| Bending compressive and tensile stresses respectively are calculated based on |
A) Net area and gross area
B) Gross area and net area
C) Net area in both cases
D) Gross area in both cases
| Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against |
A) Shear buckling of web plate
B) Compression buckling of web plate
C) Yielding
D) All of the above
| In rolled steel beams, shear force is mostly resisted by |
A) Web only
B) Flanges only
C) Web and flanges together
D) None of these
| Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds |
A) 50 t
B) 85 t
C) 200 t
D) 250 t
| Load factor is |
A) Always equal to factor of safety
B) Always less than factor of safety
C) Always greater than factor of safety
D) Sometimes greater than factor of safety
| Length of an outstanding leg of a vertical stiffener, may be taken equal to |
A) 1/10th of clear depth of the girder plus 15 mm
B) 1/20th of clear depth of the girder plus 20 mm
C) 1/25th of clear depth of the girder plus 25 mm
D) 1/30th of clear depth of the girder plus 50 mm
| Pitch of tacking rivets, when double angles connected back to back and acting as tension members should not be more than |
A) 500 mm
B) 600 mm
C) 1000 mm
D) 300 mm
| Poisson’s ratio for steel within elastic limit, ranges from |
A) 0.15 to 0.20
B) 0.20 to 0.24
C) 0.25 to 0.33
D) 0.33 to 0.35
| The beams supporting the steps of a stair are generally known as |
A) Headers
B) Trimmers
C) Stringers
D) Spandrel beams
| The best arrangement to provide unified behaviour in built up steel columns is by |
A) Lacing
B) Battening
C) Tie plates
D) Perforated cover plates
