Top 350+ Solved Design of Steel Structures MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In case horizontal stiffeners are not used, the distance between vertical legs of flange angles at thetop and bottom of a plate girder, is known as
a. overall depth
b. clear depth
c. effective depth
d. none of these
Q. Working shear stress on the gross area of a rivet as recommended by Indian Standards, is
a. 785 kg/cm2
b. 1025 kg/cm2
c. 2360 kg/cm2
d. none of these
Q. Length of an outstanding leg of a vertical stiffener, may be taken equal to
a. 1/10th of clear depth of the girder plus 15 mm
b. 1/20th of clear depth of the girder plus 20 mm
c. 1/25th of clear depth of the girder plus 25 mm
d. 1/30th of clear depth of the girder plus 50 mm
Q. If the depth of two column sections is equal, then the column splice is provided
a. with filler plates
b. with bearing plates
c. with filler and hearing plates
d. none of these
Q. On steel structures the dead load is the weight of
a. steel work
b. material fastened to steel work
c. material supported permanently
d. all the above
Q. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as
a. stringer beam
b. lintel beam
c. spandrel beam
d. header beam
Q. The area Ap of cover plates in one flange of a built up beam, is given by
a. ap = zreqr + zbeam/h
b. ap = zreqr + zbeam/a
c. ap = zreqr × zbeam/h
d. ap = zreqr - zbeam/h
Q. The economical depth d of a web plate in which allowable bearing stress is fb, and the maximumbending moment is M, as suggested by Rawater and Clark, is
a. d = (m/fb)
b. d = 1.5 (m/fb)
c. d = 2.5 (m/fb)
d. d = 4.5 (m/fb)
Q. Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on
a. net area and gross area
b. gross area and net area
c. net area in both cases
d. gross area in both cases
Q. The thickness t of a single flat lacing should not be less than
a. 1/30th length between inner end rivets
b. 1/40th length between inner end rivets
c. 1/50th length between inner end rivets
d. 1/60th length between inner end rivets
Q. Tongue plates are provided in a steel girder at
a. the upper flange
b. the lower flange
c. the upper end of the web
d. the upper and lower ends of the web
Q. The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is
a. zero
b. 10
c. 100
d. infinity
Q. The main assumption of the method of simple design of steel frame work, is:
a. beams are simply supported
b. all connections of beams, girders and trusses are virtually flexible
c. members in compression are subjected to forces applied at appropriate eccentricities
d. all the above
Q. Outstanding length of a compression member consisting of a channel, is measured as
a. half of the nominal width
b. nominal width of the section
c. from the edge to the first row of rivets
d. none of these