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1. In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon
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2. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as
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3. The connection of intermediate vertical stiffeners to the web, not subjected to external loads, shall be designed for a minimum shear force (kN/m) of (where, t = the web thickness in mm, h = the outstand of stiffener in mm)
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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)
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5. The shape factor of an isosceles triangle for bending about the axis parallel to the base is:
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6. Other conditions being same, the load factor in indeterminate structures is
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7. The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies
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8. Shape factor is a property which depends
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9. The elastic strain for steel is about
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10. The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called
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11. The centrifugal force due to curvature of track is assumed to act on the bridge at a height of
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12. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is (where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)
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13. The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be
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14. The basic wind speed is specified at a height ‘h’ above mean ground level in an open terrain. The value of ‘h’ is
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15. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to
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16. Gantry girders are designed to resist
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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)
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18. The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by
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19. Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to
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20. The use of tie plates in laced columns is
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21. The best arrangement to provide unified behavior inbuilt up steel columns is by
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22. If the 20 mm rivets are used in lacing bars, then the minimum width of lacing bar should be
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23. The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is
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24. In the cross-section of a weld, throat is the
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25. Select the correct statement
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26. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided?
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27. Which of the following types of riveted joint is free from bending stresses?
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28. Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on
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29. The heaviest I-section for same depth is
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30. 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
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31. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than
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32. For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed
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33. The nutral axis of a T-beam exists
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34. The width of the flange of a L-beam, should be less than
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35. Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam
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36. While using three moments equation, a fixed end of a continuous beam is replaced by an additional span of
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37. The three moments equation is applicable only when
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38. The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is
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39. A steel rod 1 meter long having square cross section is pulled under a tensile load of 8 tones the extension in the rod was 1 mm only. if E steel=2x106kg/cm2, the side of the rod, is
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40. A truss containing j joints and m members, will be a simple truss if?
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41. 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?
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42. A cantilever of length is subjected to a bending moment at its free end If EI is the rigidity of the section, the deflection of the free end, is?
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43. For a cantilever of effective depth of 0.5m, the maximum span to satisfy vertical deflection limit is?
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44. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is 9where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)
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45. Generally, the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid
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46. For the buildings having a low permeability, the internal wind pressure acting normal to the wall and roof surfaces is taken as (where p is basic wind pressure)
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47. To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be
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48. Bearing stiffeners are provided at ( i) the supports, ii) the mid span, iii) the point of application of concentrated loads) The correct answer is
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49. The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from
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50. Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against
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