Design of Steel Structures _ End Sem

1. A 80 mm x 80 mm plate is to be connected to a 120 mm x 8 mm plate in a lap joint to transmit a factored tensile

force of 125kN. Providing 6 mm site welds design the Connection.
2. Investigate the safety of a lap joint connecting two plates to the following particulars, The plates are 12 mm and
15 mm thick. Each plate is 75 mm wide.
3. Explain the design procedure of Fillet Weld with neat diagrams.
4. Sketch different types of welded connections and name the components.
5. Determine the design bending strength of a laterally supported beam ISMB 350@ 514N/m. Assume that the
factored shear force is less than the design shear strength. Steel grade: Fe 410.
6. A groove weld is provided to connect two plates of thickness 18 mm and 16 mm. The factored tensile force on the
joint is 450kN. The length of the weld provided is 160 mm. Investigate the safety of joint if (a) Single V-groove
weld is provided (b) Double V-Groove weld is provided. Assume shop welding.
7. A 150 mm x 12 mm tie requires a splice with its length. Design a fillet welded connection with a single cover
plate corresponding to the full design strength of the tie. Assume shop welding.
8. A simply supported beam of span 6m supports a reinforced concrete slab. The compression flange of the beam is
restrained due to its connection with the slab. The beam is subjected to a dead load of 25kN/m and an imposed
load of 20kN/m. Design the beam. Assume the beam is sufficiently stiff against bearing.
9. Explain the different types of column splices with neat sketch.
10. Design a steel column using a single rolled I-section to carry an axial load of 750 kN. One end of the column is
restrained against translation and rotation and the other end is restrained against translation and free against
rotation. The actual length of the column between intersections is 5 m and the yield stress of steel is 250 MPa.
11. A 8 m long built-up and laced column has to carry a factored axial load of 1250 kN. The column is restrained in
position but not in direction at each end. Design the column with a single lacing system. Connections are to be
made with 16 mm diameter bolts. The column shall consist of two channels placed back-to-back at a suitable
spacing.
12. Design a 8 m long built up laced column to carry a factored axial load of 1250kN. The column is restrained in
position but not in direction at each end. Provide a single lacing system making connections with 16 mm diameter
bolts. The column shall consist of two channels placed toe to toe at a suitable spacing.
13. Determine the shape factor for a beam of circular section of radius r.
14. Find the shape factor of a thin hollow circular section.
15. A simply supported beam ISMB 400 @ 616 N/m is subjected to a BM of 100 kN/m and SF of 80 kN. Check the
safety of the beam in bending and in shear if the beam is laterally restrained. Take fy = 250 N/Sq.mm.
16. Explain detail in the effect of holes in the tension zone of a laterally supported beam and shear lag effect in
beams.

17. An angle ISA 200 mm × 150 mm × 10 mm is carrying an axial tension of 500 kN is to be connected to a gusset
plate through its longer leg using side and end fillet welds. Design the joint if the ultimate shear stress in the weld
is 330 MPa. Assume connections are made in the workshop.
18. Design a double cover butt joint to connect two plates 275 mm x 12 mm to mobilize the full tensile strength of the
plate. Use shop weld.
19. Determine the design strength of a 22 mm diameter bolt for the case below, (Thickness of the plate 16mm). (a)
Lap Joint (b) Single cover butt joint with 12mm cover plates (c) Double cover butt joint with 10mm cover plates
The main plate is 16mm thick, Bolts are of grade 4.6.
20. A splice has become necessary in a long chain tension member carrying a factored tension of 80kN. The member
is a single angle 60 mm x 40 mm x 8 mm. Design a single V-grooved welded joint.
21. Determine the design bending strength of laterally supported beam ISWB 250 @ 401.2 N/m. Assume the factored
shear force is less than the design shear strength. Steel grade: Fe410.
22. A single angle 125 mm x 75 mm x 10 mm is used to a tension member of a truss. The longer leg of the angel is
connected to the gusset plate with 5 bolts of 20 mm diameter. Determine the net effective area of the angle.
23. A simply supported beam of a span of 5 m is subjected to a factored maximum bending moment of 180 kN-m and
a factored maximum shear force of 225kN. The compression flange of the beam is laterally supported. Design the
beam.
24. Determine the design compressive strength of a single ISHB 400 at 806 N/m, when it is used as a column of 5 m
height with both of its ends restrained against triangulation and rotation. The field stress of steel used is 340 MPa.
25. Explain in detail about column connections with neat diagrams.
26. Explain in detail about built-up column sections with neat sketch.
27. Derive Euler's theory of long columns with different conditions.
28. A 8 m long built-up column and laced column has to carry a factored axial load of 1250 kN. The column is
restrained in position but not in the direction at each end. Design the column with a single lacing system.
Connections are to be made with 16 mm diameter bolts. The column shall consist of two channels placed back to
back at a suitable spacing.
29. A 20 m high building is to be constructed in Delhi for a 50 Year life. The size of the building is over 50m. The
topography of the site is open terrain with very few obstructions and is classified under Category 1. Determine the
wind pressure at the site.
30. Determine the shape factor for the rectangular, circular, and diamond sections.
31. Find the value of W at collapse condition for the continuous beam with three supports, The distance of span is 2l.
Mid support at the distance of l meters from the right or left support with point load of W from the distance of l/2
from left and right support.
32. The span and rise of a steel roof truss are 16 m and 4 m respectively. The sloping length of one truss is divided
into 4 equal parts on each side. The spacing of the trusses is 3.5 m. AC sheets are used as roof material. The basic
wind pressure for that location is 1500 N/Sq.mm. Assuming large openings on one side of the building and wind
blowing normal to ridge from the closed side. Calculate the dead load, live load and wind loads on panel points of
windward and leeward sides with the following data. Unit weight of AC sheet roofing - 200 N/Sq.mm of plan
area. Unit weight of purlin - 100 N/Sq.mm of plan area. Unit weight of bracing - 20 N/Sq.mm of plan area.

33. Design a single-angle tension member to carry a tensile force of 225 kN. The longer leg of the angle is connected
to a gusset plate by fillet welding. Take, fy = 250 N/Sq. mm, fu = 410 N/Sq. mm. Assume the length of the
connection as 180 mm.
34. List the types of failures of a tension member.
35. Sketch the different types of cross-sections of fillet weld, Bolt and Weld connections and show its parts.
36. A 150 mm x 12 mm tie requires a splice within its length. Design a fillet welded connection with a single cover
plate corresponding to the full design strength of the tie. Assume shop welding.
37. Explain the design strength due to the rupture of the section (Tension members).
38. Determine the design bending strength of laterally supported beam ISWB 350 @ 401.2 N/m. Assume the factored
shear force is less than the design shear strength. Steel grade: Fe410.
39. A simply supported beam of span 5 m has its compression flange laterally supported, It has to support the
following loads. Dead load excluding self-weight of the beam = 80 kN, Point load at mid span = 65 kN, Live
Load = 120 kN. Design the beam.
40. Design a steel column using a single-rolled I-section to carry an axial load of 1500 kN. Both ends of the column
are restrained against translation and rotation. The actual length of the column between intersections is 5 m. The
yield stress of the steel is 300 MPa.
41. Explain in detail about effective length of prismatic compression members and maximum slenderness ratios.
42. An ISHB 400 @ 806.4 N/m is to be used as a column 4 m long with both ends restrained against translation and
rotation. Determine the design compressive load for the column. Use Fe 410 grade steel.
43. A steel column is subjected to a factored load of 1200 kN. It has an effective length of 8.75 m with respect to the
z-axis and 5 m with respect to the y-axis. Design the column.
44. A 6 m long column is made of a compound section consisting of an ISHB 350 @ 661.2 N/m with a cover plate of
350 mm x 20 mm for each flange. The lower end of the column is restrained against translation and rotation while
the upper end is pinned. Determine the compressive strength of the column. Take fy is 250N/Sq.mm.
45. The basic wind speed at a place is 50 m/s. If the risk coefficient K1 = 1, terrain factor K2 = 1.07 and the
topography factor is 1.25, find the design wind speed and the design wind pressure.
46. Determine the wind pressure to be considered on a sloping roof from the following data. (i) The building is
located in Bangalore (ii) Span of roof = 10m (iii) Inclination of the roof with the horizontal is 30-degree (iv)
Height of the eaves above ground = 5 m (v) Risk coefficient K1 = 1, Terrain factor K2 = 0.87 and topography
factor K3 = 1.
47. Design a roof truss to the following particulars. The span of the truss is 16 meters, Rise of the truss is 4 meters,
spacing of the truss is 4 meters and roofing shall be of GI sheets, Live load is 500 N/m² and Wind pressure acting
normal to roof on windward side only 1200 N/m².
48. Design a roof truss to the following particulars. The span of the truss is 20 meters, Rise of the truss is 6 meters,
spacing of the truss is 5 meters and roofing shall be of GI sheets, Live load is 600 N/m² and Wind pressure acting
normal to roof on windward side only 1600 N/m².

49. A 80 mm x 80 mm plate is to be connected to a 120 mm x 8 mm plate in a lap joint to transmit a factored tensile
force of 125kN. Providing 6 mm site welds design the Connection.
50. Investigate the safety of a lap joint connecting two plates to the following particulars, The plates are 12 mm and
15 mm thick. Each plate is 75 mm wide.
51. Explain the design procedure of Fillet Weld with neat diagrams.
52. Sketch different types of welded connections and name the components.
53. Determine the design bending strength of laterally supported beam ISWB 250 @ 401.2 N/m. Assume the factored
shear force is less than the design shear strength. Steel grade: Fe410.
54. A single angle 125 mm x 75 mm x 10 mm is used to a tension member of a truss. The longer leg of the angel is
connected to the gusset plate with 5 bolts of 20 mm diameter. Determine the net effective area of the angle.
55. A simply supported beam of a span of 5 m is subjected to a factored maximum bending moment of 180 kN-m and
a factored maximum shear force of 225kN. The compression flange of the beam is laterally supported. Design the
beam.
56. Determine the design compressive strength of a single ISHB 400 at 806 N/m, when it is used as a column of 5 m
height with both of its ends restrained against triangulation and rotation. The field stress of steel used is 340 MPa.
57. Explain in detail about effective length of prismatic compression members and maximum slenderness ratios.
58. An ISHB 400 @ 806.4 N/m is to be used as a column 4 m long with both ends restrained against translation and
rotation. Determine the design compressive load for the column. Use Fe 410 grade steel.
59. A steel column is subjected to a factored load of 1200 kN. It has an effective length of 8.75 m with respect to the
z-axis and 5 m with respect to the y-axis. Design the column.
60. A 6 m long column is made of a compound section consisting of an ISHB 350 @ 661.2 N/m with a cover plate of
350 mm x 20 mm for each flange. The lower end of the column is restrained against translation and rotation while
the upper end is pinned. Determine the compressive strength of the column. Take fy is 250N/mm².
61. The basic wind speed at a place is 55 m/s. If the risk coefficient K1 = 1, terrain factor K2 = 1.07 and the
topography factor is 1.25, find the design wind speed and the design wind pressure.
62. Determine the wind pressure to be considered on a sloping roof from the following data. (i) The building is
located in Bangalore (ii) Span of roof = 11 m (iii) Inclination of the roof with the horizontal is 30 degree (iv)
Height of the eaves above ground = 5 m (v) Risk coefficient K1 = 1, Terrain factor K2 = 0.87 and topography
factor K3 = 1.
63. Design a roof truss to the following particulars. The span of the truss is 16 meters, Rise of the truss is 4 meters,
spacing of the truss is 4.2 meters and roofing shall be of GI sheets, Live load is 500 N/ m² and Wind pressure
acting normal to roof on windward side only 1200 N/ m².
64. Design a roof truss to the following particulars. The span of the truss is 20 meters, Rise of the truss is 6 meters,
spacing of the truss is 5.5 meters and roofing shall be of GI sheets, Live load is 600 N/ m² and Wind pressure
acting normal to roof on windward side only 1600 N/ m².