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design of steel structures MCQs

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design of steel structures Mcqs

1. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided ?
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A. shear failure of the rivet

B. shear failure of the plate

C. tension failure of the plate

D. crushing failure of the rivet

2. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to_________________?
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A. horizontal shear only

B. vertical load only

C. both (A. and (B.

D. none of the above

3. The moment of inertia of the pair of vertical stiffeners about the center line of the web should not be less than__________________?
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A. 1.5d/C2

B. 1.5dV/C

C. 1.5dY/C3

D. 1.5d/C

4. Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to_______________?
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A. re t is thickness of thinner plate being connected

B. 161

C. 121

D. 101

E. 6t

5. Which of the following types of riveted joint is free from bending stresses ?
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A. lap joint

B. none of the above

C. butt joint with single cover plate

D. butt joint with double cover plates

6. The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies___________________?
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A. equilibrium condition only

B. equilibrium and mechanism conditions

C. equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

D. mechanism and plastic moment conditions

7. Normally, the angle of roof truss with asbestos sheets should not be less than_______________?
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A. 40

B. 30

C. 35

D. 26/2

8. According to IS Specifications, the effective length of a column effectively held in position at both ends and restrained in direction at one end is taken as________________?
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A. 0.67 L

B. 0.8 L

C. L

D. 1.5 L

9. A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because________________?
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A. it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections

B. all of the above

C. it cannot carry the load safely

D. it is uneconomical

10. The best arrangement to provide unified behaviour in built up steel columns is by______________?
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A. tie plates

B. lacing

C. perforated cover plates

D. battening

11. If the thickness of plate to be connected by a rivet is 16 mm, then suitable size of rivet as per Unwins formula will be__________________?
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A. 27 mm

B. 20 mm

C. 24 mm

D. 16 mm

12. The allowable shear stress in the web of mild steel beams decreases with__________________?
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A. decrease in h/t ratio

B. re h is height and t is thickness

C. increase in h/t ratio

D. increase in height

E. decrease in thickness

13. Shape factor is a property which depends________________?
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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

14. The internal pressure coefficient on walls for buildings with large permeability is taken as_______________?
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A. 0.5

B. 0

C. 0.7

D. 0.2

15. The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than___________________?
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A. six times the weld size

B. two times the weld size

C. four times the weld size

D. weld size

16. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as______________?
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A. 120 mm

B. 160 mm

C. 200 mm

D. 300 mm

17. The use of tie plates in laced columns is_________________?
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A. not prohibited

B. prohibited

C. permitted at start and end of lacing system only

D. permitted between two parts of the lacing

18. Area of openings for buildings of large permeability is more than_________________?
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A. 20% of wall area

B. 50% of wall area

C. 30% of wall area

D. 10% of wall area

19. The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus__________________?
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A. is always greater than 1

B. is equal to 1

C. is always less than 1

D. can be less than 1

20. Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to__________________?
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A. decrease the effective depth of web

B. prevent excessive deflection

C. prevent buckling of web

D. transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one

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