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DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE

YEAR 2013 ONE MARK

Q. 1 As per IS 800 : 2007 the cross-section in which extreme fibre can reach the yield
stress but can not develop the plastic moment of resistance due to local bucking
is classified as
(A) plastic section (B) compact section
(C) semi compact section (D) shear section

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Q. 2 What is the value of R(in kN) if value of P is 80 kN by elastic theory?
Q. 3 The value of R(in kN), using plastic analysis is (upto 1 decimal place).

YEAR 2012 ONE MARK

Q. 4 In a steel plate with bolted connection, the rupture of the net section is a mode
of failure under
(A) tension
(B) compression
(C) flexure
(D) shear

YEAR 2012 TWO MARKS

Q. 5 Two plates are connected by fillet welds of size 10 mm and subjected to tension,
as shown in the sketch. The thickness of each plate is 12 mm. The yield stress
and the ultimate tensile stress of steel are 250 MP and 410 MPa respectively. The
welding is done in the workshop ^gmm = 1.25h. As per the Limit State Method of
IS 800 : 2007, the minimum length (rounded off to the nearest higher multiple of
5 mm) of each weld to transmit a force P equal to
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Q. 6 For the fillet weld of size ‘s ’ shown in the adjoining figure the effective throat
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(A) 0.16s (B) 0.65s
(C) 0.70s (D) 0.75s

YEAR 2011 TWO MARKS

Q. 7 The value of W that results in the collapse of the beam shown in the adjoining
figure and having a plastic moment capacity of M p is

(A) ^4/21h M p (B) ^3/10h M p

(C) ^7/21h M p (D) ^13/21h M p
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Q. 8 The adjoining figure shows a schematic representation of a steel plate girder to

be used as a simply supported beam with a concentrated load. For stiffeners, PQ
(running along the beam axis) and RS (running between the top and bottom
flanges) which of the following pairs of statements will be TRUE ?

(A) (i) RS should be provided under the concentrated load only

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(ii) PQ should be placed in the compression side of the flange.
(C) (i) RS should be provided at supports.

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(ii) PQ should be placed along the neutral axis
(D) (i) RS should be provided away from points of action of concentrated loads.

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(ii) PQ should be provided on the compression side of the flange.

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A double cover butt riveted joint is used to connected two flat plates of 200 mm
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width and 14 mm thickness as shown in the figure. There are twelve power driven
rivets of 20 mm diameter at a pitch of 50 mm in both directions on either side

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of the plate. Two cover plates of 10 mm thickness are used. The capacity of the
joint in tension considering bearing and shear ONLY, with permissible bearing
and shear stresses as 300 MPa and 100 MPa respectively is

(A) 1083.6 kN
(B) 871.32 kN
(C) 541.8 kN
(D) 433.7 kN

Q. 10 Two plates, subjected to direct tension, each of 10 mm thickness and having

widths of 100 mm and 175 mm, respectively are to be fillet welded with an
overlap of 200 mm. Given that the permissible weld stress is 110 MPa and the
permissible stress in steel is 150 MPa, the length of the weld required using the
maximum permissible weld size as per IS : 800-1984 is
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(A) 245.3 mm (B) 229.2 mm

(C) 205.5 mm (D) 194.8 mm

YEAR 2009 ONE MARK

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Q. 11 In the theory of plastic bending of beams, the ratio of plastic moment to yield

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(A) shape factor (B) plastic section modulus

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(A) second moment of area (B) slenderness ratio
(C) section modulus

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Q. 13 A 12 mm thick plate is connected to two 8 mm thick plates, on either side through

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a 16 mm diameter power driven field rivet as shown in the figure below. Assuming
permissible shear stress as 90 MPa and permissible bearing stress as 270 MPa in

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the rivet, the rivet value of the joint is

(A) 56.70 kN (B) 43.29 kN

(C) 36.19 kN (D) 21.65 kN

Q. 14 Consider the following statements for a compression member:

1. The elastic critical stress in compression increases with decrease in
slenderness ratio
2. The effective length depends on the boundary conditions at its ends.
3. The elastic critical stress in compression is independent of the slenderness
ratio.
4. The ratio of the effective length to its radius of gyration is called as
slenderness ratio
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(A) 2 and 3 (B) 3 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4
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YEAR 2008 ONE MARK

Q. 15 The shape of the cross-section, which has the largest shape factor, is
(A) rectangular (B) I-section
(C) Diamond (D) Solid circular

YEAR 2008 TWO MARKS

Q. 16 Rivets and bolts subjected to both shear stress (tvf, cal) and axial tensile stress
(stf, cal) shall be so proportioned that the stresses do not exceed the respective
t s
allowable stresses tvf and stf and the value of b vt, cal + tf, cal l does not exceed
tvf stf
(A) 1.0 (B) 1.2
(C) 1.4 (D) 1.8

