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SECTION - 1 6. In plastic analysis, the shape factor for
1. The effective length of a compression circular sections, is
member of length L held in position and A. 1.5 B. 1.6
restrained in direction at one end and C. 1.697 D. none of these.
effectively restrained in direction but not
held in position at the other end, is 7. The critical stress on a column for elastic
A. L B. 0.67 L buckling given by Euler's formula, is
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L A. fc = π2E/(l/r)2 B. fc = (l/r)2/ πE
E. 2 L C. fc = (l/r)/ πE D. fc = π2E/(l/r)

2. The ratio of shearing stress to shearing 8. A beam is defined as a structural

strain within elastic limit, is known as member subjected to
A. modulus of elasticity A. axial loading
B. shear modulus of elasticity B. transverse loading
C. bulk modulus of elasticity C. axial and transverse loading
D. tangent modulus of elasticity D. none of these.
E. all the above.
9. According to IS : 800 - 71, the minimum
3. For determination of allowable stress in thickness of a vertically stiffened web plate,
axial compression, Indian Standard shall not be less than
Institution has adopted A. d/85 B. d/200
A. Euler's formula C. d/225 D. d/250
B. Rankine formula E. none of these.
C. Engesser formula
D. Secant formula 10. A fillet weld may be termed as
E. Perry Robertson formula. A. mitre weld B. concave weld
C. convex weld D. all the above.
4. The method of design of steel framework
for greatest rigidity and economy in weight, 11. If the moment of inertia of a section
is known as about its axis is I and its effective sectional
A. simply design B. semi-rigid design area is A, its radius of gyration r about the
C. fully rigid design D. none of these. axis, is
A. r = I/A B. r = �𝐼/𝐴
5. If the pitch is 6 cm and rivet value is 4 3
C. r = �𝐼/𝐴 D. r = �𝐴/𝐼
tonnes, the number of rivets required for a
riveted connection carrying an eccentric load E. r = �𝐼 2 /𝐴
of 15 tonnes at a distance of 30 cm from the
centre line, is 12. The critical load for a column of length I
A. 6 B. 8 hinged at both ends and having flexural
C. 10 D. 12 rigidity El, is given by
E. 15 A. PC = π2EI/l2 B. PC = πEI/l2
C. PC = πEl/I2 D. none of these

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13. Slenderness ratio of a compression B. varies in position

member is C. is expressed as uniformly distributed load
𝑀𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎 D. All the above.
A.
𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
B. 18. The most economical section for a
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
column, is
𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
C. A. rectangular B. solid round
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
C. flat strip D. tubular section
𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
D. E. hexagonal.
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑀𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎
E.
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 19. If the depth of two column sections are
equal, then the column splice is provided
14. Pick up the correct statement from the A. with filler plates
following: B. with bearing plates
A. Vertical stiffeners may be placed in pairs C. with filler and hearing plates
one on each side of the web D. none of these.
B. Single vertical stiffeners may be placed
alternately on opposite sides of the web 20. The distance between e.g. of
C. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed in compression and e.g. of tension flanges of a
pairs one on each side of the web plate girder, is known as
D. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed A. overall depth B. clear depth
alternately on opposite sides of the web C. effective depth D. none of these.
E. All the above.
21. Web crippling generally occurs at the
15. A structural member subjected to point where
compressive stress in a direction parallel to A. bending moment is maximum
its longitudinal axis, is generally known as B. shearing force is minimum
A. column B. stanchion C. concentrated loads act
C. post D. strut D. deflection is maximum
E. all the above. E. all the above.

16. The equivalent axial tensile load Pe, 22. Pick up the incorrect statement from the
which produces an average axial tensile following:
stress in the section equivalent to the
A. The nominal diameter of a rivet is its
combined stress due to axial tension P and
diameter before driving
bending M, at the extreme fibre of the
B. The gross diameter of a rivet is the
section, is given by (where Z is the section
diameter of rivet hole
modulus of the section).
C. The gross area of a rivet is the cross-
A. Pe = P + MA/Z
sectional area of the rivet hole
B. Pe = P - MA/Z
D. The diameter of a rivet hole is equal to
C. Pe = P – Z/MA
the nominal diameter of the rivet plus 1.5
D. Pe = P + Z/MA mm
E. None of these.
17. Live load
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23. The allowable stress in axial tension for 28. The maximum permissible slenderness
rolled I-sections and channels, is taken as ratio of a member carrying loads resulting
A. 1420 kg/cm2 B. 1500 kg/cm2 from wind, is
C. 2125 kg/cm2 D. 1810 kg/cm2 A. 180 B. 200
C. 250 D. 300
24. When a tension member is made of four E. 350
angles with a plate as a web, the allowance
for holes is made as 29. If d is the distance between the flange
A. two holes for each angle and one hole for angles, the vertical stiffeners in plate girders
the web are spaced not greater than
B. one hole for each angle and one hole for A. d B. 1.25 d
the web C. 1.5 d D. 1.75 d
C. one hole for each angle and two holes for
the web 30. If the unsupported length of a
D. two holes for each angle and two holes for stanchion is 4 metres and least radius of
the web gyration of its cross-section is 5, the
E. none of these. slenderness ratio of the stanchion, is
A. 60 B. 70
25. The failure of a web plate takes place by C. 80 D. 90
yielding if the ratio of the clear depth to E. 100
thickness of the web, is less than
A. 45 B. 55 31. The area Ap of cover plates in one
C. 60 D. 75 flange of a built up beam, is given by
E. 82 A. AP = (Zreq.+ Zbeam)/ h
B. AP = (Zreq.+ Zbeam)/ A
26. The minimum edge distance of a rivet C. AP = (Zreq..Zbeam)/ h
line connecting two or more plates, is kept D. AP = (Zreq.- Zbeam)/ h
equal to 37 mm plus (where t is the
E. none of these.
thickness in mm of the thinner outside
plate).
32. The average shear stress for rolled steel
A. 2 t B. 4 t
beam section, is
C. 6 t D. 8 t
A. 845 kg/cm2 B. 945 kg/cm2
E. 10 t
C. 1025 kg/cm2 D. 1500 kg/cm2
E. 1875 kg/cm2
27. Pick up the correct statement from the
following:
33. For a rectangular section, the ratio of
A. Dead load includes self-weight of the
the maximum and average shear stresses, is
structure and super-imposed loads
permanently attached to the structure A. 1.5 B. 2.0
B. Dead loads change their positions and C. 2.5 D. 3.0
vary in magnitude E. 4.0
C. Dead loads are known in the beginning of
the design
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34. To keep the intensity of bearing E. none of these.

