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This section includes 16 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. |
The most critical location for failure due to web crippling is |
A. | flange cross section |
B. | middle of web |
C. | start of fillet |
D. | root of fillet |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
What is web crippling ? |
A. | web is of large thickness |
B. | flange near portion of stress concentration tends to fold over web |
C. | web near portion of stress concentration tends to fold over flange |
D. | flange is of large thickness |
Answer» D. flange is of large thickness | |
3. |
Slenderness ratio when ends are assumed to be fixed for a plate girder is |
A. | 2.45 d |
B. | 8.5 d/t |
C. | 2.45 d/t |
D. | 8.5 t |
Answer» D. 8.5 t | |
4. |
WHAT_IS_WEB_CRIPPLING_??$ |
A. | web is of large thickness |
B. | flange near portion of stress concentration tends to fold over web |
C. | web near portion of stress concentration tends to fold over flange |
D. | flange is of large thickness |
Answer» D. flange is of large thickness | |
5. |
The most critical location for failure due to web crippling is$ |
A. | flange cross section |
B. | middle of web |
C. | start of fillet |
D. | root of fillet |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which off the following will be a remedy to web crippling? |
A. | spreading load over small portion of flange |
B. | provide stiffeners which bear against flanges at load points |
C. | provide web of small thickness |
D. | web crippling cannot be prevented |
Answer» C. provide web of small thickness | |
7. |
The crippling strength of web at interior point where concentrated load is acting is given by |
A. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+2n<sub>1</sub>)f<sub>yw</sub> |
B. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+2n<sub>1</sub>) t |
C. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+2n<sub>1</sub>)f<sub>yw</sub>t |
D. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>)/f<sub>yw</sub>t |
Answer» D. F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>)/f<sub>yw</sub>t | |
8. |
The crippling strength of web at supports is given by |
A. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>)f<sub>yw</sub> |
B. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>) t |
C. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>)/f<sub>yw</sub>t |
D. | F<sub>crip</sub> = (b+n<sub>1</sub>)f<sub>yw</sub>t |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
The angle of dispersion of load for web crippling is assumed to be |
A. | 2:1 |
B. | 1:2.5 |
C. | 4:5 |
D. | 2:3 |
Answer» C. 4:5 | |
10. |
Slenderness ratio when ends are assumed to be fixed for a plate girder i? |
A. | 2.45 d |
B. | 8.5 d/t |
C. | 2.45 d/t |
D. | 8.5 t |
Answer» D. 8.5 t | |
11. |
Web buckling strength at support of simply supported plate girder is given by |
A. | F<sub>wb</sub> =B<sub>tw</sub>f<sub>cd</sub> |
B. | F<sub>wb</sub> =t<sub>w</sub>f<sub>cd</sub> |
C. | F<sub>wb</sub> =B<sub>tw</sub> |
D. | F<sub>wb</sub> =Bf<sub>cd</sub> |
Answer» B. F<sub>wb</sub> =t<sub>w</sub>f<sub>cd</sub> | |
12. |
The maximum diagonal compression in plate girder simply supported occurs |
A. | does not occur |
B. | above neutral axis |
C. | below neutral axis |
D. | at neutral axis |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
The effective depth when top flanges are not restrained against rotation and lateral deflection is |
A. | 2d/3 |
B. | 2d |
C. | d |
D. | d/2 |
Answer» C. d | |
14. |
The effective depth when top flanges are restrained against rotation but not against lateral deflection is |
A. | 2d/3 |
B. | 2d |
C. | d |
D. | d/2 |
Answer» D. d/2 | |
15. |
The effective depth when top flanges are restrained against lateral deflection but not against rotation is |
A. | 2d/3 |
B. | d |
C. | 2d |
D. | d/2 |
Answer» B. d | |
16. |
The effective depth when top flanges are restrained against lateral deflection and rotation is |
A. | d/3 |
B. | d |
C. | 2d |
D. | d/2 |
Answer» E. | |