ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL AND VEHICLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MACHINE DRAWING -I
GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Code
Program
Module Name
Module No.
Instructor 1

MEng 2141
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Machine Drawing-I

NN
Name :
Office location: B610,

Room No: 0

ECTS Credits (CP) 3(5Cr.)

Weekly Work Load
Lecture
Tutorial
Lab/Practical
(Hours)
1
6
0
Year /Semester
Year: 2nd ,Semester: I
Pre-requisite
MEng1032(Engineering Drawing)
Course Status
Compulsory

Home Study
3

Total
10

Course Description:
Types of machine Drawings; Conventional representation of Fasteners, Bearings,
Seals, Gears, Springs and Shafts; Welded Connections, Fits and Tolerance,
Surface Texture, Geometric Tolerance; Exercises using simple units such as
check valves, workshop jacks, vises, hand pumps, hand grinders, hand drills,
and so forth. Detail and assembly drawings of machines.
Course Objectives:
Give complete practice on drawings of various machine elements and their
assemblies.
Introduce the students to various types of detailed and assembled
drawings of simple machines.
Make them practice the use of machine tolerance allowance, surface
texture symbols

Teach them how to assemble and visualize machine components

Competences (Learning Outcomes)

Acquire the knowledge and ability of visualizing different mechanical
components
Communicate with others through standard works
Prepare exploded view and spare part drawings of a task

SYLLABUS
Week
1

5
6
7
8-9

Lecture Topics
Fundamentals of Machine Drawing:
Standardization; Paper size; Scales; Title
block; Lettering; Bill of materials
Types of Machine Drawing: Assembly
drawings; Part drawings; Shop drawings;
Catalogue drawings; Schematic
representations; Patent drawings

Reading /Assignments

Dimensioning: Size dimensions; Location

dimensions; Rules in dimensioning;
Dimensioning of standard features
Temporary Fasteners: Bolted joint;
Riveted joint; Pinned and keyed joints;
Circlip
Bearings and Seals: Bearings; Seals

Reading: Chapter 3

Gears: Spur gears; Bevel gears; Worm

gears and worm wheels
Springs: Compression springs; Tension
springs; Torsion springs
Shafts: Splined shafts; Serrated shafts

Reading: Chapter 1

Reading: Chapter 2

Reading: Chapter 4
Class Exercise -I
Reading: Chapter 5
Reading: Chapter 6
Reading: Chapter 7
Reading: Chapter 8

Welded Connections: Types of welded

joints; Conventional representations

Reading: Chapter 9

12

Fits and Tolerance

Reading: Chapter 10

13

Surface Texture

14

Geometric Tolerance

Reading: Chapter 12

Working Drawing: Detail drawings;

Assembly drawings

Reading: Chapter 13

10-11

15-16

Class Exercise -II

Reading:
Chapter11Assignment 1

Class Exercise -III

Assessment& Evaluation
The course assessment includes the following components with the indicated proportions

Class Exercise -I
Class Exercise -II

(10%)
(10%)

Assignment-I (10%)
Class Exercise III (10%)
MidExaminations (20%)
Final examination
(40%)

Attendance: Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours and 100% attendance during
practical work sessions, except for some unprecedented mishaps is required.
References:

1. Cecil H. Jensen, Jay D. Helsel, and Dennis Short, Engineering Drawing And
Design, Aug 17, 2007
2. David, Allan Low, Manual of Machine Drawing and Design - Mechanical
Drawing, Jun 1, 2006
3. Singh S., &Sah, P.L., Fundamentals of Machine Drawing, Printice Hall of India
Private Limited, New Delhi, 2003
4. Frederick E Giesecke, Alva Mitchell, Henry C Spencer, and Ivan Leroy Hill,
Engineering Graphics (8th Edition), Aug 12, 2003.
5. Sidheswar, N., Machine Drawing, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
New York, 1989
6. Frank M., Fredrick D., Edwin T., Michael J., & John T., Engineering Graphics,
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989
7. Thomas French, Charles Vierck, and Robert Foster, Engineering Drawing and
Graphics Technology, Jan 1, 1993.
8. Sidheswar, N., Machine Drawing, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
New York, 1989