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YEAR 2007
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A steel flat of rectangular section of size 70 # 6 mm is connected to a gusset plate

by three bolt each having a shear capacity of 15 kN in holes having diameter 11.5
mm. If the allowable tensile stress in the flat is 150 MPa, the maximum tension
that can be applied to the flat is

(A) 42.3 kN (B) 52.65 kN

(C) 59.5 kN (D) 63.0 kN

Q. 19 A bracket connection is made with four bolts of 10 mm diameter and supports

a load of 10 kN at an eccentricity of 100 mm. The maximum force to be resisted
by any bolt will be
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Q. 20 The plastic collapse load WP for the propped cantilever supporting two point

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loads as shown in fig. in terms of plastic moment capacity, WP is given by

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Consider the following statements :
1. Effective length of a battened column in usually increased to account for
the additional load on battens due to the lateral expansion of columns.
2. As per IS:800-1984, permissible stress in bending compression depends on
both Euler buckling stress and the yield stress of steel.
3. As per IS:800-1984, the effective length of a column effectively held in
position at both ends but not restrained against rotation, is taken to be
greater than that in the ideal end conditions.
The TRUE statements are
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3

Q. 22 In the design of welded tension members, consider the following statements :

1. The entire cross-sectional are of the connected leg is assumed to contribute
to the effective area in case of angles.
2. Two angles back-to-back and tack-welded as per the codal requirements
may be assumed to behave as a tee section.
3. A check on slenderness ratio may be necessary in some cases.
The TRUE statements are
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
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Q. 23 When the triangular section of a beam as shown below becomes a plastic hinge,
the compressive force acting on the section (with sy denoting the yield stress)
becomes

bhsy 2bhsy
(A) (B)
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bhsy bhsy
(C) (D)

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Q. 24

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(C) 0.60 fy

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YEAR 2005
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Q. 25
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welding as shown in the figure. If yield stress of steel is 250 MPa, the maximum

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shear load that section can take is

(A) 750 kN (B) 350 kN

(C) 337.5 kN (D) 300 kN

Q. 26 A fillet-welded joint of 6mm size is shown in the figure. The welded surfaces meet
at 60-90 degree and permissible stress in the filled weld is 108 MPa. The safe load
that can be transmitted by the joint is

(A) 162.7 kN (B) 151. 6 kN

(C) 113.4 kN (D) 109.5 kN
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Q. 27 Which one of the following is NOT correct for steel sections as per IS:800-1984 ?
(A) The maximum bending stress in tension or in compression in extreme fibre
calculated on the effective section of a beam shall not exceed 0.66 fy .
(B) The bearing stress in any part of a beam when calculated on the net area
shall not exceed 0.75 fy .
(C) The direct stress in compression on the gross sectional area of axially
loaded compression member shall not exceed 0.6 fy
(D) None of the above

Q. 28 A cantilever beam of length L, width b and depth d is loaded with a concentrated

vertical load at the tip. If yielding starts at a load P , the collapse load shall be

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(C) the horizontal shear force between the flanges and the web plate
(D) the forces causing buckling in the web

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(A) lesser of the bearing strength of rivet and the shearing strength of the rivet

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(B) lesser of the bearing strength of rivet and the tearing strength of thinner
plate
(C) greater of the bearing strength of rivet and the shearing of the rivet
(D) lesser of the shearing strength of the rivet and the tearing strength of
thinner plate

YEAR 2004 TWO MARKS

Q. 31 A square steel slab base of area 1 m2 is provided for a column made of two rolled
channel sections. The 300 mm # 300 mm column carries an axial compressive
load of 2000 kN. The line of action of the load passes through the centroid of the
column section as well as of the slab base. The permissible bending stress in slab
base is 185 MPa. The required minimum thickness of the slab base is
(A) 110 mm (B) 89 mm
(C) 63 mm (D) 55 mm

Q. 32 A strut in a steel truss is composed of two equal angle ISA 150 mm # 150 mm of
thickness 10 mm connected back-to-back to the same side of a gusset plate. The
cross sectional area of each angle is 2921 mm2 and moment of inertia (Ixx = Iyy) is
6335000 mm 4 . The distance of the centroid of the angle from its surface (Cx = Cy)
is 40.8 mm. The minimum radius of gyration of the strut is
(A) 93.2 mm (B) 62.7 mm
(C) 46.6 mm (D) 29.8 mm
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Q. 33 Two equal angles ISA 100 mm # 100 mm of thickness 10 mm are placed back-
to-back and connected to the either side of a gusset plate through a single row of
16 mm diameter rivets in double shear. The effective are 775 mm2 and 950 mm2
, respectively. If the angles are NOT tack riveted, the net effective area of this
pair of angles is
(A) 3650 mm2
(B) 3450 mm2
(C) 3076 mm2
(D) 2899 mm2

Q. 34 A moment M of magnitude 50 kNm is transmitted to a column flange through a

bracket bb using four 20 mm diameter rivets as shown in the figure.