pressure between the column base and
concrete compressive and to vary from zero 40. For the steel member exposed to
to , the ratio of the moment M to the axial weather and accessible for repainting, the
load P should be thickness of steel should not be less than
A. L/2 B. L/3 (excepting the webs of Indian Standard
C. L/4 D. L/5 rolled steel joists and channels).
E. L/6 A. 4 mm B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm D. 10 mm
35. The cross-section of a standard fillet is a
triangle whose base angles are 41. The permissible stress in bending for
A. 45° and 45° B. 30° and 60° rolled steel I-beams and channels, is
C. 40° and 50° D. 20° and 70° A. 1500 kg/cm2 B. 1575 kg/cm2
C. 945 kg/cm2 D. 1650 kg/cm2
36. Secant formula for direct stress in E. 1875 kg/cm2
compression, is applicable only for
slenderness ratio upto 42. Column footing is provided
A. 120 B. 130 A. to spread the column load over a larger
C. 140 D. 150 area
E. 160 B. to ensure that intensity of bearing
pressure between the column footing and
37. A second horizontal stiffener is always soil does not exceed permissible bearing
placed at the neutral axis of the girder if the capacity of the soil
thickness of the web is less than C. to distribute the column load over soil
A. d/250 for structural steel through the column footing
B. d/225 for high tensile steel D. all the above.
C. both (c) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b) 43. Pick up the correct statement from the
following:
38. The rolled steel I-sections are most A. When the gauge distance is larger than
commonly used as beams because these the pitch, the failure of the section may
provide occur in a zig-zag line
A. large moment of inertia with less cross- B. When the gauge distance is smaller than
sectional area the pitch, the failure of the section may
occur in a straight right angle section
B. large moment of resistance as compared
through the centre of rivet holes
to other section
C. When the gauge distance and pitch are
C. greater lateral stability
both equal, the failure to the section
D. all the above.
becomes more likely as the diameter of the
holes increases
39. The thickness t of a single flat lacing D. All the above.
should not be less than
A. 1/30 th length between inner end rivets
44. The ratio of longitudinal stress to strain
B. 1/40 th length between inner end rivets within eiastic limit, is known as
C. 1/50 th length between inner end rivets
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A. modulus of elasticity 49. The distance measured along one rivet

B. shear modulus of elasticity line from the centre of a rivet to the centre of
C. bulk modulus of elasticity adjoining rivet on an adjacent parallel rivet
line, is called
D. tangent modulus of elasticity
A. pitch of rivet
E. all the above.
B. gauge distance of rivet
C. staggered pitch
45. If flexural rigidity of a column whose
length is L and the loaded end is free, is El, D. all the above
the critical load will be E. none of these.
A. PC = πEI/4L2
B. PC = π2EI/4L2 50. Tongue plates are provided in a steel
C. PC = π2EI/4L2 girder at
D. PC = π(EI)2/4L2 A. the upper flange
E. PC = π2EI/3L2 B. the lower flange
C. the upper end of the web
46. For a column of height L fixed in D. the lower end of the web
position and direction both at its top and E. the upper and lower ends of the web.
bottom, its effective length, is
A. L B. L
C. (1/√2)*L D. 2L

47. In a tension member if b is width of

plate, t is thickness of plate, p is staggered
pitch, g is gauge distance, n is number of
rivet holes in zig-zag line, n is number of
gauge spaces, d is gross diameter of rivets,
then the net sectional area Anet of the plate,
is
𝑝2
A. 𝐴𝑛𝑒𝑡 = � 𝑏 − �𝑛𝑑 − 𝑛′ �� 𝑡
4𝑔
𝑝2
B. 𝐴𝑛𝑒𝑡 = � 𝑏 − �𝑛𝑑 + 𝑛′ 4𝑔�� 𝑡
𝑝2
C. 𝐴𝑛𝑒𝑡 = � 𝑏 + �𝑛𝑑 − 𝑛′ 4𝑔�� 𝑡
𝑝2
D. 𝐴𝑛𝑒𝑡 = � 𝑏 + �𝑛𝑑 ∓ 4𝑔�� 𝑡
E. none of these.

48. Net sectional area of a tension member,

is equal to its gross section area
A. plus the area of the rivet holes
B. divided by the area of rivet holes
C. multiplied by the area of the rivet holes
D. minus the area of the rivet holes
E. none of these.

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SECTION - 2 kg/cm2 and allowable bending stress in slab

1. The effective length L of a simply base is 1890 kg/cm2, the thickness (t) of the
supported beam with ends restrained slab base, is
against torsion, and also the ends of A. 𝑡 = �21/64 B. 𝑡 = �64/21
compression flange partially restrained C. 𝑡 = 21/64 D. 𝑡 = 64/21
against lateral bending, is given by
A. L = span B. L = 0.85 span
7. If P is the load applied to a bracket with
C. L = 0.75 span D. L = 0.7 span an eccentricity e, the resisting moment F
E. L = 1.25 span exerted by a rivet at a distance rn from the
centre of gravity, is
2. Rolled steel beams are designated by 𝑃.𝑒 2 .𝑟𝑛 𝑃.𝑒.𝑟𝑛
Indian Standard series and its
A. 𝐹= ∑ 𝑟2
B. 𝐹= ∑ 𝑟2
A. weight per metre and depth of its section ∑ 𝑟2 ∑ 𝑟3
C. 𝐹= D. 𝐹=
B. depth of section and weight per metre 𝑃.𝑒.𝑟𝑛 𝑃.𝑒.𝑟𝑛
C. width of flange and weight per metre ∑ 𝑟2
E. 𝐹=
D. weight per metre and flange width. 𝑃.𝑒 2 .𝑟𝑛

3. The spans are considered approximately 8. The effective length of a weld, is taken as
equal if the longest span does not exceed the the actual length
shortest span by more than A. minus the size of weld
A. 5% B. 10% B. minus twice the size of weld
C. 15% D. 20% C. plus the size of weld
D. plus twice the size of weld
4. If the depth of the section of an upper E. none of these.
column is smaller than the lower column
A. filler plates are provided with column 9. The permissible bearing stress in steel, is
splice A. 1500 kg/cm2 B. 1890 kg/cm2
B. bearing plates are provided with column C. 2025 kg/cm2 D. 2340 kg/cm2
splice E. 2250 kg/cm2
C. neither filler plates nor bearing plates are
provided with column splice
10. The main assumption of the method of
D. filler plates and bearing plates are simple design of steel frame work, is :
provided with column splice
A. beams are simply supported
E. none of these.
B. all connections of beams, girders and
trusses are virtually flexible
5. A tension member, if subjected to possible C. members in compression are subjected to
reversal of stress due to wind, the forces applied at appropriate eccentricities
slenderness ratio of the member should not
D. all the above.
exceed
A. 180 B. 200
11. Strengths of a rivet in single shearing, in
C. 250 D. 300
bearing and in tearing are 3425 kg, 4575 kg
E. 350 and 5025 kg respectively. If the load in the
member is 35 tonnes, the number of rivets
6. An axial loaded column is supported on a required, is
slab base whose projection is 8 cm. If the
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A. 10 B. 11 C. The maximum pitch should not exceed 10

