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This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Design Steel Structures knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Holes in beam webs should be placed at ____ and in flanges it should be placed at ________ |
| A. | high shear, high bending moment |
| B. | high bending moment, high shear |
| C. | low bending moment, low shear |
| D. | low shear, low bending moment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
A hole in flange of beam causes |
| A. | increase in stress |
| B. | decrease in stress |
| C. | makes the stress to half |
| D. | does not affect the stress |
| Answer» B. decrease in stress | |
| 3. |
The strength of steel beam depends on |
| A. | strength of tension flange |
| B. | strength of compression flange |
| C. | strength of web |
| D. | does not depend on strength of section |
| Answer» C. strength of web | |
| 4. |
What is the maximum lateral deflection of column/frame in industrial buildings subjected to crane load plus wind load and for brittle cladding? |
| A. | height/300 |
| B. | height/250 |
| C. | height/400 |
| D. | height/500 |
| Answer» D. height/500 | |
| 5. |
What is the maximum vertical deflection for a cantilever member in other buildings (other than industrial buildings) subjected to live load and elements not susceptible to cracking? |
| A. | span/150 |
| B. | span/180 |
| C. | span/300 |
| D. | span/100 |
| Answer» B. span/180 | |
| 6. |
WHAT_IS_THE_MAXIMUM_VERTICAL_DEFLECTION_FOR_A_CANTILEVER_MEMBER_IN_OTHER_BUILDINGS_(OTHER_THAN_INDUSTRIAL_BUILDINGS)_SUBJECTED_TO_LIVE_LOAD_AND_ELEMENTS_NOT_SUSCEPTIBLE_TO_CRACKING??$ |
| A. | span/150 |
| B. | span/180 |
| C. | span/300 |
| D. | span/100 |
| Answer» B. span/180 | |
| 7. |
The strength of steel beam depends on$ |
| A. | strength of tension flange |
| B. | strength of compression flange |
| C. | strength of web |
| D. | does not depend on strength of section |
| Answer» C. strength of web | |
| 8. |
What_is_the_maximum_lateral_deflection_of_column/frame_in_industrial_buildings_subjected_to_crane_load_plus_wind_load_and_for_brittle_cladding?$ |
| A. | height/300 |
| B. | height/250 |
| C. | height/400 |
| D. | height/500 |
| Answer» D. height/500 | |
| 9. |
Which of the following are not correct regarding design of beams with openings? |
| A. | diameter of circular opening should be restricted to 0.5D |
| B. | for rectangular stiffened openings depth should be less than 0.7D and length less 2D |
| C. | for rectangular unstiffened openings, depth should be less than 0.5D and length less than 1.5D |
| D. | point load should be applied within a distance d from adjacent opening |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which of the following are correct regarding design of beams with openings? |
| A. | web opening should be away from support by twice the beam depth |
| B. | hole should be eccentrically placed in web |
| C. | hole should not be placed within middle one third of the span |
| D. | clear spacing between openings should be less than beam depth |
| Answer» B. hole should be eccentrically placed in web | |
| 11. |
The strength of the beams with openings may be governed by plastic deformations due to |
| A. | moment only |
| B. | shear only |
| C. | both moment and shear |
| D. | does not depend on moment or shear |
| Answer» D. does not depend on moment or shear | |
| 12. |
Holes in beam webs should be placed at ____ and in flanges it should be placed at ________ |
| A. | high shear, high bending moment |
| B. | high bending moment, high shear |
| C. | low bending moment, low shear |
| D. | low shear, low bending moment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
A_hole_in_flange_of_beam_causes |
| A. | increase in stress |
| B. | decrease in stress |
| C. | makes the stress to half |
| D. | does not affect the stress |
| Answer» B. decrease in stress | |
| 14. |
What is the maximum lateral deflection in other buildings (other than industrial buildings) subjected to wind load and for brittle cladding? |
| A. | height/300 |
| B. | height/250 |
| C. | height/100 |
| D. | height/500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
What is the maximum vertical deflection in other buildings (other than industrial buildings) for floor subjected to live load and elements susceptible to cracking? |
| A. | span/150 |
| B. | span/360 |
| C. | span/300 |
| D. | span/100 |
| Answer» C. span/300 | |
| 16. |
What is the maximum vertical deflection in other buildings (other than industrial buildings)for floor subjected to live load and elements not susceptible to cracking? |
| A. | span/150 |
| B. | span/180 |
| C. | span/300 |
| D. | span/100 |
| Answer» D. span/100 | |
| 17. |
What is the maximum vertical deflection in industrial building for purlins and girts subjected to live load/wind load for elastic cladding? |
| A. | span/150 |
| B. | span/180 |
| C. | span/250 |
| D. | span/100 |
| Answer» B. span/180 | |
| 18. |
Beam deflection is not a function of |
| A. | loading |
| B. | span |
| C. | length of column |
| D. | geometry of cross section |
| Answer» C. length of column | |
| 19. |
Deflection can be reduced by |
| A. | proving less restraints |
| B. | increasing span |
| C. | increasing depth of beam |
| D. | decreasing depth of beam |
| Answer» D. decreasing depth of beam | |
| 20. |
What is ponding? |
| A. | excessive deflection of flat roof resulting in accumulation of rainwater |
| B. | excessive deflection of flat roof not resulting in accumulation of rainwater |
| C. | small deflection of flat roof resulting in accumulation of rainwater |
| D. | small deflection of flat roof not resulting in accumulation of rainwater |
| Answer» B. excessive deflection of flat roof not resulting in accumulation of rainwater | |
| 21. |
Which of the following may not occur due to excessive deflection? |
| A. | ponding problem in roofs |
| B. | misalignment of supporting machinery |
| C. | cracking of plaster ceilings |
| D. | twisting of beam |
| Answer» E. | |