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

1. reduced by 25 %

2. reduced by 33.3%

3. increased by 25 %

4. increased by 33.3 %

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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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. 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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9. 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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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. As per IS: 875, for the purposes of specifying basic wind velocity, the country has been divided into

1. 4 zones

2. 5 zones

3. 6 zones

4. 7 zones

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13. 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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14. The internal pressure coefficient on walls for buildings with large permeability is taken as

1. ± 0.2

2. ±0.5

3. ± 0.7

4. ± 0.1

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15. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to

1. horizontal shear only

2. vertical load only

3. both a and b

4. none of the above

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16. 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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17. 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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18. As per IS: 800, for compression flange, the outstand of flange plates should not exceed (where t = thickness of thinnest flange plate)

1. 121

2. 161

3. 201

4. 251

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19. Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to

1. minimum weight

2. minimum depth

3. maximum weight

4. minimum thickness of web

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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because

1. it is uneconomical

2. it cannot carry the load safely

3. it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections

4. all of the above

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

1. black bolt

2. ordinary unfinished bolt

3. turned and fitted bolt

4. high strength bolt

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25. 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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26. 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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27. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided?

1. tension failure of the plate

2. shear failure of the rivet

3. shear failure of the plate

4. crushing failure of the rivet

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28. If the thickness of plate to be connected by a rivet is 16mm, then suitable size of rivet as per Unwin’s formula will be

1. 16 mm

2. 20 mm

3. 24 mm

4. 27 mm

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29. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to

1. only shear stresses

2. only tensile stresses

3. both (a)and (b)

4. none of the above

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30. 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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31. An under-reinforced section means

1. Steel is provided at the underside only

2. Steel provided is insufficient

3. Steel provided on one face only

4. Steel will yield first

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32. With usual notations the depth of the neutral axis of a balanced section, is given by

1. mc/t=(d-n)/n

2. t/mc=(d-n)/n

3. t/mc=(d+n)/n

4. mc/t=n/(d-n)

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33. 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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34. 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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35. 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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36. In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at

1. 1/4th of the span

2. 1/5th of the span

3. 1/6th of the span

4. 1/7th of the span

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37. The maximum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of

1. 10 mm

2. 15 mm

3. 20 mm

4. 25 mm

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38. 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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39. 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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40. Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a force method?

1. Slope deflection method

2. Column analogy method

3. Moment distribution method

4. None of the above

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41. 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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42. 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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43. If a concrete column 200×200 mm in cross-section is reinforced with four steel bars of 1200 mm2 total cross-sectional area. Calculate the safe load for the column if permissible stress in concrete is 5 N/mm2 and Es is 15Ec?

1. 264 MN

2. 274 MN

3. 284 MN

4. 294 MN

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44. 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?

1. ML/EI

2. ML/2EI

3. ML2/2EI

4. ML2/3EI

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45. Shell structure does not have any?

1. Bending moment

2. Shear stress

3. Tensile stress

4. Compressive stress

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46. In frame structure, what transfers the load to columns?

1. Foundation

2. Beams

3. Slabs

4. Roofs

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47. Bearing stiffeners are provided at ( i) the supports, ii) the mid span, iii) the point of application of concentrated loads) The correct answer is

1. only (i)

2. both (i) and (ii)

3. both (i) and (iii)

4. (i), (ii) and (iii)

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48. Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds (where t is thickness of web)

1. 501

2. 851

3. 200 t

4. 2501

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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. The difference between gross diameter and nominal diameter 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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