C. 12 D. 13 times the thickness or 150 mm whichever is
E. 15 less in compression
D. All the above.
12. In a fillet weld placed on the sides of the
base, the metal experiences 18. In a member subjected to an axial
A. shear B. tension tensile force and bending moment, the
maximum allowable stress in axial tension is
C. compression D. bending
ft and the maximum allowable bending
E. all the above.
stress in tension is fht. If ft and fht are their
corresponding actual axial tensile and
13. The bending moment for filler joists at bending stresses, the relationship which
the middle of at intermediate span, is holds goods is
A. WL2/10 B. - WL2/10 𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑡 ′ 𝑓ℎ𝑡 ′
C. - WL2/12 D. WL2/12 A. + <1 B. + <1
𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡
E. WL2/6 𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑡 ′ 𝑓ℎ𝑡 ′
C. + >1 D. + >1
𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑡 𝑓ℎ𝑡
14. The Indian standard code which deals
with steel structures, is 19. A major beam in a building structure, is
A. IS : 875 B. IS : 800 known as
C. IS : 456 D. IS : 1893 A. a girder B. a floor beam
C. a main beam D. all the above.
15. When two plates are placed end to end
and are joined by two cover plates, the joint 20. Rolled steel Tee-sections are used
is known as
A. as columns
A. lap joint
B. with flat strips to connect plates in steel
B. butt joint rectangular tanks
C. chain riveted lap joint C. as built up sections to resist axial tension
D. zig-zag riveted lap joint D. none of these.
E. double cover butt joint.
21. A compression member consisting of
16. The moment of the couple set up in a angle sections may be a
section of a beam by the logitudinal A. continuous member
compressive and tensile force, is known as
B. discontinuous single angle strut
A. bending moment
C. discontinuous double angle strut
B. moment of resistance
D. all the above.
C. flexural stress moment
D. none of these.
22. The equivalent axial load is obtained
from the fomula
17. Pick up the correct statement from the 𝐴𝑒𝑥
following: A. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 �1 + �
𝑍𝑒𝑧
A. The minimum pitch should not be less 𝐴𝑒𝑥
than 2.5 times the gross diameter of the B. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 �1 − �
𝑍𝑒𝑧
river
B. The minimum pitch should not be less
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𝐴𝑒𝑥 A. η = p/(p-d) B. η = p/(p+d)

C. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 � − 1�
𝑍𝑒𝑧 C. η = (p-d)/p D. η = (p+d)/p
𝐴𝑒𝑥 1 E. η = d/(d+p)
D. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 � − �
𝑍𝑒𝑧 𝐴𝑥𝑥
E. none of these. 29. For steel members not exposed to
weather, the thickness of steel should not be
23. According to IS : 800-1962 the less than
permissible bending stress in steel slab A. 4.5 mm B. 6 mm
plates, is C. 8 mm D. 10 mm
A. 1500 kg/cm2 B. 1420 kg/cm2
C. 2125 kg/cm2 D. 1890 kg/cm2 30. The minimum pitch of rivet holes of
diameter d should not be less than
24. A simply supported beam carrying a A. d B. 1.25 d
central load, will be safe in deflection if the C. 1.5 d D. 2 d
ratio of its span to depth, is
E. 2.5 d
A. < 19 B. < 24
C. > 19 D. > 24
31. A long plate girder is subjected to a
E. > 37 maximum bending moment M in which
permitted allowable bending stress is fb. The
25. For double angles carrying tension, economical depth de and the thickness of
placed back to back and connected to either the web tw, is given by
side of the gusset plate, the sectional area of
𝑀
the section, is equal to cross sectional area A. 𝑑𝑒 = �
𝑓𝑏 ×𝑡𝑤
of
A. the section 𝑀
B. 𝑑𝑒 = 1.1�
B. the section plus area of rivet holes 𝑓𝑏 ×𝑡𝑤

C. the section minus area of rivet holes 𝑀

D. the section multiplied by the area of the C. 𝑑𝑒 = 2.2�
𝑓𝑏 ×𝑡𝑤
rivet hole.
𝑀
D. 𝑑𝑒 = 1.21�
𝑓𝑏 ×𝑡𝑤
26. When a load is transferred through one
surface to another surface in contact, the E. none of these.
stress is known as
A. tensile stress B. compressive stress 32. The beams supporting the steps of a
C. shearing stress D. working stress stair are generally known as
E. none of these. A. headers B. trimmers
C. stringers D. spandrel beams.
27. The most commonly used sections in
lateral system to carry shear force in built 33. In a grillage column footing maximum
up columns, are bending moment M occurs at the centre of
A. rolled steel flats B. rolled angles grillage beams. Its value is (where P, L and a
C. rolled channels D. all the above. are axial load, length of the beam and length
of the column base respectively).
A. M = P(L - a) B. M = P/4 (L+a)
28. If p and d are pitch and gross diameter
of rivets, the efficiency (η) of the riveted joint, C. M = P/8(L-a) D. M = P/8 (L+a)
is given by E. M = P/3 (L+a)

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34. For a steel grillage footing to support 39. If f is the maximum allowable bending
two unequal column loads stress in a tension member whose radius of
A. line of action of the resultant of two gyration is r and depth is 2y, the required
column loads, is made to coincide with the cross sectional area A is given by
centre of gravity of the base of the footing A. A = My/fr2 B. A = My2/fr2
B. trapezoidal shape is used for the base C. A = My/fr D. A = My/f2r2
footing E. A = My2/fr2
C. projections of beams on either side in
lower tier are such that bending moments 40. The main advantage of a steel member,
under columns are equal is :
D. bending moment under the columns are A. its high strength
kept equal to the bending moment between
B. its gas and water tightness
to two columns
C. its long service life
E. all the above.
D. all the above.

35. In case of cantilever fillers, the ratio of

41. A 20 mm dia steel bar which is
the span L to depth d, should not exceed
subjected to an axial tension of 2300 kg/cm2
A. 4 B. 8
produces a strain of 0.004 cm. If Young's
C. 12 D. 16 modulus of steel is 2.1 x 106 kg/cm2, the bar
E. 20 is
A. in the elastic range
36. The rivets which are heated and then B. in the plastic range
driven in the field, are known C. at yield point
A. power driven shop rivets D. none of these.
B. power driven field rivets
C. hand driven rivets 42. Poisson's ratio for steel within elastic
D. cold driven rivets limit, ranges from
E. field rivets. A. 0.15 to 0.20 B. 0.25 to 0.24
C. 0.25 to 0.33 D. 0.33 to 0.35
37. The strength of a riveted lap joint is E. 0.45 to 0.50
equal to its
A. shearing strength 43. For eccentrically loaded columns, the
B. bearing strength bending factor is
C. tearing strength 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛
A.
D. least of (a), (b) and (c) 𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
E. greatest of (a) (b) and (c). 𝑅𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑦𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
B.
𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛
𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛
38. The slenderness ratio of a column is zero C.
𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
when its length
𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
A. is zero D.
𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛
B. is equal to its radius of gyration
C. is supported on all sides throughout its
44. When a large value of radius of gyration
length
is not required
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A. channels are placed back to back SECTION - 3

B. channel flanges are kept inward 1. Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger
C. channel flanges are kept outward than the diameter of the rivet by
D. none of these. A. 1.0 mm for rivet diameter upto 12 mm
B. 1.5 mm for rivet diameter exceeding 25
45. The maximum axial load which is just mm
sufficient to keep a column in a small C. 2.0 mm for rivet diameter over 25 mm
deflected shape, is called D. none of these.
A. crippling load B. buckling load
C. critical load D. all the above. 2. Number of rivets required in a joint, is
𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
A.
46. If the slenderness ratio is greater than 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑡
160, the allowable stress in axial 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
B.
compression is multiplied by a factor [ 1.2 - 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑡
(l/xy)] where x is 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
C.
A. 200 B. 400 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑡
C. 600 D. 800 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
D.
𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑡 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
E. 1000
E. none of these.

