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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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C. Four angle box section


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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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Effective sectional area of a compression member is:

A. Gross sectional area - area of rivet hole

B. Gross sectional area + area of rivet hole

C. Gross sectional area × area of rivet hole

D. Gross sectional area + area of rivet hole

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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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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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The beams supporting the steps of a stair are generally known as

A. Headers

B. Trimmers

C. Stringers

D. Spandrel beams

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In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular crosssection is taken as

A. 1.18

B. 1.414

C. 1.67

D. 1.81

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2.Compression members composed of two channels back-to-back and separated by a small distance are connected together by riveting so that the minimum slenderness ratio of each member between the connections, does not exceed

A. 40

B. 50

C. 60

D. 70

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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 bending moment for filler joists at the middle of an intermediate span, is

A. WL²/10

B. - WL²/10

C. - WL²/12

D. WL²/12

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In plastic analysis, the shape factor for circular sections, is

A. 1.5

B. 1.6

C. 1.697

D. None of these

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Pitch of tacking rivets, when double angles connected back to back and acting as tension members should not be more than

A. 500 mm

B. 600 mm

C. 1000 mm

D. 300 mm

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The Indian standard code which deals with steel structures, is

A. IS : 875

B. IS : 800

C. IS : 456

D. IS : 1893

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The strength of ISA 125 = 75 × 10 mm used as a tie member with its longer leg connected at the ends by 27 mm diameter rivets, is

A. 26,000 kg

B. 26,025 kg

C. 26,050 kg

D. 26,075 kg

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

A. Column

B. Stanchion

C. Post

D. All the above

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The rolled steel I-sections are most commonly used as beams because these provide

A. Large moment of inertia with less cross-sectional area

B. Large moment of resistance as compared to other section

C. Greater lateral stability

D. All the above

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If the thickness of a structural member is small as compared to its length and width, it is classified as

A. One dimensional

B. Two dimensional

C. Three dimensional

D. None of these

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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 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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As per IS : 800, for compression flange, the outstand of flange plates should not exceed

A. 12 t

B. 16 t

C. 20 t

D. 25 t Where t = thickness of thinnest flange plate

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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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Assuming the values of maximum deviation ΔP and ΔE to be 25% of the computed value of P and E respectively, the minimum value of the factor of safety is

A. 1.00

B. 0.67

C. 1.67

D. 2.67

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When a tension member is made of four angles with a plate as a web, the allowance for holes is made as

A. Two holes for each angle and one hole for the web

B. One hole for each angle and one hole for the web

C. One hole for each angle and two holes for the web

D. Two holes for each angle and two holes for the web

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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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Outstanding length of a compression member consisting of a channel, is measured as

A. Half of the nominal width

B. Nominal width of the section

C. From the edge to the first row of rivets

D. None of these

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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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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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A major beam in a building structure, is known as

A. A girder

B. A floor beam

C. A main beam

D. All the above

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The distance between the outer faces of flanges 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 ratio of longitudinal stress to strain within elastic limit, is known as

A. Modulus of elasticity

B. Shear modulus of elasticity

C. Bulk modulus of elasticity

D. All the above

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Secant formula for direct stress in compression, is applicable only for slenderness ratio upto

A. 120

B. 130

C. 140

D. 150