FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. Pitch of tacking rivets, when double angles connected back-to-back and acting as tension members should not be more than

1. 500 mm

2. 600 mm

3. 1000 mm

4. 300 mm

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2. 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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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)

1. 75 t2/h

2. 125 t3/h2

3. 125 t2/h

4. 175 t2/h

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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)

1. 0.55 Awfy

2. 0.65 Awfy

3. 0.75 Awfy

4. 0.85 Awfy

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5. 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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6. 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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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. 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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10. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are

1. 3

2. 4

3. 5

4. 6

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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using

1. vertical intermediate stiffener

2. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis

3. bearing stiffener

4. none of the above

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16. 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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17. 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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18. In the cross-section of a weld, throat is the

1. minimum dimension

2. average dimension

3. maximum dimension

4. none of the above

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19. Bolts are most suitable to carry

1. shear

2. bending

3. axial tension

4. shear and bending

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20. 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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21. The difference between gross diameter and nominaldia meter 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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22. 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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23. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as

1. 120 mm

2. 160 mm

3. 200 mm

4. 300 mm

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24. 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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25. 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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26. The width of the rib of a T-beam , is generally kept between

1. 1/7 to 1/3 of rib depth

2. 1/3 to 1/2 of rib depth

3. 1/2 to 3/4 of rib depth

4. 1/3 to 2/3 of rib depth

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27. 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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28. 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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29. The minimum thickness of s flat slab is taken

1. L/32 for end panels without drops

2. L/36 for end panels without drops

3. L/36 for interior panels without drops

4. All the above

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30. 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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31. When a uniformly distributed load, longer than the span of the girder, moves from left to right, then the maximum bending moment at mid section of span occurs when the uniformly distributed load occupies

1. Less than the left half span

2. whole of left half span

3. More than the left half span

4. Whole span

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

1. Is increased

2. Is decreased

3. Remains unchanged

4. Becomes zero

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34. 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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35. 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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36. In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all tha members meeting at any joint is always

1. Zero

2. Less than 1

3. 1

4. Greater than 1

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37. The centroid of compressive force, from the extreme compression fiber, in limit state design lies at a distance of ? (Where xu is the depth of natural axis at the limit state of collapse)

1. 0.367 xu

2. 0.416 xu

3. 0.446 xu

4. 0.573 xu

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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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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?

1. wa/27

2. wa2/27

3. w2a

4. wa2

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42. For a continuous slab of 3m 3.5m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is?

1. 50 mm

2. 75 mm

3. 100 mm

4. 120 mm

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43. 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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44. 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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45. Generally, the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid

1. axial force in rafter

2. shear force in rafter

3. deflection of rafter

4. bending moment in rafter

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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)

1. zero

2. ±0.2p

3. ± 0.5 p

4. ±0.7p

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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

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

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48. 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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49. As per IS: 800, for compression flange, the out stand 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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50. 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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