47. The effective length of a compression

3. When a tension member consists of two
member of length L, held in position and
channel sections, the allowance for rivet hole
restrained in direction at both ends, is
is made for two holes from
A. L B. 0.67 L
A. each web
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L
B. each flange
E. 2 L
C. both webs
D. each web or one hole from each flange
48. Spans of continuous fillers are
whichever is more
considered approximately equal if the
E. each web or one hole from each flange
longest span does not exceed the shortest
whichever is less.
span by more than
A. 5% B. 10%
4. If d is the distance between the flange
C. 15% D. 20%
angles, the vertical stiffeners in plate girders
E. 25%
without horizontal stiffeners, are spaced at a
distance not less than
49. The gross diameter of a rivet is the A. 0.15 d B. 0.22 d
diameter of
C. 0.33 d D. 0.44 d
A. cold rivet before driving
B. rivet after driving
5. A column splice is used to increase
C. rivet hole
A. length of the column
D. none of these.
B. strength of the column
C. cross-sectional area of the column
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6. If W and L are the total superimposed A. shear failure

load and the span of a plate girder in B. shear failure of plates
metres, the approximate self weight (W) of C. bearing failure
the girder, is taken as
D. bearing failure of rivets
A. M = WL/100 B. M = WL/200
E. all the above.
C. M = WL/300 D. M = WL/400
E. M = WL/350
13. With a percentage increase of carbon in
steel, decreases its
7. If d is the clear depth of a plate girder, t A. strength B. hardness
is the minimum required thickness of the
C. brittleness D. ductility.
web, C is the maximum clear distance
between vertical stiffeners, the moment of
inertia of a pair of stiffeners about the centre 14. In a built up beam actual bending
line of the web, is compressive stress fbc is given by (when y1 is
the distance of the edge of the beam from
A. 1.5 a3tw3/C2 B. 1.5 d2tw3/C2
the neutral axis).
C. 1.5 dtw/C2 D. 1.5 d2tw/C2
A. fbc = (M/IXX).y1 B. fbc = (IXX/M).y1
C. fbc = (IXX/M)+y1 D. fbc = (M/IXX)+y1
8. The ratio of the span L of the filler joists
E. fbc = (M/IXX)+y1
to the depth d from the under side of the
joist to the top of the structural concrete,
should not exceed 15. In double lacing, the thickness t of flat
A. 60 B. 45 lacing is
C. 35 D. 25 A. t < 1/40 th length between inner end
rivets
E. 20
B. t < 1/50 th length between inner end
rivets
9. The maximum tensile and compressive
C. t < 1/60 th length between inner end
bending stress in extreme fibres of rolled I-
rivets
sections and channels on the effective
section, is D. t < 1/70 th length between inner end
rivets
A. 1500 kg/cm2 B. 1420 kg/cm2
E. none of these.
C. 1650 kg/cm2 D. 2285 kg/cm2

16. When the length of a tension member is

10. Perforated cover plates are particularly
too long
suitable for built up sections consisting of
A. a wire rope is used
A. channels placed back to back
B. a rod is used
B. channels placed toe to toe
C. a bar is used
C. four angle box section
D. a single angle is used.
D. all the above.

17. An imaginary line along which rivets are

11. The tensile strength of mild steel for
placed, is known as
bolts and nuts should not be less than
A. rivet line B. scrieve line
A. 32 kg/mm2 B. 36 kg/mm2
C. back line D. gauge line
C. 40 kg/mm2 D. 44 kg/mm2
E. all the above.

12. A riveted joint may experience

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18. The allowable stress in axial tension is A. 𝑎 −

𝑏
B. 𝑎 +
𝑏
1+0.35 (𝑏/𝑎) 1+0.35 (𝑏/𝑎)
generally kept less if thickness of the
𝑏 𝑏
member is more than C. 𝑎 − D. 𝑎 +
1+0.2 (𝑏/𝑎) 1+0.2(𝑏/𝑎)
A. 10 mm B. 12 mm
E. none of these.
C. 15 mm D. 20 mm
E. 22 mm
25. IS : 800 - 1971 recommends that in a
splice plate the number of rivets carrying
19. The maximum permissible slenderness calculated shear stress through a packing
ratio of compression member carrying dead greater than 6 mm thick, is to be increased
and superimposed load, is by 2.5% for every
A. 180 B. 200 A. 1.00 mm thickness of packing
C. 250 D. 300 B. 1.50 mm thickness of packing
E. 350 C. 2.0 mm thickness of packing
D. 2.50 mm thickness of packing
20. The safe working pressure for a E. 3.0 mm thickness of packing.
spherical vessel 1.5 m diameter and having
1.5 cm thick wall not to exceed tensile stress
26. To keep the intensity of bearing
50kg/cm2 , is
pressure between the column base and
A. 16 kg/cm2 B. 18 kg/cm2 concrete, compressive throughout the length
C. 20 kg/cm2 D. 22 kg/cm2 of the column base, the ratio of the moment
M to axial load P should be
21. Lug angle is A. < L/3 B. < L/6
A. used with single angle member C. > L/3 D. > L/6
B. not used with double angle member E. < L/5
C. used with channel member
D. all the above. 27. When the upper column does not
provide full bearing area over lower column,
22. Effective length of a column effectively the column splice is provided with the
held in position and restrained in direction following assumption
at both ends, is A. bearing plate is assumed as a short beam
A. L B. 0.67 L to transmit the axial load to the lower
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L column section
B. axial load is assumed to be taken by
E. 2 L
flanges
C. load transmitted from the flanges of
23. A riveted joint many experience
upper column and reactions from the
A. tearing failure of plates flanges of lower columns are equal and form
B. bearing failure of plates a couple
C. splitting failure of plates at the edges D. all the above.
D. bearing failure of rivets
E. all the above. 28. For a steel member of slenderness ratio
350, the allowable stress is 76 kg/cm2 if it is
24. If a pair of angles placed back to back in A. HTW grade of thickness exceeding 32 mm
tension are connected by one leg of each B. HT grade of thickness exceeding 45 mm
angle, the net effective area of the section, is

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C. HT grade of thickness not exceeding 45 𝑚𝑓𝑣

