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FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. For rivets in tension with counter-sunk heads, the tensile value shall be

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2. Lug angles

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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)

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4. The statical method of plastic analysis satisfies

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

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

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7. The centrifugal force due to curvature of track is assumed to act on the bridge at a height of

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8. The effect of racking forces is considered in the design of i) lateral braces, ii) chord members. The correct answer is

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

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

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12. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are

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13. The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be

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

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15. 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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16. Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to

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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. Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safe guard against

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19. The use of tie plates in laced columns is

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20. According to IS:800, in the Merchant Rankine formula the value of imperfection index (n) is

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

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22. The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is

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23. The effective length of a battened strut effectively held in position at both ends but not restrained in direction is taken as

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

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

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

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27. The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than

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

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29. Select the correct statement

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30. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as

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

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32. As the percentage of steel increases

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

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35. 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

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

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37. Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam

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38. When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by

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39. The maximum deflection due to a load W at the free end of a cantilever of length L and having flexural rigidity EI, is?

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40. 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?

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41. 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?

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42. Shell structure does not have any?

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

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

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

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48. The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is (where d is the distance between flange angles)

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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)

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50. 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.)

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