Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing detailed syllabus for Manufacturing Engineering (Manuf) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Manuf students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Manufacturing Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Manuf 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
Geometric product definition principles – verification of position with open setup- geometric characteristic symbols Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing – an explanation of tolerance zone conversion- surfaces, features, features of size, datum features, datum features of size, and datum’s-tolerances- components common to geometrically dimensioned & toleranced
drawing- fits & allowances- advantages of GD&T.
Unit II
MATERIAL CONDITION & SIZE CONTROL FORM 9
Material Condition: MMC, LMC & RFS: Maximum Material Condition (meaning & use) – Least Material Condition (meaning & use) – Regardless of Feature Size – Feature Control Frame. Size Control Form: The Taylors principle- Gauging size limits- Rules- concepts- Characteristics- and Untoleranced Dimensions- individual or related Datum’s- Material Conditions- untoleranced dimensions.
Unit III
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Unit IV
DATUM FEATURE OF SIZE REPRESENTATION 9
Modes of datum feature representation- angular orientation- Form Controls: flatness- straightness-Cylindricity – circularity- Spherical Diameters Controlled with circularity – Orientation Controls: Parallelism – perpendicularity – angularity- Profile Control: Profile of a Surface- Profile of a LineComposite Profile – Conicity – Run out: circular – total – concentricity- symmetry- position. A Logical Approach to part Tolerancing Dimensioning and Tolerancing Schemes Steps for the Development of a Dimensional Inspection Plan Paper Gauging and Functional Gauging
Unit V
TOLERANCE STACK-UP ANALYSIS 9
Fixed Fastener Assembly – Floating Fastener Assembly -Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis — Rules -Calculating Gaps- Working the Route -Calculating Inner and Outer Boundary Means and Their Tolerances – Statistical Tolerances.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Contrast between conventional and GD&T tolerance zones
- Assign a variety of symbols that are used on design drawings to replace words
- Explain MMC, LMC and RFS concepts
- Apply different types of geometric controls
- Ability to choose proper datum and a datum feature
- Ability to convert from plus and minus tolerancing to geometric tolerancing
- Assess the significance of selection of datum & datum features
- Ability to apply Point out form, orientation, profile, runout and orientation controls
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Robert G. Campbell, Edward S.Roth, “Integrated product design and Manufacturing using Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing” Marcel Dekker,Inc,New York.Basel,ISBN:0-8247-8890-7.
- G. Henzold, Geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing for design, manufacturing and inspection, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
- Gene R. Cogorno, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for mechanical design, McGraw-Hll, 2006.
- James D Meadows, “Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing”, Marcel Dekker, Inc
- James D Meadows, “Measurement of Geometric Tolerances in Manufacturing” Marcel Dekker, Inc
- P S Gill, “Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing”, S K Kataria & sons, 2005-6
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