DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE QUIZ

The best arrangement to provide unified behaviour in built up steel columns is by

perforated cover plates

tie plates

battening

lacing

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For rivets in tension with counter-sunk heads, the tensile value shall be

reduced by 33.3%

reduced by 25 %

increased by 25 %

increased by 33.3 %

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Which of the following conditions is to be satisfied both in elastic and plastic analysis ?

plastic moment condition

equilibrium condition

yield condition

mechanism condition

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In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate

75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings

Fully through fastenings

50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings

Fully by direct bearing

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In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is

Displacement

Load

Slope

Moment

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Battening is preferable when the i) column carries axial load only ii) space between the two main components is not very large iii) column is eccentrically loaded The correct answer is

only (i)

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)

only (iii)

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Battening is preferable when the<br/>i) column carries axial load only<br/>ii) space between the two main components is not very large<br/>iii) column is eccentrically loaded<br/>The correct answer is

(i) and (ii)

only (iii)

only (i)

(ii) and (iii)

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Study the following statements.i) Top lateral bracing prevents the sidesway buckling of the chord.ii) Sway bracing keeps the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section.iii) Sway bracing transfers the load from top of end posts to bearings.The correct answer is

all (i), (ii) and (iii)

both (i) and (iii)

both (i) and (ii)

only (i)

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Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of

effective span of bridge

bottom chord area

heaviest axle load of engine

top chord area

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The relation between intensity of wind pressure p and velocity of wind V is taken as

p a (1/V)

paV2

pa V

paV”2

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