FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. 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)

1. 75 t2/h

2. 125 t3/h2

3. 125 t2/h

4. 175 t2/h

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2. 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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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. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by

1. increasing the web thickness

2. providing suitable stiffeners

3. increasing the length of the bearing plates

4. none of the above

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17. 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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18. Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist

1. bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load

2. shear force due to 2.5% of the column load

3. 2.5% of the column load

4. both a and b

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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. The maximum slenderness ratio of a compression member carrying both dead and superimposed load is

1. 180

2. 200

3. 250

4. 350

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23. 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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24. A butt weld is specified by

1. effective throat thickness

2. plate thickness

3. size of weld

4. penetration thickness

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25. Bolts are most suitable to carry

1. shear

2. bending

3. axial tension

4. shear and bending

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26. As compared to field rivets, the shop rivets are

1. stronger

2. weaker

3. equally strong

4. any of the above

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27. 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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28. 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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29. The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is

1. One-fourth the width of the panel

2. Half the width of the panel

3. Radius of the column

4. Diameter of the column

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30. 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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31. 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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32. 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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33. The maximum ratio of span to depth of a slab simply supported and spanning in two directions, is

1. 25

2. 30

3. 35

4. 40

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34. 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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35. 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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36. The nutral axis of a T-beam exists

1. Within the flange

2. At the bottom edge of the slab

3. Below the slab

4. All the above

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37. If the width of the foundation for two equal columns is restricted, the shape of the footing generally adopted, is

1. Square

2. Rectangular

3. Triangular

4. Trapezoidal

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38. 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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39. When a uniformly distributed load, shorter than the span of the girder, moves from left to right, then the conditions for maximum bending moment at a section is that

1. The head of the load reaches the section

2. The tail of the load reaches the section

3. The load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides

4. The load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it divides the span

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40. 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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41. The three moments equation is applicable only when

1. The beam is prismatic

2. There is no settlement of supports

3. There is no discontinuity such a hinges within the span

4. The spans are equal

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42. 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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43. 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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44. In frame structure, what transfers the load to columns?

1. Foundation

2. Beams

3. Slabs

4. Roofs

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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. 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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47. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is 9where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)

1. less than d

2. equal to d

3. more than d

4. any 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. 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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50. 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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