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FAQ’s for Structural Design Jobs

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1. In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon

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2. The shape factor of an isosceles triangle for bending about the axis parallel to the base is:

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3. Load factor is

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4. In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular cross-section is taken as

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5. compression force in two end posts The pin of a rocker bearing in a bridge is designed for

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6. 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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7. If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge are not braced, then the bridge is called

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

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9. The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist

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10. Steel tanks are mainly designed for

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

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12. The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by

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13. The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than (where t = thickness of the batten plate)

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14. The maximum slenderness ratio of a compression member carrying both dead and superimposed load is

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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

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16. The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is

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17. Select the correct statement

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18. Bolts are most suitable to carry

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19. Minimum pitch of the rivets shall not be less than (where d is gross diameter of rivet)

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20. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which

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21. Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on

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22. An under-reinforced section means

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23. As the percentage of steel increases

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24. According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams

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

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26. The steel generally used in R.C.C. work, is

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27. Enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as

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28. The self-weight of the footing, is

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29. The minimum thickness of s flat slab is taken

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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

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

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32. If the width of the foundation for two equal columns is restricted, the shape of the footing generally adopted, is

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33. Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a force method?

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34. Which of the following is not the displacement method?

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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. A single rolling load of 8 kN rolls alone a girder of 15 m span. the absolute maximum bending moment will be

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

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38. In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by

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

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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

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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. A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its mid span. Another identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be?

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

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44. For a simply supported beam of span 15m, the maximum effective depth to satisfy vertical deflection limit should be?

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45. The diameter of base of conical flare of a steel stack is 9where d is the diameter of the cylindrical part)

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

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48. 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)

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

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50. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is

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