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Q.1 Which one of the statement is FALSE?
a. The structure designed by the plastic method results saving in steel by about 10 – 15%.
b. For indeterminate and complicated structures, the plastic method is more conveniently applicable.
c. The factor of safety is more in plastic design as compared to elastic design.
d. In plastic design, the lateral bracing requirements are more stringent than the elastic design.
Q.2 In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, the
axial load is assumed to be transferred to the base plate,
a. fully by direct bearing.
b. fully through the fastenings.
c. 25% by direct bearing and 75% through fastening.
d. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastening.
Q.3 Equilibrium conditions, yield conditions (M < Mp) and mechanism condition (formation of a plastic collapse
mechanism) are the conditions to be satisfied by any correct plastic analysis result. Which of the above
conditions does the kinematic methods of plastic analysis consider?
a. Equilibrium and Mechanism condition
b. Equilibrium and Yield condition
c. Mechanism and Yield condition
d. Only Equilibrium condition
Q.4 Which one of the following is not correct for riveted joints as per IS Code?
a. To minimize the effect of bending in top joints atleast two rivets in a line should be provided.
b. In the case of double cover butt joint, the total shear force to be transmitted by the members is split into two
parts.
c. In the case of double cover butt joint, eccentricity of force does not exist and hence bending is eliminated,
whereas it exists in the case of a lap joint.
d. Rivets subjected to both shear and axial tension shall be so proportioned that the calculated shear and
axial tension do not exceed τvf and σtf and the expression does exceed 1.4.
Q.5 Which of the following statements are CORRECT ?
1. The single laced systems on opposite sides of the main components should preferably be in the same
direction so that one be the shadow of the other.
2. The angle of inclination of the lacing with the longitudinal axis of the column should be between 40 to 70.
3. The lacing system should be designed to resist additional shear due to bending if the compression
member carries bending due to eccentric loading, applied end moments, and or lateral loading.
a. 1 and 3
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. All of the above
Q.6 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) CORRECT ?
1. Gusset plate material is saved by using a lug angle but extra material is required for lug angles and their
connection.
2. Lug angles are not very efficient in transmitting loads and a certain eccentricity is caused between the
load and the C.G. of the rivet group.
3. In the case of angle member, the lug angles and their connections to the gusset or any other supporting
member should be capable of developing a strength not less than 20% in excess of the force in the
outstanding leg of the angle.
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. only 1
d. All of the above
Q.7 For the given shape of the crosssection, which has the largest shape factor ?
a. Rectangular
b. Triangular
c. Solid circular
d. Diamond
Q.8 For a built up section consisting of two equal angle sections connected back to back and tack riveted along
entire length, the minimum radius of gyration will be along
a. X X axis
b. Y Y axis
c. 45° to XX and YY axis
d. Can not be ascertained with given data
Q.9 Number of rivets carrying calculated shear through a packing shall be increased above the number
required by normal calculations by ____________ percent for each 2.0 mm thickness of packing except
that, for packing having a thickness of 6 mm or less, no increment need to be made.
Q.10 The permissible stresses for main structural steel members under dynamic loads should be increased
by____________ %.
Q.11 A simply supported beam of span 5000 mm is loaded with a uniformity distributed load of 40 kN/m.
Assuming yield strength of steel, fy = 250 MPa, required section modulus is ____________ cm3 .
[Use WSM]
Q.12 For a diamond section, shape factor is 2. The factor of safety in bending is 1.5. If the allowable stress is
increased by 25% for wind and earthquake loads, then the load factor is ____________.
Q.13 The ratio of shear carrying capacity of a rivet in a double cover butt joint to that of a rivet in a lap joint,
would be ____________.
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Q.14 A 12 mm thickbracket plate is used to transmit a reaction of 125 kN (factored load) at an eccentricity of
75 mm from the column flange. If depth of column is 150 mm, then the bending stress developed will
be____________ N/mm2 .
Q.15 For a welded plate girder with vertical stiffeners, the maximum depth of web provision in design when the
thickness of the web plate is 8 mm, would be ____________ mm.
Q.16 A steel column pinned at both ends has a buckling load of 160 kN. If the column is effectively held in
position and restrained against rotation at one end but neither held in position nor restrained against
rotation at the other end, then its buckling load will be ____________ kN.
