FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. The shape factor of an isosceles triangle for bending about the axis parallel to the base is:

1. 1.5

2. 1.7

3. 2

4. 2.34

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2. In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is

1. displacement

2. load

3. slope

4. moment

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called

1. sway bracing

2. portal bracing

3. top lateral bracing

4. bottom lateral bracing

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7. The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to

1. transfer load from top of end posts to bearings

2. keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section

3. stiffen the structure laterally

4. prevent the sidesway buckling of top chord

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8. 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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9. 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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10. The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist

1. horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake only

2. horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads

3. column loads + 2.5% of horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

4. column loads + full horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

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11. Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds 9where t is thickness of web)

1. 501 t

2. 851 t

3. 200 t

4. 2501 t

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12. 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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13. 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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14. The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than (where t = thickness of the batten plate)

1. 3t

2. 4t

3. 6t

4. 8t

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15. The best arrangement to provide unified behavior inbuilt up steel columns is by

1. lacing

2. battening

3. tie plates

4. perforated cover plates

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16. If the 20 mm rivets are used in lacing bars, then the minimum width of lacing bar should be

1. 40mm

2. 60mm

3. 80mm

4. 100mm

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17. The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is

1. zero

2. 10

3. 100

4. infinity

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18. A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because

1. it is uneconomical

2. it cannot carry the load safely

3. it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections

4. all of the above

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19. According to IS Specifications, the maximum pitch of rivets in compression is (where t is thickness of thinnest outside plate or angle)

1. lesser of 200 mm and 12 t

2. lesser of 200 mm and 161

3. lesser of 300 mm and 32 t

4. lesser of 3 00 mm and 24 t

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20. When the bolts are subjected to reversal of stresses, the most suitable type of bolt is

1. black bolt

2. ordinary unfinished bolt

3. turned and fitted bolt

4. high strength bolt

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21. Bolts are most suitable to carry

1. shear

2. bending

3. axial tension

4. shear and bending

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22. 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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23. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided?

1. tension failure of the plate

2. shear failure of the rivet

3. shear failure of the plate

4. crushing failure of the rivet

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24. Which of the following types of riveted joint is free from bending stresses?

1. lap joint

2. butt joint with single cover plate

3. butt joint with double cover plates

4. none of the above

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25. 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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26. With usual notations the depth of the neutral axis of a balanced section, is given by

1. mc/t=(d-n)/n

2. t/mc=(d-n)/n

3. t/mc=(d+n)/n

4. mc/t=n/(d-n)

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27. 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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28. For the design of a simply supported T-beam the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam is limited to

1. 10

2. 15

3. 20

4. 25

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29. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than

1. 0.1

2. 0.15

3. 0.2

4. 0.25

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30. Enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as

1. Supporting end of the column

2. Top of the column

3. Capital

4. Drop panel

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31. In a pre-stressed member, it is advisable to use

1. Low strength concrete only

2. High strength concrete only

3. Low strength concrete but high tensile steel

4. High strength concrete and high tensile steel

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32. The maximum ratio of span to depth of a slab simply supported and spanning in one direction, is

1. 35

2. 25

3. 30

4. 20

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33. Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a displacement method?

1. Moment distribution method

2. Column analogy method

3. Three moment equation

4. None of the above

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34. Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a force method?

1. Slope deflection method

2. Column analogy method

3. Moment distribution method

4. None of the above

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35. A single rolling load of 8 kN rolls alone a girder of 15 m span. the absolute maximum bending moment will be

1. 8 kN.m

2. 15 kN.m

3. 30 kN.m

4. 60 kN.m

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36. For a two-hinged arch, if one of the supports settles down vertically, then the horizontal thrust

1. Is increased

2. Is decreased

3. Remains unchanged

4. Becomes zero

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37. 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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38. 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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39. A simply supported beam carries varying load from zero at one end and W at the other end. If the length of the beam is a, the maximum bending moment will be?

1. wa/27

2. wa2/27

3. w2a

4. wa2

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40. A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its mid span. Another identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be?

1. 3-Feb

2. 2-Mar

3. 8-May

4. 5-Aug

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41. 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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42. One of the criteria for the effective width of flange of T-beam is bf =-+bw+6Df6 in above formula, lo signifies?

1. Effective span of T-beam

2. Distance between points of zero moments in the beam

3. Distance between points of maximum moments in the beam

4. Clear span of the T-beam

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

1. pa V

2. paV2

3. p a (1/V)

4. paV”2

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45. 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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46. Normally, the angle of roof truss with asbestos sheets should not be less than

1. 26°/2°

2. 30°

3. 35°

4. 40°

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47. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is

1. 650 mm

2. 810 mm

3. 1250 mm

4. 1680 mm

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48. 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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49. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which (where, Fa is the load shared by each rivet due to axial load and F mis the shearing load due to moment in any rivet.)

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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50. Which of the following types of riveted joint is free from bending stresses ?

1. lap joint

2. butt joint with single cover plate

3. butt joint with double cover plates

4. none of the above

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