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A riveted joint many experience

A. Tearing failure of plates

B. Splitting failure of plates at the edges

C. Bearing failure of rivets

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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With usual notations of the letters, the shear stress fs at any point of the cross-section is given by

A. fs =FQ/It

B. fs =Ft/IQ

C. fs =It/FQ

D. fs =IF/Qt

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The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is

A. Less than d

B. Equal to d

C. More than d

D. Any of the above Where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part

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For determination of allowable stress in axial compression, Indian Standard Institution has adopted

A. Euler's formula

B. Rankine formula

C. Perry Robertson formula

D. Secant formula

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The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from

A. L/3 to L/5

B. L/4 to 2L/5

C. L/3 to L/2

D. 2L/5 to 3L/5, where L is span

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The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is

A. 1.33 d

B. 1.25 d

C. 1.5 d

D. 1.75 d Where d is the distance between flange angles

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If the moment of inertia of a section about its axis is I and its effective sectional area is A, its radius of gyration r about the axis, is

A. r = I/A

B. r = √(I/A)

C. r = (I/A)

D. r = √(A/I)

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A beam may be designed as a cased beam if

A. Section is of double open channel form with the webs not less than 40 mm apart

B. Overall depth and width of the steel section do not exceed 750 and 450 mm respectively

C. Beam is solidly encased in concrete with 10 mm aggregate having 28 days strength 160 kg/cm2

D. All the above

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A fillet weld whose axis is parallel to the direction of the applied load, is known as

A. Diagonal filler weld

B. End fillet weld

C. Side fillet weld

D. All the above

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The centrifugal force due to curvature of track is assumed to act on the bridge at a height of

A. 1.23 m above the rail level

B. 1.50 m above the rail level

C. 1.83 m above the rail level

D. 2.13 m above the rail level

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Minimum pitch of the rivets shall not be less than

A. 1.5 d

B. 2.0 d

C. 2.5 d

D. 3.0 d Where d is gross diameter of rivet

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Design of a riveted joint is based on the assumption:

A. Bending stress in rivets is accounted for

B. Riveted hole is assumed to be completely filled by the rivet

C. Stress in the plate in not uniform

D. Friction between plates is taken into account

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If p and d are pitch and gross diameter of rivets, the efficiency (η) of the riveted joint, is given by

A. η = p/p - d

B. η = p/p + d

C. η = p - d/p

D. η = p + d/p

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The most commonly used sections in lateral system to carry shear force in built up columns, are

A. Rolled steel flats

B. Rolled angles

C. Rolled channels

D. All the above

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In double lacing, the thickness t of flat lacing is

A. t < 1/40 th length between inner end rivets

B. t < 1/50 th length between inner end rivets

C. t < 1/60 th length between inner end rivets

D. t < 1/70 th length between inner end rivets

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In factory buildings, the horizontal beams spanning between the wall columns supporting a wall covering, are called

A. Stringers

B. Trimmers

C. Girts

D. Lintels

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For a cantilever beam of length L continuous at the support and unrestrained against torsion at the support and free at the end, the effective length l is equal to

A. l = L

B. l = 2L

C. l = 0.5L

D. l = 3L

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The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be

A. 4 mm

B. 5 mm

C. 6 mm

D. 8 mm

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The ratio of hydrostatic stress to the volumetric strain within the elastic range, is called

A. Modulus of elasticity

B. Shear modulus of elasticity

C. Bulk modulus of elasticity

D. All the above

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A second horizontal stiffener is always placed at the neutral axis of the girder if the thickness of the web is less than

A. d/250 for structural steel

B. d/225 for high tensile steel

C. Both (c) and (b)

D. Neither (a) nor (b)

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If W and L are the total superimposed load and the span of a plate girder in metres, the approximate self weight (W) of the girder, is taken as

A. M = WL/100

B. M = WL/200

C. M = WL/300

D. M = WL/400

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Tacking rivets are used if the minimum distance between centres of two adjacent rivets exceeds 12 t or 200 mm, whichever is less

B. Tacking rivets are not considered to calculate stress

C. Tacking rivets are provided throughout the length of a compression member composed of two components back to back

D. All the above

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A single angle in tension is connected by one leg only. If the areas of connecting and outstanding legs are respectively a and b, net effective area of the angle, is

A. a - [b/{1 + 0.35 (b/a)}]

B. a + [b/{1 + 0.35 (b/a)}]

C. a - [b/{1 + 0.2 (b/a)}]

D. a + [b/{1 + 0.2 (b/a)}]

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If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called

A. Deck type

B. Through type

C. Half through type

D. Double deck type

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The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus

A. Is equal to 1

B. Is always less than 1

C. Is always greater than 1

D. Can be less than 1

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When two plates are placed end to end and are joined by two cover plates, the joint is known as

A. Lap joint

B. Butt joint

C. Chain riveted lap joint

D. Double cover butt joint

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For a cantilever beam of length L built-in at the support and restrained against torsion at the free end, the effective projecting length l is

A. l = 0.7 L

B. l = 0.75 L

C. l = 0.85 L

D. l = 0.5 L

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The minimum pitch should not be less than 2.5 times the gross diameter of the river

B. The minimum pitch should not be less than 12 times the gross diameter of the rivet

C. The maximum pitch should not exceed 10 times the thickness or 150 mm whichever is less in compression

D. All the above

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If f is the maximum allowable bending stress in a tension member whose radius of gyration is r and depth is 2y, the required cross sectional area A is given by

A. A = My/fr²

B. A = My²/fr²

C. A = My/fr

D. A = My/f²r²

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Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to

A. d/4

B. d/3

C. d/2

D. 2d/3 Where d is the distance between flange angles

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The moment-curvature relation at a plastic hinge is

A. Linear

B. Parabolic

C. Constant moment for all curvatures

D. Constant curvature for all moments