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Design Of Steel Structures MCQs

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Design Of Steel Structures MCQs

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A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as

  1. A. Stringer beam
  2. B. Lintel beam
  3. C. Spandrel beam
  4. D. Header beam
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The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from

  1. A. (L)/(3) to (L)/(5)
  2. B. (L)/(4) to frac2L 5
  3. C. (L)/(3) to (L)/(2)
  4. D. frac2L 5 to frac3L 5 where L is span
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Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid

  1. A. Axial force in rafter
  2. B. Shear force in rafter
  3. C. Deflection of rafter
  4. D. Bending moment in rafter
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According to IS : 800, in the Merchant Rankine formula the value of imperfection index (n) is

  1. A. 1.0
  2. B. 1.4
  3. C. 1.8
  4. D. 2.0
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In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon

  1. A. Shear in rivets
  2. B. Compression in rivets
  3. C. Tension in rivets
  4. D. Strength of rivets in bearing
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The mechanism method and the statical method give

  1. A. Lower and upper bounds respectively on the strength of structure
  2. B. Upper and lower bounds respectively on the strength of structure
  3. C. Lower bound on the strength of structure
  4. D. Upper bound on the strength of structure
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Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds (where t is thickness of web)

  1. A. 50t
  2. B. 85t
  3. C. 200t
  4. D. 250t
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The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than (where t = thickness of the batten plate)

  1. A. 3t
  2. B. 4t
  3. C. 6t
  4. D. 8t
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The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as

  1. A. 0.5 D
  2. B. 0.68 D
  3. C. 0.88 D
  4. D. 0.78 D
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Bolts are most suitable to carry

  1. A. Shear
  2. B. Bending
  3. C. Axial tension
  4. D. Shear and bending
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The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed

  1. A. 100
  2. B. 120
  3. C. 145
  4. D. 180
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The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is

  1. A. 150
  2. B. 180
  3. C. 250
  4. D. 350
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