Design of Steel Structures Mcqs - Set 6

1)   Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to________________?

a. d/4
b. d/3
c. d/2
d. 2d/3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: d/3

Explanation:
where d is the distance between flange angles


2)   Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds___________________?

a. 501
b. 851
c. 200 t
d. 2501
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 851

Explanation:
where t is thickness of web


3)   The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by_________________?

a. increasing the web thickness
b. providing suitable stiffeners
c. increasing the length of the bearing plates
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: increasing the length of the bearing plates

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   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
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: compression buckling of web plate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to_________________?

a. minimum weight
b. minimum depth
c. maximum weight
d. minimum thickness of web
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: minimum weight

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   The overlap of batten plates with the main members in welded connections should be more than____________________?

a. 3t
b. 4t
c. 6t
d. 8t
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4t

Explanation:
where t = thickness of the batten plate


7)   Battening is preferable when the________________?
i) column carries axial load only
ii) space between the two main components is not very large
iii) column is eccentrically loaded
The correct answer is


a. only (i)
b. only (iii)
c. (i) and (ii)
d. (ii) and (iii)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: (i) and (ii)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   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  Explanation 

ANSWER: shear force due to 2.5% of the column load

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   If the 20 mm rivets are used in lacing bars, then the minimum width of lacing bar should be______________?

a. 40mm
b. 60mm
c. 80mm
d. 100mm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 60mm

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Formation of snow occurs if the cloud temperature is________________?

a. Just above the freezing point
b. At the freezing point
c. Below the freezing point
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Below the freezing point

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!