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Design of a riveted joint, is based on the assumption:

A. Load is uniformly distributed among all the rivets

B. Shear stress on a rivet is uniformly distributed over its gross area

C. Bearing stress in the rivet is neglected

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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As per ISI, rolled steel beam sections are classified into

A. Two series

B. Three series

C. Four series

D. Five series

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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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If d is the distance between the flange angles of a plate girder, vertical stiffeners are provided at a distance not greater than

A. d but not less than 0.20 d

B. 1.25 d but not less than 0.33 d

C. 1.5 d but not less than 0.33 d

D. 2.0 d but not less than 0.50 d

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Allowable working stress corresponding to the slenderness ratio of double angles placed back to back and connected to one side of a gusset plate, is reduced to

A. 50 %

B. 60 %

C. 70 %

D. 80 %

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Bolts are most suitable to carry

A. Shear

B. Bending

C. Axial tension

D. Shear and bending

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For double angles carrying tension, placed back to back and connected to either side of the gusset plate, the sectional area of the section, is equal to cross sectional area of

A. The section

B. The section plus area of rivet holes

C. The section minus area of rivet holes

D. The section multiplied by the area of the rivet hole

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The gross section of the web of a beam is defined as

A. Depth of the beam multiplied by its web thickness

B. Width of the flange multiplied by its web thickness

C. Sum of the flange width and depth of the beam multiplied by the web thickness

D. None of these

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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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When the length of a tension member is too long

A. A wire rope is used

B. A rod is used

C. A bar is used

D. A single angle is used

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Tongue plates are provided in a steel girder at

A. The upper flange

B. The lower flange

C. The upper end of the web

D. The upper and lower ends of the web

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The rivets which are heated and then driven in the field, are known

A. Power driven shop rivets

B. Power driven field rivets

C. Hand driven rivets

D. Cold driven rivets

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The critical load for a column of length I hinged at both ends and having flexural rigidity El, is given by

A. Pc = π²EI/l²

B. Pc = πEI/l²

C. Pc = πEI/I²

D. None of these

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The sway bracing is designed to transfer

A. 2Vi % of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

B. 10% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

C. 25% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

D. 50% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

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The effective length of a compression member of length L held in position at both ends but not restrained in direction, is

A. L

B. 0.67 L

C. 0.85 L

D. 1.5 L

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Perforated cover plates are particularly suitable for built up sections consisting of

A. Channels placed back to back

B. Channels placed toe to toe

C. Four angle box section

D. All the above

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Water pressure in a 80 cm water main is 10 kg/cm2. The minimum thickness of the metal required for the water main, not to be stressed more than 200 kg/cm2, is

A. 1 cm

B. 1.5 cm

C. 2 cm

D. 2.5 cm

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A butt weld is specified by

A. Effective throat thickness

B. Plate thickness

C. Size of weld

D. Penetration thickness

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Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is

A. 1.5 d

B. 2.0 d

C. 2.5 d

D. 3.0 d Where d is diameter of rivets

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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 rectangular section, the ratio of the maximum and average shear stresses, is

A. 1.5

B. 2.0

C. 2.5

D. 3.5

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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

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Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on

A. Net area and gross area

B. Gross area and net area

C. Net area in both cases

D. Gross area in both cases

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Steel tanks are mainly designed for

A. Weight of tank

B. Wind pressure

C. Water pressure

D. Earthquake forces

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Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to

A. Transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one

B. Prevent buckling of web

C. Decrease the effective depth of web

D. Prevent excessive deflection

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Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to

A. 6 t

B. 10 t

C. 12 t

D. 16 t Where t is thickness of thinner plate being connected

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If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as

A. 120 mm

B. 160 mm

C. 200 mm

D. 300 mm

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Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather, is

A. 5 mm

B. 6 mm

C. 8 mm

D. 10 mm

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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 use of tie plates in laced columns is

A. Prohibited

B. Not prohibited

C. Permitted at start and end of lacing system only

D. Permitted between two parts of the lacing

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A fillet weld may be termed as

A. Mitre weld

B. Concave weld

C. Convex weld

D. All the above