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251.

For eccentrically loaded columns, the bending factor is

A. cross-sectional area of column/radius of gyration
B. radius of gyration/cross-sectional area of column
C. cross-sectional area of column/section modulus of the section
D. section modulus of the section/cross-sectional area of column
Answer» D. section modulus of the section/cross-sectional area of column
252.

The net area of round bars to resist the tension, is the area of cross section at

A. mid-section
B. root of the thread
C. difference of (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer» C. difference of (a) and (b)
253.

The risk coefficient k, depends on

A. mean probable design life of structures
B. basic wind speed
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
254.

The stress in the wall of a thin cylinder subjected to internal pressure, is

A. hoop compression
B. shear
C. torsional shear
D. hoop tension
Answer» E.
255.

The most commonly used sections in lateral system to carry shear force in built up columns, are

A. rolled steel flats
B. rolled angles
C. rolled channels
D. all the above
Answer» E.
256.

The thickness of the web of a mild steel plate girder is less than d/200. If only one horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at

A. the neutral axis of the section
B. 2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
C. 2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange
Answer» D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange
257.

Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using

A. vertical intermediate stiffener
B. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis
C. bearing stiffener
D. none of the above
Answer» B. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis
258.

The moment of the couple set up in a section of a beam by the longitudinal compressive and tensile force, is known as

A. bending moment
B. moment of resistance
C. flexural stress moment
D. none of these
Answer» C. flexural stress moment
259.

Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist

A. bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load
B. shear force due to 2.5% of the column load
C. 2.5% of the column load
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» C. 2.5% of the column load
260.

The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is

A. 650 mm
B. 810 mm
C. 1250 mm
D. 1680 mm
Answer» E.
261.

The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to

A. transfer load from top of end posts to bearings
B. keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section
C. stiffen the structure laterally
D. prevent the sides-way buckling of top chord
Answer» B. keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section
262.

In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon

A. shear in rivets
B. compression in rivets
C. tension in rivets
D. strength of rivets in bearing
Answer» D. strength of rivets in bearing
263.

In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is

A. displacement
B. load
C. slope
D. moment
Answer» B. load
264.

The elastic strain for steel is about

A. 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/120 of maximum strain
B. 1/2 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/12 of maximum strain
C. 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and 1/200 of maximum strain
D. 1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain
Answer» D. 1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain
265.

The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than

A. two times the weld size
B. four times the weld size
C. six times the weld size
D. weld size
Answer» C. six times the weld size
266.

If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called

A. deck type
B. through type
C. half through type
D. double deck type
Answer» D. double deck type
267.

In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate

A. fully by direct bearing
B. fully through fastenings
C. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings
D. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings
Answer» D. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings
268.

Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to

A. horizontal shear only
B. vertical load only
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Answer» B. vertical load only
269.

Other conditions being same, the load factor in indeterminate structures is

A. equal to load factor in determinate structures
B. more than the load factor in determinate structures
C. less than the load factor in determinate structures
D. unpredictable
Answer» C. less than the load factor in determinate structures
270.

Which of the following sections should preferably be used at places where torsion occurs?

A. angle section
B. channel section
C. box type section
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
271.

Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid

A. axial force in rafter
B. shear force in rafter
C. deflection of rafter
D. bending moment in rafter
Answer» E.
272.

The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are

A. axial forces
B. shear and axial forces
C. shear and bending forces
D. axial and bending forces
Answer» D. axial and bending forces