Q.1
If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called
Q.2
By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided ?
Q.3
The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is
Q.4
The use of tie plates in laced columns is
Q.5
The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than
Q.6
Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to
Q.7
When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to
Q.8
Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of
Q.9
The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are
Q.10
Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to (where t is thickness of thinner plate being connected)
Q.11
Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds (where t is thickness of web)
Q.12
The mechanism method and the statical method give
Q.13
The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from
Q.14
A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as
Q.15
In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon
Q.16
According to IS:800, in the Merchant Rankine formula the value of imperfection index (n) is
Q.17
Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid
Q.18
The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is
Q.19
The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed
Q.20
In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is
Q.21
Shape factor is a property which depends
Q.22
The elastic strain for steel is about
Q.23
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
Q.24
Bolts are most suitable to carry
Q.25
The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as
Q.26
If the thickness of plate to be connected by a rivet is 16 mm, then suitable size of rivet as per Unwin’s formula will be
Q.27
Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against
Q.28
Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using
Q.29
For a standard 45° fillet, the ratio of size of fillet to throat thickness is
Q.30
In the cross-section of a weld, throat is the
0 h : 0 m : 1 s