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1. The allowable shear stress in the web of mild steel beams decreases with (where ‘h’ is height and t is thickness)

1. decrease in h/t ratio

2. increase in h/t ratio

3. decrease in thickness

4. increase in height

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

1. stringer beam

2. lintel beam

3. spandrel beam

4. header beam

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

1. reduced by 25 %

2. reduced by 33.3%

3. increased by 25 %

4. increased by 33.3 %

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4. In case of plastic design, the calculated maximum shear capacity of a beam as per IS:800 shall be (where, Aw = effective cross-sectional area resisting shear fy = yield stress of the steel)

1. 0.55 Awfy

2. 0.65 Awfy

3. 0.75 Awfy

4. 0.85 Awfy

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5. Other conditions being same, the load factor in indeterminate structures is

1. equal to load factor in determinate structures

2. more than the load factor in determinate structures

3. less than the load factor in determinate structures

4. unpredictable

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6. The mechanism method and the statical method give

1. lower and upper bounds respectively on the strength of structure

2. upper and lower bounds respectively on the strength of structure

3. lower bound on the strength of structure

4. upper bound on the strength of structure

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7. In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular cross-section is taken as

1. 1.18

2. 1.414

3. 1.67

4. 1.81

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8. The centrifugal force due to curvature of track is assumed to act on the bridge at a height of

1. 1.23 m above the rail level

2. 1.50 m above the rail level

3. 1.83 m above the rail level

4. 2.13 m above the rail level

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9. If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge are not braced, then the bridge is called

1. deck type

2. through type

3. half through type

4. double deck type

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10. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is (where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)

1. less than d

2. equal to d

3. more than d

4. all of the above

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11. As per IS: 875, for the purposes of specifying basic wind velocity, the country has been divided into

1. 4 zones

2. 5 zones

3. 6 zones

4. 7 zones

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12. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are

1. 3

2. 4

3. 5

4. 6

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13. The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be

1. 4 mm

2. 5 mm

3. 6 mm

4. 8 mm

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14. The capacity of the smallest pressed steel tank is

1. 1000 liters

2. 1650 liters

3. 1950 liters

4. 2450 liters

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15. Steel tanks are mainly designed for

1. weight of tank

2. wind pressure

3. water pressure

4. earthquake forces

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16. Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is (where d is diameter of rivets)

1. 1.5 d

2. 2.0 d

3. 2.5 d

4. 3.0 d

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17. As per IS: 800, for compression flange, the outstand of flange plates should not exceed (where t = thickness of thinnest flange plate)

1. 121

2. 161

3. 201

4. 251

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18. Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather, is

1. 5 mm

2. 6 mm

3. 8 mm

4. 10 mm

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19. Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to

1. minimum weight

2. minimum depth

3. maximum weight

4. minimum thickness of web

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20. The use of tie plates in laced columns is

1. prohibited

2. not prohibited

3. permitted at start and end of lacing system only

4. permitted between two parts of the lacing

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21. According to IS:800, in the Merchant Rankine formula the value of imperfection index (n) is

1. 1

2. 1.4

3. 1.8

4. 2

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22. The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is

1. 150

2. 200

3. 250

4. 350

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23. Minimum pitch of the rivets shall not be less than (where d is gross diameter of rivet)

1. 1.5 d

2. 2.0 d

3. 2.5 d

4. 3.0 d

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24. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which

1. is at the maximum distance from CG of the rivet group

2. is at the minimum distance from CG of the rivet group

3. gives the maximum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm

4. gives the minimum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm

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25. 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

1. fully by direct bearing

2. fully through fastenings

3. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings

4. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings

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26. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as

1. 120 mm

2. 160 mm

3. 200 mm

4. 300 mm

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27. Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on

1. net area and gross area

2. gross area and net area

3. net area in both cases

4. gross area in both cases

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28. An under-reinforced section means

1. Steel is provided at the underside only

2. Steel provided is insufficient

3. Steel provided on one face only

4. Steel will yield first

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29. According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams

1. Tension is resisted by tension steel

2. Compression is resisted by compression steel

3. Stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel

4. All the above

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30. At-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a width equal to its flange if its neutral axis

1. Remains within the flange

2. Remains below the slab

3. Coincides the geometrical centre of the beam

4. None of these

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31. For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed

1. 10

2. 15

3. 20

4. 25

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32. The spacing of the main bars in a simply supported slab, should not exceed its effective depth by

1. Three times

2. Four times

3. Five times

4. Six times

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33. In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at

1. 1/4th of the span

2. 1/5th of the span

3. 1/6th of the span

4. 1/7th of the span

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34. The minimum thickness of s flat slab is taken

1. L/32 for end panels without drops

2. L/36 for end panels without drops

3. L/36 for interior panels without drops

4. All the above

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35. The maximum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of

1. 10 mm

2. 15 mm

3. 20 mm

4. 25 mm

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36. In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknowns are

1. Displacements

2. Force

3. Displacements and forces

4. None of the above

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37. Which of the following is not the displacement method?

1. Equilibrium method

2. Column analogy method

3. Moment distribution method

4. Kani’s method

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38. Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam

1. Slope

2. Curvature

3. Deflection

4. Bending moment

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39. In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by

1. Bending moment

2. Shear force

3. Axial force

4. Both b & c

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40. The centroid of compressive force, from the extreme compression fiber, in limit state design lies at a distance of ? (Where xu is the depth of natural axis at the limit state of collapse)

1. 0.367 xu

2. 0.416 xu

3. 0.446 xu

4. 0.573 xu

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41. When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by

1. Increasing the depth

2. Providing shear reinforcement

3. Using high strength steel

4. Using thinner bars but more in number

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42. A lift of weight W is lifted by a rope with an acceleration f. if the area of cross-section of the rope is A, the stress in the rope is?

1. [W(1+f/G)]/A

2. (1-g/f)/A

3. [W(2+f/G)]/A

4. [W(2+g/f)]A

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43. In frame structure, what transfers the load to columns?

1. Foundation

2. Beams

3. Slabs

4. Roofs

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44. For a simply supported beam of span 15m, the maximum effective depth to satisfy vertical deflection limit should be?

1. 600 mm

2. 750 mm

3. 900 mm

4. More than 1 m

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45. For a cantilever of effective depth of 0.5m, the maximum span to satisfy vertical deflection limit is?

1. 4.5 m

2. 5 m

3. 3.5 m

4. 4 m

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46. The effect of racking forces is considered in the design of ( i) lateral braces, ii) chord members) The correct answer is

1. only (i)

2. only (ii)

3. both (i) and (ii)

4. none of the above

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47. The live load for a sloping roof with slope 15°, where access is not provided to roof, is taken as

1. 0.65 kN/m2

2. 0.75 kN/m2

3. 1.35 kN/m2

4. 1.50 kN/m2

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48. To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

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49. The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is (where d is the distance between flange angles)

1. 1.33 d

2. 1.25 d

3. 1.5 d

4. 1.75 d

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50. Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against

1. shear buckling of web plate

2. compression buckling of web plate

3. yielding

4. all of the above

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