B. 𝑓𝑐 =
mm 1+0.20 sec� �
𝑙 𝑚𝑓𝑎
�
𝑟 4𝐸
D. All the above.
𝑓𝑣
C. 𝑓𝑐 =
𝑙 𝑚𝑓𝑎
29. The permissible stress to which a 1+0.20 sec� �
𝑟 4𝐸
�
structural member can be subjected to, is
𝑓𝑣 /𝑚
known as D. 𝑓𝑐 =
𝑙 𝑚𝑓𝑎
A. bearing stress B. working stress 1+0.20 sec� � �
𝑟 4𝐸
C. tensile stress D. compressive stress
E. all the above. 34. The effective length of a double angle
strut with angles placed back to back and
30. If M is the moment due to a couple in a connected to both the sides of a gusset
bearing plate whose width is b and allowable plate, by not less than two rivets, is
bending stress is P, the thickness (t) of the A. 0.5 L B. 0.67 L
bending plate of the column splice, is C. 0.85 L D. L
𝑏×𝑃 6𝑀 E. 2 L
A. 𝑡= � B. 𝑡= �
6𝑀 𝑏×𝑃
6𝑀 √6𝑀 35. According to the Unwin's formula, if t is
C. 𝑡= D. 𝑡= thickness of the plate in mm, the nominal
𝑏×𝑃 𝑏×𝑃
diameter of the rivet, is
𝑀
E. 𝑡=� A. d = 1.91 t B. d = 1.91 t2
𝑏×𝑃
3
C. d = 1.91 √𝑡 D. d = 1.91 √𝑡

31. Tacking rivets in compression plates not E. d = 2.3 √𝑡

exposed to the weather, have a pitch not
exceeding 300 mm or 36. A single angle in tension is connected
A. 16 times the thickness of outside plate by one leg only. If the areas of connecting
B. 24 times the thickness of outside plate and outstanding legs are respectively a and
b, net effective area of the angle, is
C. 32 times the thickness of outside plate
𝑏 𝑏
D. 36 times the thickness of outside plate. A. 𝑎 − B. 𝑎 +
1+0.35 (𝑏/𝑎) 1+0.35 (𝑏/𝑎)
𝑏 𝑏
C. 𝑎 − D. 𝑎 +
32. Effective length of a column effectively 1+0.2 (𝑏/𝑎) 1+0.2(𝑏/𝑎)

held in position and restrained in direction E. none of these.

at one end but neither held in position nor
restrained in direction at the other end, is 37. The central deflection of a simply
A. L B. 0.67 L supported steel beam of length L with a
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L concentrated load W at the centre, is
E. 2 L A. WL3/3EI B. WL4/3EI
C. WL3/48EI D. 5WL4/384EI
33. For columns whose slenderness ratio is
upto 160, the secant formula for the 38. If L is the overall length of a combined
determination of allowable stress, is footing having A as its area, d being the
𝑓𝑦 /𝑚 distance between the centre of gravity of the
A. 𝑓𝑐 =
𝑙 𝑚𝑓𝑎 base and centre of the base, the larger width
1+0.20 sec� � �
𝑟 4𝐸 b is

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A. (A/L + 3Ad/L2) B. (A/L + 6Ad/L2) 44. Bulb angles are used in

C. (A/L - 6Ad/L2) D. (A/L + 3Ad/L2) A. column building
B. bridge building
39. On eccentrically loaded columns, the C. ship building
equivalent axial load may be obtained by D. water tank building.
A. adding the axial load, eccentric load, the
product of the bending moment due to 45. Effective sectional area of a
eccentric load and the appropriate bending compression member is :
factor
A. gross sectional area - area of rivet hole
B. adding the axial load and eccentric load
B. gross sectional ares + area of rivet hole
and subtracting the product of bending
C. gross sectional ares x area of rivet hole
moment and appropriate bending factor
D. gross sectional ares + area of rivet hole.
C. dividing the sum of axial load and
eccentric load by the product of the bending
moment and appropirate bending factor 46. A fillet weld whose axis is parallel to the
D. none of these. direction of the applied load, is known as
A. diagonal fillet weld B. end fillet weld
40. The distance between the outer faces of C. side fillet weld D. all the above.
flanges of a plate girder, is known as
A. overall depth B. clear depth 47. Assuming the values of maximum
C. effective depth D. none of these. deviation ΔP and ΔE to be 25% of the
computed value of P and E respectively, the
minimum value of the factor of safety is
41. To the calculated area of cover plates of
A. 1.00 B. 0.67
a built-up beam, an allowance for rivet holes
to be added, is C. 1.67 D. 2.67
A. 10% B. 13% E. none of these.
C. 15% D. 18%
E. 20%. 48. In case horizontal stiffeners are not
used, the distance between vertical legs of
flange angles at the top and bottom of a
42. The connection of one beam to another
plate girder, is known as
beam by means of an angle at the bottom
A. overall depth B. clear depth
and an angle at the top, is known as
C. effective depth D. none of these.
A. unstiffened seated connection
B. stiffened seated connection
49. Rolled steel angle sections are classified
C. seated connection
as
D. none of these.
A. equal angles B. unequal angles
C. bulb angles D. all the above.
43. Allowable working stress corresponding
to the slenderness ratio of double angles
placed back to back and connected to one 50. Factor of safety is the ratio of
side of a gusset plate, is reduced to A. yield stress to working stress
A. 50% B. 60% B. tensile stress to working stress
C. 70% D. 80% C. compressive stress to working stress
E. 40% D. bearing stress to working stress
E. bearing stress to yield stress.

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SECTION - 4 E. none of these.

1. Cold driven rivets range from
A. 6 to 10 mm in diameter 7. A structural member subjected to tensile
B. 10 to 16 mm in diameter force in a direction parallel to its logitudinal
C. 12 to 22 mm in diameter axis, is generally known as
D. 22 to 32 mm in diameter A. a tie B. a tie member
E. none of these. C. a tension member D. all the above.

2. The main type of butt joints, is a double 8. For the economical design of a combined
cover footing to support two equal column loads,
the projections of beams in lower tier are
A. shear riveted joint
kept such that bending moment under
B. chain riveted joint
column is equal to
C. zig-zag riveted joint
A. bending moment at the centre of the
D. all the above. beam
B. half the bending moment at the centre of
3. Outstanding length of a compression the beam
member consisting of a channel, is C. twice the bending moment at the centre
measured as of the beam
A. half of the nominal width D. none of these.
B. nominal width of the section
C. from the edge to the first row of rivets 9. In rolled steel beams, shear force is
D. none of these. mostly resisted by
A. web only
4. The equivalent axial load may be defined B. flanges only
as the load which produces a stress equal to C. web and flanges together
A. maximum stress produced by the D. none of these.
eccentric load
B. maximum stressed fibre
10. When plates are exposed to weather,
C. bending stress tacking rivets are provided at a pitch in line
D. none of these. not exceeding (where t is the thickness of the
outside plate).
5. If d is the distance between the flange A. 8 t B. 16 t
angles of a plate girder, vertical stiffeners are C. 24 t D. 32 t
provided at a distance not greater than E. 48 t
A. d but not less than 0.20 d
B. 1.25 d but not less than 0.33 d 11. The greatest gauge of long rivets should
C. 1.5 d but not less than 0.33 d not exceed (where d is the diameter of the
D. 2.0 d but not less than 0.50 d holes).
E. 2.5 d but not less than 0.50 d A. 2 d B. 4 d
C. 6 d D. 8 d
6. The beam outside a wall upto floor level E. 10 d
above it, is known as
A. rafter B. purlin
C. spandrel beam D. lintel

