A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because it cannot carry the load safely it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections it is uneconomical All of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed 180 100 145 120 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be 3 2 5 4 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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 (where, t = the web thickness in mm h = the outstand of stiffener in mm) 125 t2/h 125 t2/h 175 t2/h 75 t2/h TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as header beam spandrel beam lintel beam stringer beam TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The elastic strain for steel is about 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and 1/200 of maximum strain 1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/120 of maximum strain 1/2 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/12 of maximum strain TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The effective length of a battened strut effectively held in position at both ends but not restrained in direction is taken as 1.5 L 1.3 L 1.8 L 1.1 L TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using horizontal stiffener at neutral axis vertical intermediate stiffener bearing stiffener None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Bearing stiffeners are provided at i) the supports ii) the mid span iii) the point of application of concentrated loads The correct answer is both (i) and (iii) only (i) (i), (ii) and (iii) both (i) and (ii) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Load factor is always greater than factor of safety always less than factor of safety always equal to factor of safety sometimes greater than factor of safety TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?