Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. According to IS: 800-1962, the coefficient of expansion of steel per degree centigrade per unit length, is taken as
- (A) 0.000008
- (B) 0.000010
- (C) 0.000012
- (D) 0.000014
2. In case of timber structures, the simple bending formula M = fz may be applied for
- (A) Rectangular beams up to 300 mm depth
- (B) All rectangular beams
- (C) Solid circular beams only
- (D) All square cross-section beams
3. Perforated cover plates are particularly suitable for built up sections consisting of
- (A) Channels
placed back to back
- (B) Channels
placed toe to toe
- (C) Four angle
box section
- (D) All the
above
4. If R is the reaction on the bearing plate, the minimum moment of. inertia of the bearing stiffener provided at the support of a plate girder of overall depth D, the maximum thickness of the compression flange T, carrying total load W, is
- (A) (D2/250) × (R/W)
- (B) (D3T/250) × (R/W)
- (C) (DT/250) × (R/W)
- (D) (DT/250) × (W/R)
5. As per IS: 800, in the plastic design, which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Working Loads Load factor
(i) Dead load 1.7
(ii) Dead Load + imposed load 1.7
(iii) Dead load + load due to wind or 1.3
seismic forces
(iv) Dead load + imposed load + load 1.7 due
to wind or seismic forces
Of these statements
- (A) (i) and (ii) are correct
- (B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
- (C) (ii) and (iii) are correct
- (D) Only (i) is correct
6. Effective length of a column effectively held in position and restrained in direction at both ends, is
- (A) L
- (B) 0.67 L
- (C) 0.85 L
- (D) 1.5 L
7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
- (A) The ends of
a strut, are connected together with two rivets
- (B) The
members of strut will have at least two connections spaced equidistant in their
length
- (C) The members
when separated back-to-back, the connecting rivets should pass through solid
washer or packing
- (D) All the above
8. For rivets in tension with countersunk heads, the tensile value shall be
- (A) Reduced by 25 %
- (B) Reduced by 33.3%
- (C) Increased by 25 %
- (D) Increased by 33.3 %
9. Effective length of a column effectively held in position and restrained in direction at one end but neither held in position nor restrained in direction at the other end, is
- (A) 1.5 L
- (B) 0.67 L
- (C) 0.85 L
- (D) 2 L
10. The equivalent axial load may be defined as the load which produces a stress equal to
- (A) Maximum
stress produced by the eccentric load
- (B) Maximum
stressed fibre
- (C) Bending
stress
- (D) None of
these
11. If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as
- (A) 120 mm
- (B) 160 mm
- (C) 200 mm
- (D) 300 mm
12. The connection of one beam to another beam by means of an angle at the bottom and an angle at the top, is known as
- (A) Unstiffened
seated connection
- (B) Stiffened
seated connection
- (C) Seated
connection
- (D) None of
these
13. The channels get twisted symmetrically with regard to its axis
- (A) Parallel to
flanges
- (B) Parallel to
web
- (C) Perpendicular
to flanges
- (D) Perpendicular
to web
14. Bolts are most suitable to carry
- (A) Shear
- (B) Bending
- (C) Axial tension
- (D) Shear and bending
15. Rolled steel angle sections are classified as
- (A) Equal angles
- (B) Unequal
angles
- (C) Bulb angles
- (D) All the
above
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