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12. Maximum permissible slenderness ratio C. perpendicular to flanges

of a member normally acting as a tie in a D. perpendicular to web.
roof truss, is
A. 180 B. 200 18. The stiff portion of a bearing stiffener is
C. 250 D. 300 taken equal to
E. 350 A. depth of the beam
B. 3/4th depth of the beam
13. If d is the distance between the flange C. 3/2 depth of the beam
angles, D. 3/4 depth of the beam.
A. vertical stiffeners are provided in steel
plate girders if the web is less than d/85
19. Effective length of a column effectively
B. vertical stiffeners are provided in high held in position at both ends and restrained
tensile steel plate girders if the web is less in direction at one end, is
than d/175
A. L B. 0.67 L
C. horizontal stiffeners are provided in high
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L
tensile girder steel plate if the web is less
E. 2 L
than d/180
D. horizontal stiffeners are provided in steel
plate girders if the web is less than d/200 20. The strength of ISA 125 = 75 x 10 mm
used as a tie member with its longer leg
E. All the above.
connected at the ends by 27 mm diameter
rivets, is
14. The side thrust T on the tie rods
A. 26,000 kg B. 26,025 kg
provided at the end beam of jack arch of rise
C. 26,050 kg D. 26,075 kg
R, is calculated from the formula
E. 27,000 kg
A. T = WL/4R B. T = WR/8L
C. T = WL/8R D. T = WL/2R
21. The gross section of the web of a beam
is defined as
15. When the depth of a plate girder is at
A. depth of the beam multiplied by its web
least n times the depth of vertical leg of the
thickness
flange angles, the girder is known as deep
plate girder, if n is B. width of the flange multiplied by its web
thickness
A. 2 B. 4
C. sum of the flange width and depth of the
C. 6 D. 8
beam multiplied by the web thickness
E. 10
D. none of these.

16. Stiffeners are used in a plate girder

22. If fbt and fc are the co-existent bending
A. to reduce the compressive stress
tensile stress and shear stress in a member,
B. to reduce the shear stress the equivalent stress fc is
C. to take the bearing stress
D. to avoid bulking of web plate. A. �𝑓𝑏𝑡
2
+ 𝑓𝑐2 B. �𝑓𝑏𝑡
2
+ 1/2𝑓𝑐2

C. �𝑓𝑏𝑡
2
+ 3𝑓𝑐2 D. �𝑓𝑏𝑡
2
− 3𝑓𝑐2
17. The channels get twisted symmetrically
with regard to its axis
A. parallel to flanges
B. parallel to web

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23. For simply supported beams, the A. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 +

𝑀𝑋𝑋 𝐴
+
𝑀𝑌𝑌 𝐴
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑌𝑌
maximum permitted deflection, is
𝑀𝑋𝑋 𝐴 𝑀𝑌𝑌 𝐴
A. 1/325 of the span B. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 − +
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑌𝑌
B. 1/350 of the span 𝑀𝑋𝑋 𝐴 𝑀𝑌𝑌 𝐴
C. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 − −
C. 1/375 of the span 𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑌𝑌
𝑀𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑀𝑌𝑌 𝑍𝑌𝑌
D. 1/400 of the span D. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝑒 − −
𝐴 𝐴
E. none of these.
E. none of these.
24. In a truss girder of a bridge, a diagonal
consists of mild steel flat 4001.S.F. and 28. The value of f.o.s 'm' in the formula for
carries a pull of 80 tonnes. If the safe compressive stress for a column is
grossdiameter of the rivet is 26 mm, the
taken as
number of rivets required in the splice, is
𝑓𝑦 /𝑚
A. 6 B. 7 𝑃𝑐 =
1 + 0.20 sec�(1/𝑟)𝑚�𝑃𝑐′ /4𝐸 �
C. 8 D. 9
E. 12 A. 1.5 B. 1.6
C. 1.68 D. 1.88
25. Design of a riveted joint, is based on the
assumption: 29. Maximum permissible slenderness ratio
A. Load is uniformly distributed among all of compression members which carry dead
the rivets and superimposed load, is
B. Shear stress on a rivet is uniformly A. 350 B. 250
distributed over its gross area C. 180 D. 80
C. Bearing stress is uniform between the E. 75
contact surfaces of the plate and the rivet
D. Bearing stress in the rivet is neglected 30. If the area of cross-section of a single
E. All the above. angle discontinuous strut is 30 cm2 and
allowable working stress corresponding to its
slenderness ratio is 625 kg/cm2, the safe
26. Pick up the correct statement from the
load carrying capacity of the member, is
following:
A. 10 tonnes B. 12 tonnes
A. The steel beams placed in plain cement
concrete, are known as reinforced beams C. 15 tonnes D. 18 tonnes
B. The filler joists are generally continuous E. 20 tonnes
over three-supports only
C. Continuous fillers are connected to main 31. According to I.S. : 800 - 1871, lacing
beams by means of cleat angles bars resist transverse shear equal to
D. Continuous fillers are supported by main A. 1.0% of the axial load
steel beams B. 2.0% of the axial load
E. All the above. C. 2.5% of the axial load
D. 3.0% of the axial load
27. When a column is subjected to eccentric E. 4.0% of the axial load.
load having eccentricity ex, with respect to
x-axis and eccentricity ey with respect to y- 32. The greatest permissible clear dimension
axis the column is subjected to moment in of the web of thickness t in the panel of a
two directions and the equivalent axial load, plate girder, is restricted to
is

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A. 180 t B. 220 t 38. The load on a lintel is assumed as

C. 230 t D. 260 t uniformly distributed if the height of the
E. 270 t masonry above it, is upto a height of
A. the effective span
33. As per ISI, rolled steel beam sections B. 1.25 times the effective span
are classified into C. 1.50 times the effective span
A. two series B. three series D. 2.0 times the effective span
C. four series D. five series. E. 2.5 times the effective span.

34. Water pressure in a 80 cm water main 39. Working shear stress on the gross area
is 10 kg/cm2. The minimum thickness of the of a rivet as recommended by Indian
metal required for the water main, not to be Standards, is
stressed more than 200 kg/cm2, is A. 785 kg/cm2 B. 1025 kg/cm2
A. 1 cm B. 1.5 cm C. 2360 kg/cm2 D. none of these.
C. 2 cm D. 2.5 cm
E. 3 cm 40. Pick up the correct statement from the
following:
35. In a tension member if one or more A. Loaded columns are supported on
than one rivet holes are off the line, the column bases
failure of the member depends upon : B. Column bases transmit the column load
A. pitch to the concrete foundation
B. gauge C. Column load is spread over a large area
C. diameter of the rivet holes on concrete
D. all the above. D. In column bases, intensity of pressure on
concrete block is assumed to be uniform
E. All the above.
36. The size of a butt weld is specified by the
effective throat thickness which in the case
of incomplete penetration, is taken as 41. The ratio of hydrostatic stress to the
A. 1/2 of the thickness of thicker part volumetric strain within the elastic range, is
called
B. 3/4 of the thickness of thicker part
A. modulus of elasticity
C. 3/4 of the thickness of thinner part
B. shear modulus of elasticity
D. 7/8 of the thickness of thinner part
C. bulk modulus of elasticity
E. none of these.
D. tangent modulus of elasticity
E. all the above.
37. The thickness of the web of a mild steel
plate girder is less than d/200. If only one
horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at 42. The deflection of beams may be
A. the neutral axis of the section decreased by
B. 2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis A. increasing the depth of beam
from the compression flange B. increasing the span
C. 2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis C. decreasing the depth of beam
from the compression flange D. increasing the width of beam
D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis E. none of these.
from tension flange
E. none of these.

