FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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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. 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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4. 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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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 of plastic analysis satisfies

1. equilibrium and mechanism conditions

2. equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

3. mechanism and plastic moment conditions

4. equilibrium condition only

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7. The statical method of plastic analysis satisfies

1. equilibrium and mechanism conditions

2. equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

3. mechanism and plastic moment conditions

4. equilibrium condition only

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8. 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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9. The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as

1. 0.5 D

2. 0.68 D

3. 0.88 D

4. D

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10. In case of timber structures, the simple bending formula M = fz may be applied for

1. rectangular beams up to 300 mm depth

2. all rectangular beams

3. solid circular beams only

4. all square cross-section beams

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11. 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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12. 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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13. Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of

1. bottom chord area

2. top chord area

3. effective span of bridge

4. heaviest axle load of engine

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14. Which of the following sections should preferably be used at places where torsion occurs?

1. angle section

2. channel section

3. box type section

4. any of the above

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15. The allowable tensile stress in structural mild steel plates for steel tank is assumed as

1. 150.0 MPa on gross area

2. 95.0 MPa on net area

3. 105.5 MPa on net area

4. 105.5 MPa on gross area

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16. 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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17. 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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18. Steel tanks are mainly designed for

1. weight of tank

2. wind pressure

3. water pressure

4. earthquake forces

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19. The external wind pressure acting on a roof depends on

1. degree of permeability of roof

2. slope of roof

3. both a and b

4. none of the above

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20. The risk coefficient k, depends on

1. mean probable design life of structures

2. basic wind speed

3. both a and b

4. none of the above

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21. 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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22. The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are

1. axial forces

2. shear and axial forces

3. shear and bending forces

4. axial and bending forces

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23. Gantry girders are designed to resist

1. lateral loads

2. longitudinal loads and vertical loads

3. lateral, longitudinal and vertical loads

4. lateral and longitudinal loads

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24. Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using

1. vertical intermediate stiffener

2. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis

3. bearing stiffener

4. none of the above

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25. Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column should preferably be between

1. 10° to 30°

2. 30° to 40°

3. 40° to 70°

4. 90°

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26. 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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27. A butt weld is specified by

1. effective throat thickness

2. plate thickness

3. size of weld

4. penetration thickness

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28. Diameter of a bolt hole is usually taken as

1. gross diameter of bolt

2. nominal diameter + 1.5 mm

3. nominal diameter + 2.0 mm

4. nominal diameter of bolt

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29. Select the correct statement

1. Material cost of a rivet is higher than that of a bolt.

2. Tensile strength of a bolt is lesser than that of a rivet.

3. Bolts are used as a temporary fastening whereas rivets are used as permanent fastenings.

4. Riveting is less noisy than bolting.

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30. The difference between gross diameter and nominaldia meter for the rivets up to 25 mm diameter is

1. 1.0 mm

2. 1.5 mm

3. 2.0 mm

4. 2.5 mm

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31. The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C.

1. All the above

2. Rectangular columns are 4

3. Circular columns are 6

4. Octagonal columns are 8

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32. Effective depth and depth of the neutral axis respectively of a singly reinforced?

1. d

2. n

3. d+n/3

4. d-n/3

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33. 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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34. The steel generally used in R.C.C. work, is

1. Stainless steel

2. TOR Steel

3. Mild steel3

4. High tension steel

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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. While using three moments equation, a fixed end of a continuous beam is replaced by an additional span of

1. Zero length

2. Infinite length

3. Zero moment of inertia

4. None of the above

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39. The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is

1. 2-Jan

2. 4-Mar

3. 1

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40. 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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41. A truss containing j joints and m members, will be a simple truss if?

1. m = 2j – 3

2. j = 2m – 3

3. m = 3j – 2

4. j = 3m – 2

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42. 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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43. Shell structure does not have any?

1. Bending moment

2. Shear stress

3. Tensile stress

4. Compressive stress

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44. For a continuous slab of 3m 3.5m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is?

1. 50 mm

2. 75 mm

3. 100 mm

4. 120 mm

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45. 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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46. Generally, the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid

1. axial force in rafter

2. shear force in rafter

3. deflection of rafter

4. bending moment in rafter

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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 range of economical spacing of trusses varies from

1. L/3 to L/5

2. L/4to2L/5

3. L/3 to L/2

4. 2L/5 to 3L/5 where L is span

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49. 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)

1. only (i)

2. only (iii)

3. (i) and (ii)

4. (ii) and (iii)

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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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