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According to IS : 800-1962 the permissible bending stress in steel slab plates, is

A. 1500 kg/cm2

B. 1420 kg/cm2

C. 2125 kg/cm2

D. 1890 kg/cm2

Correct Answer :

D. 1890 kg/cm2


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If the loaded length of span in meters of a railway steel bridge carrying a single track is 6 m, then impact factor is taken as

A. 0

B. 0.5

C. Between 0.5 and 1.0

D. 1.0

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The most economical section for a column, is

A. Rectangular

B. Solid round

C. Flat strip

D. Tubular section

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Rolled steel beams are designated by Indian Standard series and its

A. Weight per metre and depth of its section

B. Depth of section and weight per metre

C. Width of flange and weight per metre

D. Weight per metre and flange width

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For eccentrically loaded columns, the bending factor is

A. Cross-sectional area of column/Radius of gyration

B. Radius of gyration/Cross-sectional area of column

C. Cross-sectional area of column/Section modulus of the section

D. Section modulus of the section/Cross-sectional area of column

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If L is the overall length of a combined footing having A as its area, d being the distance between the centre of gravity of the base and centre of the base, the larger width b is

A. (A/L) + (3Ad/L²)

B. (A/L) + (6Ad/L²)

C. (A/L) - (6Ad/L²)

D. (A/L) - (3Ad/L²)

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The thickness t of a single flat lacing should not be less than

A. 1/30th length between inner end rivets

B. 1/40th length between inner end rivets

C. 1/50th length between inner end rivets

D. 1/60th length between inner end rivets

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Area of openings for buildings of large permeability is more than

A. 10% of wall area

B. 20% of wall area

C. 30% of wall area

D. 50% of wall area

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The maximum axial load which is just sufficient to keep a column in a small deflected shape, is called

A. Crippling load

B. Buckling load

C. Critical load

D. All the above

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On steel structures the dead load is the weight of

A. Steel work

B. Material fastened to steel work

C. Material supported permanently

D. All the above

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For the economical design of a combined footing to support two equal column loads, the projections of beams in lower tier are kept such that bending moment under column is equal to

A. Bending moment at the centre of the beam

B. Half the bending moment at the centre of the beam

C. Twice the bending moment at the centre of the beam

D. None of these

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The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than

A. 3 t

B. 4 t

C. 6 t

D. 8 t Where t = thickness of the batten plate

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Spans of continuous fillers are considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span by more than

A. 5 %

B. 10 %

C. 15 %

D. 20 %

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If d is the distance between the flange angles,

A. Vertical stiffeners are provided in steel plate girders if the web is less than d/85

B. Vertical stiffeners are provided in high tensile steel plate girders if the web is less than d/175

C. Horizontal stiffeners are provided in steel plate girders if the web is less than d/200

D. All the above

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If P is the wind pressure in kg/cm2, v is the velocity in km/hour and K is a constant of proportionality, then

A. P = K/v2

B. v = K/P2

C. P = Kv2

D. P = Kv

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When a tension member consists of two channel sections, the allowance for rivet hole is made for two holes from

A. Each web

B. Each flange

C. Each web or one hole from each flange whichever is more

D. Each web or one hole from each flange whichever is less

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Rise of a Jack arch is kept about

A. 1/2 to 1/3 of the span

B. 1/3 to 1/4 of the span

C. 1/4 to 1/8 of the span

D. 1/8 to 1/12 of the span

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The beam outside a wall upto floor level above it, is known as

A. Rafter

B. Purlin

C. Spandrel beam

D. Lintel

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A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because

A. It is uneconomical

B. It cannot carry the load safely

C. It is difficult to connect beams to the round sections

D. All of the above

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The greatest permissible clear dimension of the web of thickness t in the panel of a plate girder, is restricted to

A. 180 t

B. 220 t

C. 230 t

D. 270 t

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The distance measured along one rivet line from the centre of a rivet to the centre of adjoining rivet on an adjacent parallel rivet line, is called

A. Pitch of rivet

B. Gauge distance of rivet

C. Staggered pitch

D. All the above

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For a steel grillage footing to support two unequal column loads

A. Line of action of the resultant of two column loads, is made to coincide with the centre of gravity of the base of the footing

B. Trapezoidal shape is used for the base footing

C. Projections of beams on either side in lower tier are such that bending moments under columns are equal

D. All the above

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The size of a butt weld is specified by the effective throat thickness which in the case of incomplete penetration, is taken as

A. ½ of the thickness of thicker part

B. ¾ of the thickness of thicker part

C. ¾ of the thickness of thinner part

D. 7/8 of the thickness of thinner part

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When a load is transferred through one surface to another surface in contact, the stress is known as

A. Tensile stress

B. Compressive stress

C. Shearing stress

D. None of these

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The least permissible clear dimension of the web of thickness t in the panel of a plate girder, is restricted to

A. 150 t

B. 160 t

C. 170 t

D. 180 t

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A beam is defined as a structural member subjected to

A. Axial loading

B. Transverse loading

C. Axial and transverse loading

D. None of these

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Dead load includes self-weight of the structure and super-imposed loads permanently attached to the structure

B. Dead loads change their positions and vary in magnitude

C. Dead loads are known in the beginning of the design

D. None of these

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A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as

A. Stringer beam

B. Lintel beam

C. Spandrel beam

D. Header beam

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Which of the following sections should preferably be used at places where torsion occurs?

A. Angle section

B. Channel section

C. Box type section

D. Any of the above

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The effective length of a double angle strut with angles placed back to back and connected to both the sides of a gusset plate, by not less than two rivets, is

A. 0.5 L

B. 0.67 L

C. 0.85 L

D. 2 L

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Gantry girders are designed to resist

A. Lateral loads

B. Longitudinal loads and vertical loads

C. Lateral, longitudinal and vertical loads

D. Lateral and longitudinal loads