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Q. 35 A propped cantilever of span L is carrying a vertical concentrated load acting at
midspan. The plastic moment of the section is MP . The magnitude of the collapse

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load is
(A) 8MP (B) 6MP
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(C) 4MP (D) 2MP
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YEAR 2003 ONE MARK

Q. 36 In the design of lacing system for a built-up steel column, the maximum allowable
slenderness ratio of a lacing bar is
(A) 120 (B) 145
(C) 180 (D) 250

Q. 37 Which of the following elements of a pitched roof industrial steel building primarily
resists lateral load parallel to the ridge ?
(A) bracings
(B) purlins
(C) truss
(D) columns
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YEAR 2003 TWO MARKS

Q. 38 List-I contains some elements in design of a simply supported plate girder and
List II give some qualitative locations on the girder. Match the items of two lists
as per good design practice and relevant codal provisions.
List I List II
a. Flange splice 1. At supports (minimum)
b. Web splice 2. Away from centre of span
c. Bearing Stiffeners 3. Away from support
d. Horizontal stiffener 4. In the middle of span

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Q. 39 A steel portal frame has dimensions, plastic moment capacities and applied load

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(A) 3MP (B) 4MP
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(C) 6 M P
(D) 8 M P
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A truss tie consisting of 2 ISA 75 # 75 # 8 mm carries a pull of 150 kN. At ends
the two angels are connected, one each on either side of a 10 mm thick gusset
plate, by 18 mm diameter rivets arranged in one row. The allowable stresses in
rivet are fs = 90.0 N/mm2 and fbr = 250 N/mm2 .
Q. 40 Maximum tensile stress in the tie in N/mm2 is
(A) 93.6 (B) 87.5
(C) 77.2 (D) 66.0

Q. 41 Minimum number of rivets required at each end is

(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
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YEAR 2002 ONE MARK

Q. 42 When designing steel structures, one must ensure that local buckling in webs
dos not take place. This check may not be very critical when using rolled steel
sections because
(A) Quality control at the time of manufacture of rolled sections is very good
(B) Web depths available are small
(C) Web stiffeners are in built in rolled sections
(D) Depth to thickness ratio (of the web) are appropriately adjusted

Q. 43 An ISMB 500 is used as a beam in a multi-storey construction. From the viewpoint

of structural design, it can be considered to be ‘laterally restrained’ when
(A) the tension flange is ‘laterally restrained’
(B) the compression flange is ‘laterally restained’
(C) the web is adequately stiffened

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Q. 44

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member. This angle is welded to a gusset plate along A and B appropriately as
shown in figure. Assuming the yield strength of the steel to be 260 N/mm2 the

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(A) 500 kN (B) 300 kN
(C) 225 kN (D) 375 kN

Q. 45 ISA 100 # 100 # 10 mm (cross sectional area = 1908 mm2 ) is welded along A
and B (refer to figure from above question), such that the length of the weld along
A and B are l1 and l2 , respectively. Which of the following is a possibly acceptable
combination of l1 and l2 .
(A) l1 = 60 mm and l2 = 150 mm
(B) l1 = 150 mm and l2 = 60 mm
(C) l1 = 150 mm and l2 = 150 mm
(D) Any of the above depending on the size of the weld

Q. 46 A steel beam (with a constant EI and span L) is fixed at both ends and carries a
uniformly distributed load (w kN/m), which is gradualy increased till the beam
reaches the stage of plastic collapse (refer to the following figure). Assuming ‘B’
to be at mid-span, which of the following is true
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(A) Hinges are formed at A, B, C together

(B) Hinges are formed at B and then at A and C together
(C) Hinges are formed at A and C together and then at B
(D) Hinges are formed at A and C only

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Q. 47 Identify the most effective butt joint (with double cover plates) for a plate in

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tension from the patterns (plan view) shown below, each comprising 6 identical

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Q. 48 Consider the following two statements related to structural steel design, and
identify whether they are True or False
I. The Euler buckling load of a slender steel column depends on the yield
strength of steel.
II. In the design of laced column, the maximum spacing of the lacing does not
depend on the slenderness of column as a whole.
(A) Both statement I and II are True
(B) Statement I is True, and statement is False
(C) Statement I is False, and statement II is True
(D) Both statements I and II are False

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(A) (D) (B) (D) (C) (C) (B) (A) (D) (B)
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(A) (D) (A) (C) (D) (C) (D) (B) (C) (A)
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(D) (C) (D) (B) (B) (B) (A) (A) (A) (A)
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