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. 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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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. For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?

1. equal angles back-to-back

2. unequal legged angles with long legs back-to-back

3. unequal legged angles with short legs back-to-back

4. both b or c

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5. Lug angles

1. are used to reduce the length of connection.

2. are unequal angles.

3. increases shear lag.

4. all the above

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6. The minimum thickness of a steel plate, which is directly exposed to weather and is not accessible for cleaning and repainting, should be:

1. 4.5 mm

2. 6 mm

3. 8 mm

4. 10 mm

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7. Load factor is

1. always equal to factor of safety

2. always less than factor of safety

3. always greater than factor of safety

4. sometimes greater than factor of safety

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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge are not braced, then the bridge is called

1. deck type

2. through type

3. half through type

4. double deck type

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14. 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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15. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is (where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)

1. less than d

2. equal to d

3. more than d

4. all of the above

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16. 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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17. Steel tanks are mainly designed for

1. weight of tank

2. wind pressure

3. water pressure

4. earthquake forces

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18. 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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19. 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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20. Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to

1. transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one

2. prevent buckling of web

3. decrease the effective depth of web

4. prevent excessive deflection

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21. 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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22. 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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23. The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed

1. 100

2. 120

3. 145

4. 180

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24. 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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25. Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with the longitudinal axis of the column should preferably be between

1. 10° to 30°

2. 30° to 40°

3. 40° to 70°

4. 90°

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26. For a standard 45° fillet, the ratio of size of fillet to throat thickness is

1. 0.042361111

2. 1 : V2

3. V2 : 1

4. 0.084027778

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27. 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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28. Bolts are most suitable to carry

1. shear

2. bending

3. axial tension

4. shear and bending

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29. 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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30. 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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31. The heaviest I-section for same depth is

1. ISMB

2. ISLB

3. ISHB

4. ISWB

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

1. One-third of the effective span of the T-beam

2. Distance between the centres of T-beam

3. Breadth of the rib plus twelve times the thickness of the slab

4. Least of the above

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33. 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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34. For the design of a simply supported T-beam the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam is limited to

1. 10

2. 15

3. 20

4. 25

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35. 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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36. If the length of an intermediate span of a continuous slab is 5m, the length of the end span is kept

1. 4.5 m

2. 4.0 m

3. 3.5 m

4. 3.0 m

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37. In a pre-stressed member, it is advisable to use

1. Low strength concrete only

2. High strength concrete only

3. Low strength concrete but high tensile steel

4. High strength concrete and high tensile steel

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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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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44. 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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45. 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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46. 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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47. 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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48. 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.)

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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49. Which of the following types of riveted joint is free from bending stresses ?

1. lap joint

2. butt joint with single cover plate

3. butt joint with double cover plates

4. none of the above

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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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