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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

Correct Answer :

B. Depth of section and weight per metre


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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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The permissible bearing stress in steel, is

A. 1500 kg/cm2

B. 1890 kg/cm2

C. 2025 kg/cm2

D. 2340 kg/cm2

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A column splice is used to increase

A. Length of the column

B. Strength of the column

C. Cross-sectional area of the column

D. None of these

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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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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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The greatest gauge of long rivets should not exceed (where d is the diameter of the holes).

A. 2 d

B. 4 d

C. 6 d

D. 8 d

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Cold driven rivets range from

A. 6 to 10 mm in diameter

B. 10 to 16 mm in diameter

C. 12 to 22 mm in diameter

D. 22 to 32 mm in diameter

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Battening is preferable when the (i) Column carries axial load only (ii) Space between the two main components is not very large (iii) Column is eccentrically loaded The correct answer is

A. Only (i)

B. Only (iii)

C. (i) and (ii)

D. (ii) and (iii)

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In a grillage footing, the maximum shear force occurs at the

A. Edge of grillage beam

B. Centre of base plate

C. Centre of grillage beam

D. Centre of base plate

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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

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As per IS: 800, in the plastic design, which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Working Loads Load factor
(i) Dead load 1.7
(ii) Dead Load + imposed load 1.7
(iii) Dead load + load due to wind or 1.3 seismic forces
(iv) Dead load + imposed load + load 1.7 due to wind or seismic forces
Of these statements

A. (i) and (ii) are correct

B. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

C. (ii) and (iii) are correct

D. Only (i) is correct

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The central deflection of a simply supported steel beam of length L with a concentrated load W at the centre, is

A. WL3/3EI

B. WL4/3EI

C. WL3/48EI

D. 5WL4/384EI

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Strengths of a rivet in single shearing, in bearing and in tearing are 3425 kg, 4575 kg and 5025 kg respectively. If the load in the member is 35 tonnes, the number of rivets required, is

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

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To the calculated area of cover plates of a built-up beam, an allowance for rivet holes to be added, is

A. 10 %

B. 13 %

C. 15 %

D. 18 %

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The net area of round bars to resist the tension, is the area of cross section at

A. Mid-section

B. Root of the thread

C. Difference of (a) and (b)

D. None of these

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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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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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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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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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The connection of one beam to another beam by means of an angle at the bottom and an angle at the top, is known as

A. Unstiffened seated connection

B. Stiffened seated connection

C. Seated connection

D. None of these

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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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To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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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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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 ratio of the span L of the filler joists to the depth d from the underside of the joist to the top of the structural concrete, should not exceed

A. 60

B. 45

C. 35

D. 25

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The external wind pressure acting on a roof depends on

A. Degree of permeability of roof

B. Slope of roof

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

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For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?

A. Equal angles back to back

B. Unequal legged angles with long legs back to back

C. Unequal legged angles with short legs back to back

D. Both (B) and (C)

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When the upper column does not provide full bearing area over lower column, the column splice is provided with the following assumption

A. Bearing plate is assumed as a short beam to transmit the axial load to the lower column section

B. Axial load is assumed to be taken by flanges

C. Load transmitted from the flanges of upper column and reactions from the flanges of lower columns are equal and form a couple

D. All the above

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The connection of intermediate vertical stiffeners to the web, not subjected to external loads, shall be designed for a minimum shear force (kN/m) of

A. 75 t²/h

B. 125 t3/h²

C. 125 t²/h

D. 175 t²/h Where, t = the web thickness in mm and h = the outstand of stiffener in mm

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In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate

A. Fully by direct bearing

B. Fully through fastenings

C. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings

D. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings