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1. b) Friction between the plates is to be considered
Assumptions in the design of riveted joints:
1. The friction among the plates is neglected.
2. Shear stress across a cross-section of a rivet is uniform.
3. The bearing stress distribution on the plate cross-section between rivet holes is uniform.
• All rivets within a riveting group subjected to a direct load passing through their CG share the
load equally.
• Rivet shanks and after driving, fill the rivet holes completely.
• The tensile stress is uniform in the section of metal between the rivets.
2. d) less than three times the thickness or 25 mm, whichever is greater
IS 816:1969(C: 6.2.8)
Where fillet welds are used in slots or holes through one or more of the parts being joined,
the dimensions of the slot or hole should com-ply with the following limits in terms of the
thickness of the part in which the slot or hole is formed:
a) The width or diameter should be not less than three times the thickness of 25 mm
whichever is greater;
b) Corners at the enclosed ends or slots should be rounded with a radius not less than 1.5
times the thickness of 12 mm whichever is greater; and
c) The distance between the edge of the part and the edge of the slot or hole, or between
adjacent slots or holes, should be not less than twice the thickness and not less than 25 mm
for holes.
3. c) minus twice the size of the weld.
The length of the weld which is actually effective to resist loads, called effective length, is taken
as the overall length of weld minus two times the size of weld in case of fillet weld as per IS
800:2007 codal provisions.
4. a) Bolt A
Bolt subjected to maximum resultant force i.e. the critical bolt is the one that is farthest away from
the center of gravity of the bolt group and nearest to the applied line of load means, the most
critically stressed bolt is the for which radial distance 'r' is maximum and θ is minimum
5. c) 400 MPa and 240 MPa
Here grade 4.6
So ultimate strength, fu = 4 x 100 = 400 N/mm2
Yield strength, fy = 0.6 x ultimate strength = 0.6 x 400 = 240 N/mm2
6. d) Proof stress
The high-strength bolts are made from bars of medium carbon heat-treated steel from alloy steel.
• These bolts may be tightened to a desired initial pretension, up to its proof stress, so that the
connected parts are tightly held together between the bolts and nut heads without any slip at
the interface.
7. d) Pd = 4 Ps
shearing strength:
Strength of joint per pitch length in shearing, Pd = Ps × N × n
Where, Ps = Strength of one rivet in single shear, n = Number of shearing planes, N = Number of
rivets
Calculation:
Given, Ps = strength of rivet in single shear, Number of rivets (N) = 2 in double riveted joints and
number of shearing planes (n) = 2 for double cover butt joint
∴ Pd=Ps×2×2=4Ps.
8. c) Additional tension force
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The flexibility of connected parts can lead to deformations that increases the tension ap-plied to the
bolts. The additional tension is called prying force. The prying forces can be kept small can be kept
small by using a thick plate or by limiting the distance between the bolt and plate edge.
Note: Prying force do not develop in case of ordinary bolts, since when bolt failure takes
place contact between the two connecting plates is lost.
9. c) 50 KN
The lacing shall be proportioned to resist a total transverse shear, (Vt), at any point in the member,
equals to at least 2.5 percent of the axial force in the member and shall be divided equally among all
transverse lacing systems in parallel planes.
:. The lacing system has to designed for traverse shear force of
(2.5/100)X2000= 2.5X20 = 50 KN
10. c) Are used to reduce the length of connection
Lug angle is small piece of angle used to connect outstand legs of the members to the gusset plate.
The purpose of lug angle is to reduce the
length of connection to the gusset plate and to reduce shear lag effect.
11. b) Lateral, longitudinal and vertical loads
Gantry Girders: These are laterally unsupported beams provided in industrial buildings to carry
cranes.
These are supposed to carry the following loads due to moving crane:
• vertical loads or (gravity load)
• lateral loads (produced due to jerk experienced while loading, unloading, and movement of
the cranes) longitudinal loads (produced due to longitudinal movement of the crane)
• Hence, Gantry girders are designed to resist lateral, longitudinal, and vertical loads
12. c) Shear capacity of the base plate .
The thickness of the base plate has been determined by equating the moment due to up-ward pressure
at the critical section of the base plate to the flexural (bending) strength of the base plate
13. a) To provide local reinforcement to a web under shear and bending
The main purpose of stiffner in a plate girder is to prevent buckling of web
14. c) Axial compression loads
The members subjected to axial compressive force are called compression members.
15. b) i) and ii)
As per IS 800: 2007 codal provisions Design strength of tension member is
the minimum of the following:
1. Design strength due to yielding of Gross section.
2. Design strength due to Rupture of Net Section.
3. Block Shear Strength.
16. d) 350
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17. b) Web crippling
Web Crippling is just like buckling and it hap-pens in the web of a beam when it is being
compressed. It often occurs at the supports of a beam, where the bottom flange is resting on a
support, and the top flange is holding up the load, such as on a bridge abutment.
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18. d) 210 KN
19. b) A , B and C
In limit state design of steel structure, generally structures are design considering safety against
failure, and are checked for serviceability requirement.
