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In a tension member if one or more than one rivet holes are off the line, the failure of the member depends upon:

A. Pitch

B. Gauge

C. Diameter of the rivet holes

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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If the pitch is 6 cm and rivet value is 4 tonnes, the number of rivets required for a riveted connection carrying an eccentric load of 15 tonnes at a distance of 30 cm from the centre line, is

A. 6

B. 8

C. 10

D. 15

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Shape factor is a property which depends

A. Only on the ultimate stress of the material

B. Only on the yield stress of the material

C. Only on the geometry of the section

D. Both on the yield stress and ultimate stress of material

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The load on a lintel is assumed as uniformly distributed if the height of the masonry above it, is upto a height of

A. The effective span

B. 1.25 times the effective span

C. 1.50 times the effective span

D. 2.0 times the effective span

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Select the correct statement

A. Material cost of a rivet is higher than that of a bolt

B. Tensile strength of a bolt is lesser than that of a rivet

C. Bolts are used as a temporary fastening whereas rivets are used as permanent fastenings

D. Riveting is less noisy than bolting

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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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In case horizontal stiffeners are not used, the distance between vertical legs of flange angles at the top and bottom of a plate girder, is known as

A. Overall depth

B. Clear depth

C. Effective depth

D. None of these

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The slenderness ratio of a column is zero when its length

A. Is zero

B. Is equal to its radius of gyration

C. Is supported on all sides throughout its length

D. Is between the points of zero moments

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The maximum tensile and compressive bending stress in extreme fibres of rolled I-sections and channels on the effective section, is

A. 1500 kg/cm2

B. 1420 kg/cm2

C. 1650 kg/cm2

D. 2285 kg/cm2

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Rolled steel beams are:

A. Mainly used to resist bending stress

B. Used as independent sections to resist compressive stress

C. Used as independent sections to resist tensile stress

D. All the above

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Lug angles

A. Are used to reduce the length of connection

B. Are unequal angles

C. Increases shear lag

D. All the above

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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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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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For the buildings having a low permeability, the internal wind pressure acting normal to the wall and roof surfaces is taken as

A. Zero

B. ±0.2 p

C. ± 0.5 p

D. ±0.7 p Where p is basic wind pressure

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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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The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as

A. 0.5 D

B. 0.68 D

C. 0.88 D

D. D

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The main advantage of a steel member, is:

A. Its high strength

B. Its gas and water tightness

C. Its long service life

D. All the above

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The effective length of a compression member of length L, held in position and restrained in direction at both ends, is

A. L

B. 0.67 L

C. 0.85 L

D. 1.5 L

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A structural member subjected to tensile force in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis, is generally known as

A. A tie

B. A tie member

C. A tension member

D. All the above

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Poisson's ratio for steel within elastic limit, ranges from

A. 0.15 to 0.20

B. 0.25 to 0.24

C. 0.25 to 0.33

D. 0.33 to 0.35

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For steel members not exposed to weather, the thickness of steel should not be less than

A. 4.5 mm

B. 6 mm

C. 8 mm

D. 10 mm

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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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Effective length of a column effectively held in position and restrained in direction at one end but neither held in position nor restrained in direction at the other end, is

A. 1.5 L

B. 0.67 L

C. 0.85 L

D. 2 L

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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 best arrangement to provide unified behaviour in built up steel columns is by

A. Lacing

B. Battening

C. Tie plates

D. Perforated cover plates

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The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of a member carrying loads resulting from wind, is

A. 180

B. 200

C. 250

D. 300

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The internal pressure coefficient on walls for buildings with large permeability is taken as

A. ± 0.2

B. ±0.5

C. ± 0.7

D. 0

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Maximum permissible slenderness ratio of a member normally acting as a tie in a roof truss, is

A. 180

B. 200

C. 250

D. 350

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Under a concentrated load, bearing stress fb in a beam is given by (where b is the length of the bearing plate and h is the depth of the root of the fillet).

A. fb = W/(b + h√3)tw

B. fb = W/(b + 2h√3)tw

C. fb = W/(b + 2h√2)tw

D. fb = W/(b + h√2)tw

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The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is

A. Zero

B. 10

C. 100

D. Infinity

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The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to

A. Transfer load from top of end posts to bearings

B. Keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section

C. Stiffen the structure laterally

D. Prevent the sides-way buckling of top chord