Top 350+ Solved Design of Steel Structures MCQ Questions Answer
Q. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tensionwill be taken as
a. 120 mm
b. 160 mm
c. 200 mm
d. 300 mm
Q. The connection of one beam to another beam by means of an angle at the bottom and an angle atthe top, is known as
a. unstiffened seated connection
b. stiffened seated connection
c. seated connection
d. none of these
Q. The channels get twisted symmetrically with regard to its axis
a. parallel to flanges
b. parallel to web
c. perpendicular to flanges
d. perpendicular to web
Q. Rolled steel angle sections are classified as
a. equal angles
b. unequal angles
c. bulb angles
d. all the above
Q. According to I.S. : 800 - 1871, lacing bars resist transverse shear equal to
a. 1.0% of the axial load
b. 2.0% of the axial load
c. 2.5% of the axial load
d. 3.0% of the axial load
Q. The effective length of a battened strut effectively held in position at both ends but not restrainedin direction is taken as
a. 1.8 l
b. l
c. 1.1 l
d. 1.5 l
Q. The method of design of steel framework for greatest rigidity and economy in weight, is known as
a. simply design
b. semi-rigid design
c. fully rigid design
d. none of these
Q. For a cantilever beam of length built-in at the support and restrained against torsion at the freeend, the effective projecting length is
a. l = 0.7 l
b. l = 0.75 l
c. l = 0.85 l
d. l = 0.5 l
Q. Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to
a. minimum weight
b. minimum depth
c. maximum weight
d. minimum thickness of web
Q. Slenderness ratio of a compression member is
a. moment of inertia/radius of gyration
b. effective length/area of cross-section
c. radius of gyration/effective length
d. radius of gyration/ area of cross-section
Q. The least permissible clear dimension of the web of thickness t in the panel of a plate girder, isrestricted to
a. 150 t
b. 160 t
c. 170 t
d. 180 t
Q. Web crippling generally occurs at the point where
a. bending moment is maximum
b. shearing force is minimum
c. concentrated loads act
d. deflection is maximum
Q. The basic wind speed is specified at a height 'h' above mean ground level in an open terrain. Thevalue of 'h' is
a. 10 m
b. 20 m
c. 25 m
d. 50 m
Q. If d is the distance between the flange angles, the vertical stiffeners in plate girders are spaced notgreater than
a. d
b. 1.25 d
c. 1.5 d
d. 1.75 d