Deflection requirements are checked under serviceability requirement.
20. c) 75.75%
21. b) 187.44 KN
The strength of Groove weld is given as:
Strength, S = Permissible stress × Effective area
The Effective area, Aeff is given as :Aeff = Leff × teff
Where,
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Leff is the effective length, which is taken as length of continues full size weld, which is in this case
is the width of plate.
teff¬ is the effective throat thickness which de-pends on degree of penetration of groove weld.
For full penetrations: t|eff = thickness of thinner plate
For partial penetration: teff = 5/8 times the thickness of thinner plate
Calculation:
Assuming full penetration of Groove weld, teff¬ = 12 mm
Leff = width of plate = 110 mm
Permissible stress in weld = 142 MPa
Further,
Strength of weld = 142 × 110 × 12 = 187440 N or 187.44 KN
22. d) 94.44 MN/m2
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23. c) Coincides with the free surf Moment-curvature-axial compression
Beam column joint is subjected to combined action of axial force and bending moments.
. When the flexural moment in the beam column joint approaches zero the unit will act like a
column.
. When the axial load is zero, the unit acts as a beam.
. Moment-curvature-thrust relationships are a useful resource for the solution of a variety of inelastic
and geometrically non-linear structural
problems involving elements under combined axial load and bending.
24. b) 11000 mm2
25. c) Effective length of the beam increases by 20%
In beam to column connections in steel construction, if torsion is permitted at the ends of simply
supported beams by not providing the
cleats, the effective length of the beam in-creases by 20%.
26. d) Upper bound solution
The yield line theory is the ultimate load theory. Both the virtual work method as well as
equilibrium method give the upper bound solution, i.e.
the computed collapse load on the basis of an assumed yield line pattern is bound to be larger than
the actual collapse load
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27. c) 3/4
When filet weld is applied to the square edge of the member, the maximum size of the weld should
be less than the edge thickness by at least 1.5 mm.
When fillet weld is applied to the round toe of rolled steel sections, the maximum size of the weld
should not exceed 3/4 of the thickness of the section at the toe.
28. b) Curvature
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29. d) It can develop a plastic hinge and collapse mechanism
Plastic or Class I section:
1. It can develop a plastic hinge and collapse mechanism.
2. They are fully effective in pure compression and capable of reaching the full plastic moment in
bending and hence, used in plastic design.
30. b) 0.45 fck
For the design of the base plate, we will take the value of bearing pressure = 0.45 fck (As per IS 456,
we take the design strength of concrete as 0.45 fck).
31. c) 28.05 cm2
Given:
B = 30 cm= 300 mm, t=10 mm
nominal diameter d = 18 mm
Gross diameter of hole (D)=18+ 1.5=19.5 mm
Net sectional area = (B -nD) t
= (300-19.5) ×10
= 2805 mm2
= 28.05 cm2.
32. c) Ultimate load / working load
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33. b) Gauge
34. c) 320 MPa
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35. a) mm
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36. a) 100 MPa and 300 MPa
37. d) Penetration thickness
A butt weld is specified by penetration thickness.
38. b) 45degree
When the cross section of fillet weld is 450 isosceles triangle it is known as standard fillet weld
39. d) Throat of the fillet
In the fillet weld the weakest section is the throat of the fillet.
t = Effective throat thickness
S = size of weld
t = k.S
Here, 'k' depends upon angle between fusion faces.
40. a) 315 sq.m
Weld size (s) = 5 mm
Total length (L)= 100 mm
effective length (leff) = L - 2s = 100 - 2 x 5 = 90 mm
effective area of filled weld = t x leff = k.s x leff
=0.707×5×90
=318~315 mm2
41. b) 350
The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of tension members liable to reversal of stress due
to action of wind and earthquake is 350
42. a) 0.55 Awfy
The maximum shear capacity of beam is 0.55 Awfy , where Aw is the effective cross-sectional
area, resisting shear and fy is yield stress
43. b) 113 mm
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44. b)
45. b) Shear force due to 2.5% of the column load
As per IS 800-1984 clause 5.7.2.1. The lacing of compression members shall be proportioned to
resist a total transverse shear 'V' equal to at least 2.5% of the axial force in the member
46. a) 145
47. a) Short columns
The following specification are followed in the design of splices :-
(i) Splices are designed as short columns.
(ii) Where the ends of the compression member are faced for the complete bearing over the whole
area, these should be spliced to hold the connected members accurately in position, and to resist any
tension when bending is present.
(iii)Where such members are not faced for complete bearing, splices should be designed to transmit
all the forces to which these are subjected.
48. b) Tie
Tie is a tension member, whereas strut, rafter and boom are compression members
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49. d) Radius of gyration
Channels or Angles in the compression chords of the steel truss girder bridges are turned out-ward in
order to increase the radius of gyration which reduces the slenderness ratio of the member.
Hence it increases resistance against buckling
50. d) I section
I section is more efficient as it has larger section modulus i.e., (z= I/Y ) is greater than others
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