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The main type of butt joints, is a double cover

A. Shear riveted joint

B. Chain riveted joint

C. Zig-zag riveted joint

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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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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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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Factor of safety is the ratio of

A. Yield stress to working stress

B. Tensile stress to working stress

C. Compressive stress to working stress

D. Bearing stress to working stress

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Modified moment of inertia of sections with a single web, is equal to moment of inertia of the section about Y-Y axis at the point of maximum bending moment and is multiplied by the ratio of

A. Area of compression flange at the minimum bending moment to the corresponding area at the point of maximum bending moment

B. Area of tension flange at the minimum bending moment of the corresponding area at the point of maximum bending moment

C. Total area of flanges at the maximum bending moment to the corresponding area at the point of maximum bending moment

D. None of these

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The thickness of the web of a mild steel plate girder is less than d/200. If only one horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at

A. The neutral axis of the section

B. 2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange

C. 2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange

D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange

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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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The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is

A. 1.33 d

B. 1.25 d

C. 1.5 d

D. 1.75 d Where d is the distance between flange angles

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Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist

A. Bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load

B. Shear force due to 2.5% of the column load

C. 2.5% of the column load

D. Both (A) and (B)

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Vertical stiffeners may be placed in pairs one on each side of the web

B. Single vertical stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web

C. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web

D. All the above

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If the unsupported length of a stanchion is 4 metres and least radius of gyration of its cross-section is 5, the slenderness ratio of the stanchion, is

A. 60

B. 70

C. 80

D. 100

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The moment of the couple set up in a section of a beam by the longitudinal compressive and tensile force, is known as

A. Bending moment

B. Moment of resistance

C. Flexural stress moment

D. None of these

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The allowable shear stress in the web of mild steel beams decreases with

A. Decrease in h/t ratio

B. Increase in h/t ratio

C. Decrease in thickness

D. Increase in height Where 'h' is height and t is thickness

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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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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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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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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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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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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Tacking rivets are used if the minimum distance between centres of two adjacent rivets exceeds 12 t or 200 mm, whichever is less

B. Tacking rivets are not considered to calculate stress

C. Tacking rivets are provided throughout the length of a compression member composed of two components back to back

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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If R is the reaction on the bearing plate, the minimum moment of. inertia of the bearing stiffener provided at the support of a plate girder of overall depth D, the maximum thickness of the compression flange T, carrying total load W, is

A. (D²/250) × (R/W)

B. (D3T/250) × (R/W)

C. (DT/250) × (R/W)

D. (DT/250) × (W/R)

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The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called

A. Sway bracing

B. Portal bracing

C. Top lateral bracing

D. Bottom lateral bracing

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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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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The ends of a strut, are connected together with two rivets

B. The members of strut will have at least two connections spaced equidistant in their length

C. The members when separated back-to-back, the connecting rivets should pass through solid washer or packing

D. All the above

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In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon

A. Shear in rivets

B. Compression in rivets

C. Tension in rivets

D. Strength of rivets in bearing

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In a truss girder of a bridge, a diagonal consists of mild steel flat 4001.S.F. and carries a pull of 80 tonnes. If the gross-diameter of the rivet is 26 mm, the number of rivets required in the splice, is

A. 6

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9

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When the bolts are subjected to reversal of stresses, the most suitable type of bolt is

A. Black bolt

B. Ordinary unfinished bolt

C. Turned and fitted bolt

D. High strength bolt

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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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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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A web plate is called unstiffened if the ratio of clear depth to thickness is less than

A. 35

B. 50

C. 65

D. 85

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The effective length L of a simply supported beam with ends restrained against torsion, and also the ends of compression flange partially restrained against lateral bending, is given by

A. L = span

B. L = 0.85 span

C. L = 0.75 span

D. L = 0.7 span