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. 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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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. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather, is

1. 5 mm

2. 6 mm

3. 8 mm

4. 10 mm

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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. The actual thickness of butt weld as compared to the thickness of plate is usually

1. more

2. less

3. equal

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. 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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21. 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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22. The heaviest I-section for same depth is

1. ISMB

2. ISLB

3. ISHB

4. ISWB

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23. The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C.

1. All the above

2. Rectangular columns are 4

3. Circular columns are 6

4. Octagonal columns are 8

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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. 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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27. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than

1. 0.1

2. 0.15

3. 0.2

4. 0.25

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28. For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed

1. 10

2. 15

3. 20

4. 25

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29. On a circular slab of radius, the maximum radial moment at the center if the load on the slab in wkn/m2

1. WR2/16

2. 2WR2/16

3. 3WR2/16

4. 5WR2/16

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30. 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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31. 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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32. In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknowns are

1. Displacements

2. Force

3. Displacements and forces

4. None of the above

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33. 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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34. 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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35. 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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36. In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by

1. Bending moment

2. Shear force

3. Axial force

4. Both b & c

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37. The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is

1. 2-Jan

2. 4-Mar

3. 1

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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. A truss containing j joints and m members, will be a simple truss if?

1. m = 2j – 3

2. j = 2m – 3

3. m = 3j – 2

4. j = 3m – 2

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

1. WL2/2EI

2. wL2/3EI

3. wL3/2EI

4. wL3/3EI

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

1. 26°/2°

2. 30°

3. 35°

4. 40°

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48. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is

1. 650 mm

2. 810 mm

3. 1250 mm

4. 1680 mm

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49. 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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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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