FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. 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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2. The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus

1. is equal to 1

2. is always less than 1

3. is always greater than 1

4. can be less than 1

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to (where d is the distance between flange angles)

1. d/4

2. d/3

3. d/2

4. 2d/3

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14. The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed

1. 100

2. 120

3. 145

4. 180

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15. 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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16. According to IS Specifications, the effective length of a column effectively held in position at both ends and restrained in direction at one end is taken as

1. 0.67 L

2. 0.8 L

3. L

4. 1.5 L

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17. The actual thickness of butt weld as compared to the thickness of plate is usually

1. more

2. less

3. equal

4. none of the above

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18. A butt weld is specified by

1. effective throat thickness

2. plate thickness

3. size of weld

4. penetration thickness

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19. 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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20. Bolts are most suitable to carry

1. shear

2. bending

3. axial tension

4. shear and bending

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21. Efficiency of a riveted joint, having the minimum pitch as per IS: 800, is

1. 0.4

2. 0.5

3. 0.6

4. 0.7

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22. 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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23. 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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24. If the size of a column is reduced above the floor, the main bars of the column, are

1. Continued up

2. Bent inward at the floor level

3. Stopped just below the floor level and separate lap bars provided

4. All the above

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25. 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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26. As the percentage of steel increases

1. Depth of neutral axis decreases

2. Depth of neutral axis increases

3. Lever arm increases

4. Lever arm decreases

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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. 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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29. 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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30. The self-weight of the footing, is

1. Not considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing

2. Also considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing

3. Not considered for calculating the area of the footing

4. Both B. and C.

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31. The width of the flange of a L-beam, should be less than

1. One-sixth of the effective span

2. Breadth of the rib + four times thickness of the slab

3. Breadth of the rib + half clear distance between ribs

4. Least of the above

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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. 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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34. The maximum bending moment due to a train of wheel loads on a simply supported girder

1. Always occurs at center of span

2. Always occurs under a wheel load

3. Never occurs under a wheel load

4. None of the above

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35. 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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36. 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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37. If the size of panel in a flat slab is 6m x 6m, then as per Indian standard code, the widths of column strip and middle strip are

1. 3.0 m and 1.5 m

2. 1.5 m and 3.0 m

3. 3.0 m and 3.0 m

4. 1.5 m and 1.5 m

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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 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

1. 1 cm

2. 1.5 cm

3. 2 cm

4. 2.5 cm

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40. 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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41. The maximum deflection due to a uniformly distributed load w/unit length over entire span of a cantilever of length l and of flexural rigidly EI, is?

1. wl3/3EI

2. w14/3EI

3. w14/8EI

4. w14/12EI

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42. 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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43. A rod of uniform cross-section A and length L force P. The young’s modules E of the material, is?

1. E=/A. L

2. E=/P. L

3. E=/P. L/A

4. E=/P. A

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44. Which of the below is a disadvantage of frame structure?

1. Ease of construction

2. Economy

3. Speed of construction

4. Large Span lengths

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45. 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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46. The sway bracing is designed to transfer

1. 2Vi % of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

2. 10% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

3. 25% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

4. 50% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

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47. 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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48. The basic wind speed is specified at a height ‘h’ above mean ground level in an open terrain. The value of ’h’ is

1. 10 m

2. 20 m

3. 25 m

4. 50 m

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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. 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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