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Design of Steel Structures

Assignment- Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 11 Total marks: 20
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QUESTION 1:
Identify the joint shown in the figure below:

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a. Lap joint
b. Single cover butt joint
c. Double cover butt joint
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 02, Lecture no. 06

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QUESTION 2:
Two plates of thickness 32 mm each are connected through 12 mm diameter bolts. Calculate
reduction factor in calculation of design shear capacity for large grip lengths ‘βlg’, if required. Take
length of joint ‘lj’ = 200 mm, if required.
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a. 1.43
b. 0.96
c. 0.75
d. Not required

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Clause 10.3.3.2, IS 800:2007

Grip length ‘lg’ = Total thickness of the connected plates = 32 + 32 = 64 mm > 5d = 5 × 12 = 60

mm

So, it is required to calculate reduction factor for large grip lengths.

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8𝑑 8 ×12
So, reduction factor for large grip lengths, ‘βlg’ = 3𝑑+ 𝑙 = = 0.96
𝑔 (3×12)+ 64

According to IS 800:2007, clause 10.3.3.2, βlg shall not be more than βlj. The grip length, ‘lg’
shall in no case be greater than 8d = 8 × 12 = 96 mm.
𝑙𝑗 200
Now, reduction factor for long joint ‘βlj’ = 1.075 − = 1.075 − = 0.99
200 𝑑 200 ×12

According to IS 800:2007, clause 10.3.3.1, 0.75 ≤ βlj ≤ 1.0, So, take βlj = 0.99

Therefore, take βlg = 0.96

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QUESTION 3:
Two plates of size 16 mm and 18 mm are joined by lap joint using 20 mm diameter bolts. Calculate
the value of ‘kb’ used in the calculation of bearing strength of bolt. Take end distance ‘e’ = 35 mm
and pitch distance ‘p’ = 55 mm.
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a. 1.00
b. 0.58
c. 0.53
d. 0.43

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 09, Lecture no. 06 or Clause 10.3.4, IS 800:2007

Diameter of bolt = d = 20 mm

Diameter of bolt hole = do = 20 + 2 = 22 mm

𝑒 35 𝑝 55 𝑓𝑢𝑏 400
kb = smaller of 3𝑑 = = 0.53; − 0.25 = − 0.25 = 0.58; = = 0.97; & 1
𝑜 3 ×22 3𝑑𝑜 3 ×22 𝑓𝑢 410

So, take kb = 0.53

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QUESTION 4:
A high strength bolt may be used for
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a. a shear connection only
b. slip resistant connection
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c. bearing type connection

d. both (b) and (c)

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: Conceptual

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QUESTION 5:
If ultimate stress in a fillet weld is 415 MPa and grade of steel of the welded member is Fe410, the
ultimate stress considered for calculation of design strength in fillet weld is?
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a. 400 N/mm2
b. 410 N/mm2
c. 250 N/mm2
d. 415 N/mm2

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Clause 10.5.7.1.1 of IS 800:2007

Ultimate stress in weld, 𝑓𝑢𝑤 = 415 MPa; and ultimate stress in parent metal, 𝑓𝑢 = 410 MPa

Ultimate stress considered for fillet weld design = min (𝑓𝑢𝑤 , 𝑓𝑢 ) = 410 MPa

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QUESTION 6:
What should be the maximum size of the fillet weld used to connect a plate of thickness 10 mm
with a gusset plate of thickness 12 mm?

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a. 8.5 mm
b. 8.0 mm
c. 7.5 mm
d. 9.0 mm

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 15, Lecture no. 09

Maximum size of fillet weld = Thickness of the thinner plate – 1.5 mm = 10 – 1.5 = 8.5 mm
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QUESTION 7:
Prying forces can be reduced by
(i) decreasing the end distance
(ii) increasing the end distance
(iii) increasing the distance of the bolt from half the root radius for a rolled section
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a. only (i) is correct
b. only (ii) is correct
c. (i) and (iii) are correct
d. (ii) and (iii) are correct

Correct Answer: b

Detailed Solution: Conceptual

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QUESTION 8:
If length of the welded joint exceeds 150 tt (tt = throat size of the weld), then according to clause
10.5.7.3 of IS 800:2007, the design capacity of the weld is reduced by a factor ‘βlw’ which is equal
to? (𝑙𝑗 = length of the joint in the direction of the force transfer)
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0.2 𝑙𝑗
a. 𝛽𝑙𝑤 = 1.2 − 150 𝑡
𝑡
0.2 𝑙𝑗
b. 𝛽𝑙𝑤 = 1.0 − 150 𝑡𝑡
0.1 𝑙𝑗
c. 𝛽𝑙𝑤 = 1.2 − 150 𝑡𝑡
0.1 𝑙𝑗
d. 𝛽𝑙𝑤 = 1.0 − 150 𝑡𝑡

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: Clause 10.5.7.3, IS 800:2007

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QUESTION 9:
Two plates of thickness 16 mm and 18 mm are joined by fillet weld of size 5 mm. If angle between
fusion face is 105°, find the effective throat thickness? (Consider value of constant ‘K’ required
for calculation of effective throat thickness from IS 800:2007).
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a. 3.00 mm
b. 3.25 mm
c. 3.50 mm
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 18, Lecture no. 09

Size of weld, ‘S’ = 5 m;

Angle between fusion face = 105° ⇒ K= 0.6 (from Table 22; IS 800: 2007)

Effective throat thickness, 𝑡𝑒 = KS = 0.6 × 5 = 3 mm

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QUESTION 10:
Calculate moment of inertia of the built-up section about its centroidal axis shown in the figure
below:

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a. 1.118 × 109 mm4
b. 5.783 × 109 mm4
c. 1.156 × 1010 mm4
d. 1.04 × 1010 mm4

Correct Answer: d

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 10, Lecture no. 10

400 × 183 500 × 203

𝐼𝑧𝑧 = [2 × {( ) + (400 × 18 × 5292 ) + ( ) + (500 × 20 × 5102 )}]
12 12
14 × 10003
+
12

= 1.04 × 1010 mm4

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QUESTION 11:
An ISA 90×90×12 carries a factored tensile force of 120 kN. It is to be joined with a 12 mm thick
gusset plate using HSFG 18 mm diameter bolt. Calculate the number of HSFG bolts (grade 8.8)
required for the joint to be safe when no slip is permitted. Assume, coefficient of friction, ‘𝜇𝑓 ’ =
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0.5, number of effective interfaces offering frictional resistance to slip, ‘ne’ =1, and bolts are in
clearance holes.
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Correct Answer: c

Detailed Solution: Slide no. 11, Lecture no. 08

For 8.8 grade bolt, fub = 800 𝑀𝑃𝑎;

So, proof stress, f0 = 0.7fub = 0.7 × 800 = 560 𝑀𝑃𝑎

𝜋 𝜋
Net area of bolt, An = 0.78 × 4 × 𝑑2 = 0.78 × 4 × 182 = 198.48 mm2

Proof load, 𝐹0 = f0 × An = 560 × 198.48 = 111148.8 ≈ 111.15 kN

𝜇𝑓 𝑛𝑒 𝑘ℎ 𝐹0
Slip resistance of bolt = ⁄𝛾
𝑚𝑓

0.5×1×1×111.15
= = 44.46 kN
1.25

120
Number of bolts required = 44.46 = 2.69 ≈ 𝟑

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