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43. For a cantilever beam of length L built- 48. The stress in the wall of a thin cylinder
in at the support and restrained against subjected to internal pressure, is
torsion at the free end, the effective A. hoop compression B. shear
projecting length l is C. torsional shear D. hoop tension.
A. l = 0.7L B. l = 0.75L
C. l = 0.85L D. l = 0.5L 49. The diameter of a bolt hole is taken as
E. l = L the nominal diameter of the bolt plus
A. 1.0 mm B. 1.2 mm
44. In a built up section carrying a tensile C. 1.4 mm D. 1.6 mm
force, the flanges of two channels are turned E. 1.5 mm
outward
A. to simplify the transverse connections
50. Pick up the correct statement from the
B. to minimise lacing following:
C. to have greater lateral rigidity A. Tacking rivets are used if the minimum
D. all the above distance between centres of two adjacent
E. none of the above. rivets exceeds 12 t or 200 mm, whichever is
less
45. If P is the wind pressure in kg/cm2, v is B. Tacking rivets are not considered to
the velocity in km/hour and K is a constant calculate stress
of proportionality, then C. Tacking rivets are provided throughout
A. P = K/v2 B. v = K/P2 the length of a compression member
C. P = Kv2 D. P = Kv composed of two components back to back
D. All the above.
46. Length of an outstanding leg of a
vertical stiffener, may be taken equal to
A. 1/10 th of clear depth of the girder plus
15 mm
B. 1/20 th of clear depth of the girder plus
20 mm
C. 1/25 th of clear depth of the girder plus
25 mm
D. 1/30 th of clear depth of the girder plus
50 mm
E. 1/50 th of clear depth of the girder plus
50 mm.

47. Efficiency of a riveted joint is defined as

the ratio of
A. least strength of a riveted joint to the
strength of solid plate
B. greatest strength of a riveted joint to the
strength of solid plate
C. least strength of a riveted plate to the
greatest strength of the riveted joint
D. all the above.

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SECTION - 5 𝑓 2 𝑓 2
B. �𝑃𝑠 � + �𝑝𝑡 � = 1
1. In a grillage footing, the maximum shear 𝑆 𝑡
force occurs at the 𝑓𝑠 2 𝑓𝑡 2
A. edge of grillage beam C. �𝑃 � + �𝑝 � > 1
𝑆 𝑡
B. edge of base plate 𝑓 2 𝑓 2
C. centre of grillage beam D. �𝑃𝑠 � + �𝑝𝑡 � ≤ 1
𝑆 𝑡
D. centre of base plate.
5. According to IS: 800-1962, the coefficient
2. If d is the diameter of column, D is the of expansion of steel per degree centigrade
side of square base, W is total axial load and per unit length, is taken as
p is the allowable bending stress, the A. 0.000008 B. 0.000010
thickness (t) of the base plate, is C. 0.000012 D. 0.000014
3𝑤 𝐷 E. 0.000016
A. 𝑡= � � �
16𝑃 𝐷−𝑑

16𝑤 𝐷 6. For a cantilever beam of length L

B. 𝑡= � �𝐷−𝑑� continuous at the support and unrestrained
9𝑃
against torsion at the support and free at
9𝑤 𝐷 the end, the effective length l is equal to
C. 𝑡= � � �
16𝑃 𝐷−𝑑 A. l = L B. l = 2L
9𝑤 𝐷 C. l = 0.5L D. l = 3L
D. 𝑡 = � � � E. l = 3.5L
16𝑃 𝐷+𝑑

3. Modified moment of inertia of sections 7. On steel structures the dead load is the
with a single web, is equal to moment of weight of
inertia of the section about Y-Y axis at the A. steel work
point of maximum bending moment and is B. material fastened to steel work
multiplied by the ratio of C. material supported permanently
A. area of compression flange at the D. all the above.
minimum bending moment to the
corresponding area at the point of maximum
8. The net area of round bars to resist the
bending moment
tension, is the area of cross section at
B. area of tension flange at the minimum
A. mid-section
bending moment of the corresponding area
B. root of the thread
at the point of maximum bending moment
C. difference of (a) and (b)
C. total area of flanges at the maximum
bending moment to the corresponding area D. none of these.
at the point of maximum bending moment
D. none of these. 9. With usual notations of the letters, the
shear stress fs at any point of the cross-
section is given by
4. Rivets subjected to shear and an
externally applied tensile force, should be so A. fS = FQ/It B. fS = Ft/IQ
proportioned that C. fS = It/FQ D. fS = IF/Qt
𝑓 2 𝑓 2
A. �𝑃𝑠 � + �𝑝𝑡 � < 1
𝑆 𝑡

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10. The least permissible clear dimension of 16. Under a concentrated load, bearing
the web of thickness t in the panel of a plate stress fb in a beam, is given by (where b is
girder, is restricted to the length of the bearing plate and h is the
A. 150 t B. 160 t depth of the root of the fillet).
C. 170 t D. 180 t 𝑊
A. 𝑓𝑏 =
(𝑏+ℎ√3)𝑡𝑤
E. 200 t
𝑊
B. 𝑓𝑏 =
(𝑏+2ℎ√3)𝑡𝑤
11. Long column is one
𝑊
A. which is more than 3 m long C. 𝑓𝑏 =
(𝑏+2ℎ√2)𝑡𝑤
B. whose lateral dimension is less than 25 𝑊
cm D. 𝑓𝑏 =
(𝑏+ℎ√2)𝑡𝑤
C. which is free at its top
D. which has a ratio of effective length and 17. If R is the reaction on the bearing plate,
least lateral dimension more than 15. the minimum moment of. inertia of the
bearing stiffener provided at the support of a
12. Rolled steel beams are : plate girder of overall depth D, the maximum
A. mainly used to resist bending stress thickness of the compression flange T,
B. used as independent sections to resist carrying total load W, is
compressive stress A. (D2T/250).(R/W)
C. used as independent sections to resist B. (D3T/250).(R/W)
tensile stress C. (DT/250).(R/W)
D. All the above. D. (DT/250).(W/R)

13. Tacking rivets in tension members, are 18. A beam may be designed as a cased
provided at a pitch in line not exceeding beam if
A. 25 cm B. 50 cm A. section is of double open channel form
C. 75 cm D. 100 cm with the webs not less than 40 mm apart
B. overall depth and width of the steel
14. The effective length of a compression section do not exceed 750 and 450 mm
member of length L held in position at both respectively.
ends but not restrained in direction, is C. beam is solidly encased in concrete with
A. L B. 0.67 L 10 mm aggregate having 28 days strength
160 kg/cm2
C. 0.85 L D. 1.5 L
D. width of the solid casing is kept at least
E. 2 L
100 mm more than the width of the steel
flange and having a concrete cover of 50 mm
15. When the ratio of the moment M to
E. all the above.
axial load P is greater than, the resultant of
the compressive bearing pressure which acts
at a distance Y from one side, is given by 19. The economical depth d of a web plate in
which allowable bearing stress is fb, and the
A. y = (L/3 – M/P) B. y = (L/2 – P/M)
maximum bending moment is M, as
C. y = (L/2 + M/P) D. y = (L/3 + M/P)
suggested by Rawater and Clark, is
E. y = (L/5 + M/P)

