Steel Structures

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

a) lacing
b) battening
c) tie plates
d) perforated cover plates
2 If the 20 mm rivets are used in lacing bars, then the minimum width of lacing
bar should be
a) 40 mm
b) 60 mm
c) 80 mm
d) 100 mm
4 Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist
a) bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load
b) shear force due to 2.5% of the column load
c) 2.5% of the column load
d) both (a) and (b)
5 Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column
should preferably be between
a) 10° to 30°
b) 30° to 40°
c) 40° to 70°
d) 90°
6 The effective length of a battened column is increased by
a) 5 %
b) 10 %
c) 15 %
d) 20 %
7 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
a) only (i)
b) only (iii)
c) (i) and (ii)
d) (ii) and (iii)
10 Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to
a) minimum weight
c) maximum weight
11 A tension member in the form of
steel plate is to be Supported plates
and rivets. Technical Name of these
plates where question mark has
been shown in figure
a) Supporting plate
c) Splice plates
12 Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using
a) vertical intermediate stiffener
c) bearing stiffener
13 Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against
a) shear buckling of web plate
c) yielding
14 Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and
also exposed to weather, is
a) 5 mm
b) 6 mm
c) 8 mm
d) 10 mm

15 The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by

a) increasing the web thickness
b) providing suitable stiffeners
c) increasing the length of the bearing plates
d) none of the above
c) 6t d) 8t
plate
c) 145 d) 180
b) minimum depth
d) minimum thickness of web
b) subsidiary plate
d) thin plates
b) horizontal stiffener at neutral axis
d) none of the above
b) compression buckling of web plate
d) all of the above
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16 As per IS : 800, for compression flange, the out stand of flange plates should
not exceed
a) 12 t
b) 16 t
c) 20 t
d) 25 t
where t = thickness of thinnest flange plate

17 Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of

web exceeds
a) 50 t b) 85 t c) 200 t d) 250 t
where t is thickness of web
b
18 Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to
a) transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one
b) prevent buckling of web
c) decrease the effective depth of web
d) prevent excessive deflection
19 The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are
a) axial forces
b) shear and axial forces
c) shear and bending forces
d) axial and bending forces
20 Gantry girders are designed to resist
a) lateral loads
b) longitudinal loads and vertical loads
c) lateral, longitudinal and vertical loads
d) lateral and longitudinal loads
21 Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to
a) d/4 b) d/3 c) d/2 d) 2d/3
where d is the distance between flange angles
b
22 Bearing stiffeners are provided at
i) the supports
ii) the mid span
iii) the point of application of concentrated loads The correct answer is
a) only (i) b) both (i) and (ii)
c) both (i) and (iii) d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
c
24 The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is
a) 1.33 d b) 1.25 d c) 1.50 d d) 1.75 d
where d is the distance between flange angles
c
25 The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from
a) L/3 to L/5
b) L/4 to 2L/5
c) L/3 to L/2
d) 2L/5 to 3L/5
where L is span
38 Shape factor is a property which depends
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
c
39 The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies
a) equilibrium and mechanism conditions
b) equilibrium and plastic moment conditions
c) mechanism and plastic moment conditions
d) equilibrium condition only
a
40 Load factor is
a) always equal to factor of safety
b) always less than factor of safety
c) always greater than factor of safety
d) sometimes greater than factor of safety
c
41 To minimise the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the
cost of purlins shall be
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
42 Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid
a) axial force in rafter b) shear force in rafter
c) deflection of rafter d) bending moment in rafter
d
43 For the buildings having a low permeability, the internal wind pressure acting
normal to the wall and roof surfaces is taken as
a) zero
b) ±0.2 p
c) ± 0.5 p
d) ±0.7 p
where p is basic wind pressure
The basic wind speed is specified at a height 'h' above mean ground level in an
open terrain. The value of 'h' is
a) 10 m
b) 20 m
c) 25 m
d) 50 m
52 If the thickness of plate to be connected by a rivet is 16 mm, then suitable size
of rivet as per Unwin's formula will be
a) 16 mm b) 20 mm c) 24 mm d) 27 mm
c
53 Providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted
joint can be avoided?
a) tension failure of the plate b) shear failure of the rivet
c) shear failure of the plate d) crushing failure of the rivet
c
54 Minimum pitch of the rivets shall not be less than
a) 1.5 d b) 2.0 d c) 2.5 d d) 3.0 d
where d is gross diameter of rivet
c
55 Efficiency of a riveted joint, having the minimum pitch as per IS : 800, is
a) 40 % b) 50 % c) 60 % d) 70 %
c
56 Select the correct statement
a) Material cost of a rivet is higher than that of a bolt.
b) Tensile strength of a bolt is lesser than that of a rivet.
c) Bolts are used as temporary fastenings whereas rivets are used as
permanent fastenings.
d) Riveting is less noisy than bolting.
c
57 Bolts are most suitable to carry
a) shear b) bending c) axial tension d) shear and bending
b
58 Diameter of a bolt hole is usually taken as
a) gross diameter of bolt b) nominal diameter + 1.5 mm
c) nominal diameter + 2.0 mm d) nominal diameter of bolt
b
59 When the bolts are subjected to reversal of stresses, the most suitable type of
bolt is
a) black bolt b) ordinary unfinished bolt
c) turned and fitted bolt d) high strength bolt
d
60 As per IS : 875, for the purposes of specifying basic wind velocity, the country c
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has been divided into
a) 4 zones b) 5 zones c) 6 zones d) 7 zones
61 The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are
a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7