Vehicle Body Engineering
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Vehicle Body Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Vehicle Body Engineering (subject code 3340201) as prescribed for COMPUTER · Semester 4 divides the course into 7 units, covering 42 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3340201)Unit 1 Development and construction of vehicle body 1a.Differentiate chassis, frame & body
- 1.1. Introduction to chassis, frame and body
- 1.2. Methods of construction
- 1.3. Basic body construction & its classification
- 1.4. Integral body construction
- 1.5. Design feature of integral body- frame(safety body cell & crumple zone)
- 1.6. General information-body repairs
- 1.7. Driver seat & drivers visibility
- 1.8. Space & safety in vehicle
Unit 2 Body repair tools and shop equipments
- 2.1. Basic hand tools
- 2.2. Power tools
- 2.3. Body shop equipments
- 2.4. Frame & underbody repair tools & equipments
- 2.5. Electronic straightening & measurement system
- 2.6. Safety Measures
Unit 3 Minor Body Repairs 3a.Describe repair procedure of minor vehicle body damages
- 3.1. repair with washer welder
- 3.2. repair with hammer and dolly
- 3.3. panel filling with plastic body and filler-forming with solder
- 3.4. Panel shrinking (drawing operation)
- 3.5. Repairing of rusted body panels
Unit 4 Major Body Repairs 4a.Describe repair procedure of major vehicle body damages.
- 4.1. Diagnosis of damage.
- 4.2. Front end Collision
- 4.3. Rear end Collision
- 4.4. Side swipe collission
- 4.5. Roll-over damage
- 4.6. Fibre glass repairs & replacement
- 4.7. Body aligning.
- 4.8. Panel replacement.
Unit 5 Miscellaneous Body services 5a.Describe glass and door service
- 5.1. Interior trim and upholstry
- 5.2. Glass and door service
- 5.3. Body insulation and sealing
- 5.4. Exterior trim
Unit 6 Body Materials
- 6.2. Types of Glass
- 6.3. Types of Resins Vehical Body Engineering Course Code : 3340201 GTU/ NITTTR Bhopal/13-14 Gujarat State Unit Major Learning Outcomes (in cognitive domain) Topics and Sub-topics
- 6.4. Plastic parts
- 6.5. Composite materials GRP (glass reinforced plastic) , FRP (fiber reinforced plastic),
Unit 7 Painting & Refinishing
- 7.1. Paint types & characteristics
- 7.2. Painting methods &techniques a. Spraying b. Immersion
- 7.3. Painting equipments
- 7.4. Painting procedure with surface preparation
- 7.5. Refinishing facilities
- 7.6. Refinishing equipments and tools
- 7.7. Different types of paint defects occurring during painting & immedietly after drying, their causes & remedies