Q.17
A fixed ended beam is subjected to load W at 1/3rd span as shown in figure. The collapse load is
a.
b.
c.
d.
Q.18 A moment M of magnitude 100 kNm is transmitted to a column flange through a bracket by using four 16
mm diameter rivets as shown in figure.
The shear force (in kN) in rivet A is
a. 176.78
b. 218.36
c. 333.56
d. 436.72
Q.19 When less number of high strength bolts are used for making the connection with smaller connection
length, which of the following type of failure occurs
a. yielding of grosssection
b. rupture failure
c. tearing failuire of plate
d. block shear failure
Q.20 Which one of the following statement(s) is(are) true about load factor in plastic analysis and design of steel
structure?
1. In actual practice, a load factor varying from 1.7 to 2.0 is assumed depending upon the designer’s
judgement.
2. When the structure is subjected to wind, the corresponding load factor for plastic analysis is increased
by 25%.
3. The prime function of the load factor is to ensure that the structure will be safe under service conditions.
a. only 1
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. All of the above
Q.21
A square steel slab base of area 4 m2 is provided for a column made of two rolled channel sections. The
500 mm × 250 mm column carries an axial compressive load of 2500 kN. The line of action of the load
passes through the centroid of the column section as well as of the slab base. The permissible bending
stress in the slab base is 185 MPa. The required minimum thickness (in mm) of the slab base is
a. 54.03
b. 76.80
c. 79.59
d. 68.39
Q.22 Two plates, subjected to direct tension, each of 12 mm thickness and having widths of 130 mm and 150
mm, respectively are to be fillet welded with an overlap of 300 mm. Given that the permissible stress is
110 MPa and the permissible stress in steel is 150 MPa. The length of the weld required using the minimum
permissible weld size (in mm) as per IS 800:1984 is
a. 832.27
b. 607.79
c. 492.64
d. 370.57
Q.23 A prismatic beam (as shown below) has plastic moment capacity of MP, then the collapse load P of the
beam is
a.
b.
c.
d.
Q.24 A double cover riveted butt joint is used to connect two plates of 250 mm width and 16 mm thickness as
shown in figure. There are sixteen power driven rivets of 20 mm diameter at a pitch of 75 mm in both
direction on either side of the plate. Two cover plates of 10 mm thickness are used. The capacity (in kN) of
the joint in tension considering bearing and shear only, with permissible bearing and shear stresses as
300 MPa and 100 MPa respectively, is
a. 978.26
b. 1012.23
c. 1161.76
d. 1373.49
Q.25 A column consists of four ISA 150 × 150 × 12 mm, riveted together as shown in figure. If the effective
length of column is 4.5 m, then the slenderness ratio is _____________.
Q.26 The minimum thickness of lacing flat required for single lacing system as compared to double lacing
system is _________ times for same effective length of lacings under identical condition.
Q.27 A bracket plate is welded to a column flange through a fillet weld of size 8 mm. It is subjected to a 110 kN
load acting at an eccentricity of 220 mm from the C.G. of the weld as shown in figure below.
The direct shear stress acting on the weld group is ______________ N/mm2 .
Q.28 A section is said to be plastic when outstand of compression flange is less than _____________ ε.
Q.29 A plate section, 300 mm × 10 mm has four staggered holes as shown in figure. The diameter of hole is 21.5
mm. The allowable axial tension will be _________ kN.
[Take permissible stress of 150 N/mm2 in axial tension]
Q.30 The magnitude of load P is increased till collapse and the plastic moment carrying capacity of steel beam
section is 120 kNm. The value of R using plastic analysis is _______ kN.
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Q.31 Two plates of thickness 16 mm and 14 mm are to be jointed by a single V groove weld as shown in figure.
Assuming an effective length of 200 mm, Fe 410 grade steel plates are used and that the welds are shop
welded. The strength of weld is __________ kN.
[Assume factor of safety γmw = 1.25]
Q.32 A diamond section with unequal diagonals, the shorter being b and longer h, is used as a beam. If the
shorter diagonal is placed parallel to the xx axis, the shape factor of the section will be __________.
Q.33 If a builtup single laced column is subjected to 1200 kN axially and inclination of the lacing bar is 45° with
vertical, then each lacing bar is designed for an axial force of ____________kN.