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3 𝑀 24. Pick up the correct statement from the

A. 𝑑= � following:
𝑓 𝑏
A. The slenderness ratio of lacing bars for
3 𝑀 compression members should not exceed
B. 𝑑 = 1.5 �
𝑓 𝑏 145
3 𝑀 B. The minimum width of lacing bar
C. 𝑑 = 2.5 � connected with rivets of nominal diameter
𝑓 𝑏
16 mm, is kept 50 mm
3 𝑀
D. 𝑑 = 3.5 � C. The minimum thickness of a flat lacing
𝑓 𝑏 bar is kept equal to one-fortieth of its length
3 𝑀 between inner end rivets
E. 𝑑 = 4.5 � D. The angle of inclination of lacing bars and
𝑓 𝑏
the axis of the members should be between
40° and 70°
20. For a single section used as a tension
E. All the above.
member, the given area is assumed
A. 20% to 30% in excess of the net area
25. If P is the allowable bending stress in a
B. 30% to 40% in excess of the net area
slab, whose greater and lesser projections
C. 40% to 50% in excess of the net area
from the column faces, are A and B, the
D. 50% to 60% in excess of the net area thickness (t) of the slab base, is (where w is
E. 60% to 70% in excess of the net area. the intensity of earth pressure.)
3𝑤 𝐵2
21. The minimum width B of a solid casing A. 𝑡= � �𝐴2 + �
𝑃 4
for a cased beam, is equal to
A. B = b + 25 mm 3 𝐵2
B. 𝑡 = � �𝐴2 + �
B. B = b + 50 mm 𝑃 4

C. B = b + 75 mm 3𝑤 𝐵2
D. B = b + 100 mm
C. 𝑡= � �𝐴2 − �
𝑃 4
E. B = b + 125 mm
𝑃 𝐵2
D. 𝑡 = � �𝐴2 − �
3 4
22. Design of a riveted joint is based on the
assumption:
26. If the thickness of a structural member
A. Bending stress in rivets is accounted for
is small as compared to its length and width,
B. Riveted hole is assumed to be completely it is classified as
filled by the rivet
A. one dimensional
C. Stress in the plate in not uniform
B. two dimensional
D. Friction between plates is taken into
C. three dimensional
account
D. none of these.
E. None of these.

27. In factory buildings, the horizontal

23. A web plate is called unstiffened if the
beams spanning between the wall columns
ratio of clear depth to thickness is less than
supporting a wall covering, are called
A. 35 B. 50
A. stringers B. trimmers
C. 60 D. 85
C. girts D. lintels.
E. 90

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28. A column is carrying an axial load W D. 1/8 to 1/12 of the span.

and an eccentric load P. If A is its cross-
sectional area, ex and ey are the 31. If N is the number of rivets in the joint,
eccentricities and Pxx and Zyy the section the strength of a riveted joint against
modulli, the equivalent axial load is obtained shearing of rivets, is given by
from the formula,
A. Ps = N x (π/4) d2 x Ps
𝐴𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑦
A. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝐸 �1 + + �+𝑊 B. Ps = N x (d x t x ps)
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋
C. Ps = N x (p - d) x t x Ps
𝐴𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑦
B. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝐸 �1 + − �+𝑊 D. Ps = N x (P + d) x t x ps.
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋
𝐴𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑦 E. none of these.
C. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝐸 �1 − − �+𝑊
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋
𝐴𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑦 32. For steel members exposed to weather
D. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝐸 �1 + − �−𝑊 and not accessible for repainting, the
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋
𝐴𝑒𝑒 𝐴𝑒𝑦 thickness of steel should not be less than
E. 𝑃𝑒𝑝 = 𝑃𝐸 �1 − − �−𝑊 A. 4.5 mm B. 6 mm
𝑍𝑋𝑋 𝑍𝑋𝑋
C. 8 mm D. 10 mm
29. Pick up the correct statement from the
following: 33. Compression members composed of two
A. The ends of a strut, are connected channels back-to-back and separated by a
together with two rivets small distance are connected together by
B. The members of strut will have at least riveting so that the minimum slenderness
two connections spaced equidistant in their ratio of each member between the
length connections, does not exceed
C. The members when separated back-to- A. 40
back, the connecting rivets should pass B. 50
through solid washer or packing C. 60
D. All the above. D. 70

30. Rise of a Jack arch is kept about

A. 1/2 to 1/3 of the span
B. 1/3 to 1/4 of the span
C. 1/4 to 1/8 of the span

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ANSWER KEY- STEEL STRUCTURE DESIGN

SECTION-1
1 A 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 A 8 B 9 D 10 D
11 B 12 A 13 C 14 E 15 E 16 A 17 D 18 D 19 D 20 C
21 C 22 D 23 B 24 C 25 E 26 B 27 A 28 C 29 C 30 C
31 D 32 B 33 A 34 E 35 A 36 C 37 C 38 D 39 B 40 B
41 D 42 D 43 D 44 A 45 B 46 C 47 C 48 D 49 C 50 E

SECTION-2
1 B 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 B 7 B 8 B 9 B 10 D
11 D 12 E 13 D 14 B 15 E 16 B 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 B
21 D 22 A 23 D 24 B 25 C 26 E 27 D 28 C 29 B 30 E
31 B 32 C 33 C 34 E 35 C 36 B 37 D 38 D 39 A 40 D
41 A 42 C 43 C 44 B 45 D 46 D 47 B 48 C 49 B

SECTION-3
1 C 2 D 3 E 4 C 5 A 6 C 7 A 8 C 9 C 10 C
11 D 12 E 13 D 14 A 15 C 16 C 17 E 18 D 19 A 20 C
21 D 22 B 23 E 24 D 25 C 26 B 27 D 28 D 29 B 30 B
31 C 32 E 33 A 34 C 35 C 36 B 37 C 38 B 39 A 40 A
41 B 42 C 43 D 44 C 45 A 46 C 47 C 48 B 49 D 50 A

SECTION-4
1 C 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 A 9 A 10 B
11 D 12 E 13 E 14 C 15 D 16 D 17 B 18 D 19 C 20 D
21 A 22 C 23 A 24 C 25 E 26 D 27 A 28 C 29 C 30 C
31 C 32 E 33 D 34 C 35 D 36 D 37 C 38 B 39 B 40 E
41 E 42 A 43 B 44 C 45 C 46 C 47 D 48 D 49 D 50 D

SECTION-5
1 B 2 C 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 D 7 D 8 B 9 A 10 D
11 D 12 D 13 D 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 B 18 E 19 E 20 C
21 D 22 B 23 D 24 E 25 C 26 B 27 C 28 A 29 D 30 D
31 A 32 C 33 A

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