DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF DRAFTSMAN GRADE II IN KWA

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF DRAFTSMAN GRADE II IN KWA

Category No: 548/2025

BASIC ENGINEERING DRAWING

Drawing instruments, equipment and materials
Lettering, dimensioning and scale
Plane geometrical construction
Conic section and projection

UNITS AND MENSURATION

Units of measurements
Measurement of Perimeter and Area of triangles Polygons and circles
Volume of Solids

AUTOCAD

Introduction to AutoCAD
Basic commands
Drawing toolbar and modifying toolbar
Plotting and printing

SURVEYING

Conventional surveying
Introduction and terms used in chain, compass, plane table and leveling survey
Principle of leveling, Type of leveling, Reduction of levels
Contouring ,Theodolite survey
Modern and advanced surveying instruments

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Stone, Brick, Tiles, Cement, Lime and filler materials Plane cement Concrete, Reinforced
cement concrete Timber Foundation, Masonry, Roofing, Flooring Building finishes and
services Temporary structural treatment for building construction

BUILDING DRAWING AND ESTIMATING

Building rules and byelaws
Estimation, Rules and methods of measurements of work
Rate analysis and valuation

HYDRAULICS AND IRRIGATION

Terms used in Irrigation
Storage and diversion head works
Reservoir, dam, canals, Cross drainage work
Properties of fluid
Measurement of pressure
Type of Hydraulic energy

Module-1 Develop surface and and Interpenetration of solid in orthographic projection.

Definition of development..
Need of development in industry.
different methods of developing the surfaces.
Development of surfaces bounded by plane of revolution intersecting each other.
Development of an oblique cone with elliptical base
Calculation of developed lengths of geometrical solids.

Definition of Intersection & interpenetration curves. Common method to find out the curve of interpenetration Solution of problems on interpenetration of prism,cones, & pyramids with their axes intersecting at an angle. Intersection of cylinder

Interpenetration of solid in orthographic projection.

Definition of Intersection & interpenetration curves.
Common method to find out the curve of interpenetration 
Solution of problems on interpenetration of prism,cones, & pyramids with their axes intersecting at an angle.
Intersection of cylinder

Module-2 Different types of fasteners , welds and locking devices

Fasteners
Screw threads, terms , nomenclature.
Types of screw thread, proportion and their uses,
Threads as per SP46:2003 conventions. 
Types of bolts, nuts and studs,and their proportion, uses.

Welds
Description of Welded Joints and their representation. 
Indication of Welding Symbol on drawing as per SP-46

Locking Devices
Different types of locking devices.
Different types of machine screws, cap screws, set screws as per specification
Different types of foundation bolts and their uses.

Module-3 Pipe Joints and riveted joints 

Pipe Joints
Description of different pipe joints fitted on pipe.
Expansion joint, loop and other pipe fittings.

Riveted joints
Types of rivets, their size proportions and uses
Types of riveted joints, terms and proportions of riveted joints.
Conventional representation.
Relation between rivet size and thickness of plates and calculation for arrangement of rivets position.
Causes of failure of rivetedjoint efficiency of riveted joints

Module-4 Belt Drive and Gear drive

Belt Drive Materials of belts, slip and creep, Velocity of belt. Arc of contact. 
Simple exercise in calculation of belt speeds, nos. of belts needed in V-belt drive, velocity, pulley ratio etc.
Standard pulleys width of pulley face, velocity ratio chain drive.

Gear drive
Different types of gears. 
Cast gears and machined gears. 
Knowledge of profile of gears etc

Module-5 Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Hydraulics
Brief description of a typical hydraulic system, components
Working principle and function of hydraulic jack.
Different types of hydraulic actuator.
Symbol and working of hydraulic DC valve, non- return valve and throttle valve.

Pneumatics
Knowledge of typical pneumatic system. 
FRL or air service unit and pneumatic actuator

Module-6 Limits, fit, tolerance.

Limits, fit, tolerance. Limits, fit, tolerance. Toleranced dimensioning, geometrical tolerance.
Indications of symbols for machining and surface finishes on drawing
Production of interchangeable parts, geometrical tolerance.
Familiarization with IS: 919, IS:2709

Module-7 Bearings

Types , advantages Knowledge of bearing to reduce friction

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