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This section includes 26 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. |
Match the pair |
| A. | A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv |
| B. | A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i |
| C. | A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i |
| D. | A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-iiView Answer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
A still beam supporting loads from the floor slabs as well as from wall is termed as |
| A. | stringer beam |
| B. | lintel beam |
| C. | spandrel beam |
| D. | header beam |
| Answer» D. header beam | |
| 3. |
Lateral torsional buckling will occur in: |
| A. | Beams whose compression flange is embedded in the slab |
| B. | Beams which are laterally restricted by horizontal bracings |
| C. | Beams which are laterally unsupported |
| D. | Beams whose web are restrained by lateral beams |
| Answer» D. Beams whose web are restrained by lateral beams | |
| 4. |
In a design of beam columns, the values of plastic section ratio βb = 1, the plastic sectional modulus Zpz = 3948812 mm3, the yield stress fy = 250 N/mm2 and critical moment of Mcr = 16866 × 106 N.mm. The non-dimensional lateral torsional slenderness ratio will be nearly |
| A. | 0.141 |
| B. | 0.242 |
| C. | 0.323 |
| D. | 0.424 |
| Answer» C. 0.323 | |
| 5. |
ISMB 200 is a hot rolled Standard Indian Steel Section in which 200 indicates. |
| A. | Depth |
| B. | Width |
| C. | Weight |
| D. | Thickness |
| Answer» B. Width | |
| 6. |
For unstiffened flange of a beam in flexural compression, the maximum allowable outstand is equal to (Where t is a thickness of flange) |
| A. | 20 t |
| B. | 16 t |
| C. | 32 t |
| D. | 12 t |
| Answer» C. 32 t | |
| 7. |
In rolled steel beams, shear force is mostly resisted by:- |
| A. | Web only |
| B. | Web and flanges together |
| C. | Flanges only |
| D. | Neutral axis |
| Answer» B. Web and flanges together | |
| 8. |
Consider the following two statements regarding Bearing stiffeners provided at the location of a concentrated load:1. Bearing stiffeners have to resist bearing and buckling loads.2. Bearing area and the area resisting buckling load are the same.Which of the above statements is/are correct ? |
| A. | 2 only |
| B. | 1 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» C. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 9. |
In which of the following cases is the compression flange most susceptible to buckle laterally? |
| A. | An I-section supporting a roof slab with shear connection |
| B. | Purlin of a roof supporting dead and live loads |
| C. | Encased beam |
| D. | A steel I-section supporting a point load when acting as a cantilever |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
In case of laterally supported beam, the design bending stress is governed by: |
| A. | Lateral torsional buckling |
| B. | Shear lag |
| C. | Yield stress |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 11. |
For long shallow girders with low warping stiffness the critical moment is expressed as |
| A. | \(\sqrt {{\rm{E}}{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{y}}}{\rm{GJ}}} \) |
| B. | \(\frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{{\rm{L}}}\sqrt {{\rm{E}}{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{y}}}{\rm{GJ}}} \) |
| C. | \(\frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{{\rm{L}}}\left( {{\rm{E}}{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{y}}}{\rm{GJ}}} \right)\) |
| D. | \({\rm{E}}{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{y}}}{\rm{GJ}}\) |
| Answer» C. \(\frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{{\rm{L}}}\left( {{\rm{E}}{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{y}}}{\rm{GJ}}} \right)\) | |
| 12. |
Lateral stability of steel beam increases |
| A. | axial compressive stress in beam |
| B. | shear stress in beam |
| C. | bending tensile stress in beam |
| D. | bending compressive stress in beam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
For simply supported steel beams, maximum permitted deflection is:- |
| A. | 1/375 of span |
| B. | 1/400 of span |
| C. | 1/350 of span |
| D. | 1/325 of span |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Limiting deflection for steel becomes supporting floor and false ceiling should be |
| A. | span/600 |
| B. | span/500 |
| C. | span/300 |
| D. | span/200 |
| Answer» D. span/200 | |
| 15. |
Localized bearing stress caused by the transmission of compression from the wide flange to the narrow web causes a failure called |
| A. | web buckling |
| B. | web shear flow |
| C. | web bearing |
| D. | web crippling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
A-I,_B-II,_C-III,_D-IV?$ |
| A. | A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i |
| B. | A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i |
| C. | A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii |
| Answer» D. | |
| 17. |
Complex stresses may occur when$ |
| A. | loads are inclined to principal axes |
| B. | loads are along principal axes |
| C. | symmetrical section are used |
| D. | small values of shear and bending moment occur at section |
| Answer» D. small values of shear and bending moment occur at section | |
| 18. |
Which_of_the_following_statement_is_correct?$ |
| A. | beams are termed as fixed beams when end condition do not carry end moments |
| B. | beams are termed as simply supported beams when ends are rigidly connected to other members |
| C. | beams are termed as fixed beams when ends are rigidly connected to other members |
| D. | beams are termed as continuous beams when they do not extend across more than two support |
| Answer» B. beams are termed as simply supported beams when ends are rigidly connected to other members | |
| 19. |
Simple_bending_takes_place_if |
| A. | loading passes above shear centre for single symmetric open section |
| B. | loading passes below shear centre for single symmetric open section |
| C. | loading plane coincides with one of the principal planes of doubly symmetric section |
| D. | loading plane do not coincide with one of the principal planes of doubly symmetric section |
| Answer» C. loading plane coincides with one of the principal planes of doubly symmetric section | |
| 20. |
Members used in bridges parallel to traffic are called |
| A. | spandrel |
| B. | stringers |
| C. | purlin |
| D. | joist |
| Answer» C. purlin | |
| 21. |
What are spandrels? |
| A. | exterior beams at floor level of buildings |
| B. | interior beams at floor level of buildings |
| C. | exterior columns |
| D. | interior columns |
| Answer» B. interior beams at floor level of buildings | |
| 22. |
Load transfer by a beam is primarily by |
| A. | bending only |
| B. | shear only |
| C. | bending and shear |
| D. | neither bending nor shear |
| Answer» D. neither bending nor shear | |
| 23. |
Members used to carry wall loads over wall openings are called |
| A. | purlin |
| B. | rafter |
| C. | girder |
| D. | lintels |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
What is girt? |
| A. | vertical beam spanning between wall column of industrial buildings |
| B. | horizontal beam spanning between wall column of industrial buildings |
| C. | vertical beam spanning between wall column of residential buildings |
| D. | horizontal beam spanning between wall column of residential buildings |
| Answer» C. vertical beam spanning between wall column of residential buildings | |
| 25. |
Structural members subjected to bending and large axial compressive loads are known as |
| A. | strut |
| B. | purlin |
| C. | beam-column |
| D. | lintel |
| Answer» D. lintel | |
| 26. |
What is beam? |
| A. | structural member subjected to transverse loads |
| B. | structural member subjected to axial loads only |
| C. | structural member subjected to seismic loads only |
| D. | structural member subjected to transverse loads only |
| Answer» B. structural member subjected to axial loads only | |