineering Drawing

1. Orthographic Projections & Isometric Projections
2. Projection of lines
3. Projection of planes
4. Hand sketching of basic mechanical components

III. Kinematics
1. Circular Motion
2. Rotational Motion
3. Projectile Motion

IV. Electrical Engineering

1. DC Circuits & AC Circuits
2. Transformers
3. Switches

V. Types of Motors
1. DC Motors – construction, working and applications
2. Concept of torque in motor
3. Principle of energy conversion in motor, losses in motors
4. Control of DC motor – PWM
 VI. Types of Fasteners
1. Rivets
2. Screws
3. Nuts
4. Bolts
5. Nails

VII. Types of Wheels

VIII. Types of Couplings

IX. Types of Springs

X. Types of Bearings

XI. Power Transmission

1. Gears & Gear Trains
2. Belt & Pulley
3. Chain & Sprockets
4. Rotary to Linear Motion

XII. (Only for SY Students) Theory Of Machines

1. Slider Crank Mechanism
2. Four Bar Mechanism
3. Quick Return
4. Ratchet Mechanism
5. Klein’s Construction

XIII. (Only for SY Students) Strength of Machines

1. SFD & BMD
2. Torsion
3. Principle Stresses
4. Buckling
5. Bending Stress
6. Bolted Joints

XIV. (Only for SY Students) Design of Machine Elements

1. Design of Springs
2. Design of Coupling

Real life applications and latest technical developments in above topics is

expected to be known.
 LIST OF REFERENCE BOOKS FOR STUDY
1. A Textbook of Electrical Technology Vol. 1 (Basic Electrical Engineering), B. L. Theraja
and A. K. Theraja, S. Chand Publications
Chapter 1 – Introduction to circuits and Resistive circuits, Colour code for resistors
Chapter 2 – Network Theorems & Star-Delta networks
Chapters 6, 7 – Electromagnetism & Electromagnetic induction, Inductors
2. A Textbook of Engineering Mechanics; R.S. Khurmi & J. K. Gupta; S. Chand
Publications
Chapter 2 – Composition and Resolution of Forces
Chapter 5 - Equilibrium of Forces
Chapter 6 – Centre of Gravity
Chapter 7 – Moment of Inertia
Chapter 8 – Principles of Friction
3. Engineering Drawing 50th Edition, N. D. Bhatt, Charotar Publication.
4. Engineering Drawing 2nd Edition, C. M. Agarwal, Basant Agarwal, Tata McGraw Hill
Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
5. A Textbook of Engineering Mechanics, R.S Khurmi, S. Chand Publications
Chapter 2 – Composition & Resolution of Forces
Chapter 5 – Equilibrium of Forces
Chapter 6 – Centre of Gravity
Chapter 7 – Moment of Inertia
Chapter 9 – Principle of Friction
Chapter 20 – Projectiles
Chapter 21 – Motion of Rotation
Chapter 23 – Simple Harmonic Motion
6. Strength of Machines Vol. I – Statics, Dynamics, 9th Edition, F. P. Beer and E. R.
Johnston (2011), Tata McGraw Hill.
Chapter 1 - Introduction - Concept of Stress
Chapter 3 – Torsion
Chapter 4 – Pure Bending
Chapter 5 - Analysis and Design of Beams for Bending
Chapter 7 - Transformations of Stress and Strain
Chapter 8 - Principal Stresses under a Given Loading
7.
Design of Machine Elements 4th edition, V. B. Bhandari
Chapter 9 – Shafts, Keys & Couplings
Chapter 10 – Springs
8. Theory of Machines, S. S. Rattan; 4th Edition; Tata McGraw Hill
Chapter 1 – Mechanism and Machines
Chapter 10 – Gears
Chapter 11 – Gear Trains
9. Gears
https://khkgears.net/new/gear_knowledge/introduction_to_gears/types_of_gears.html
10. Wheels
http://www.robotplatform.com/knowledge/Classification_of_Robots/Types_of_robot_wheel
s.html