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  • Question
  • A structural member subjected to compressive stress in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis, is generally known as


  • Options
  • A. column
  • B. stanchion
  • C. post
  • D. strut
  • E. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • Steel Structure Design problems


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Vertical stiffeners may be placed in pairs one on each side of the web
    • B. Single vertical stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web
    • C. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed in pairs one on each side of the web
    • D. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. A second horizontal stiffener is always placed at the neutral axis of the girder if the thickness of the web is less than

    • Options
    • A. d/250 for structural steel
    • B. d/225 for high tensile steel
    • C. both (c) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 3. The cross-section of a standard fillet is a triangle whose base angles are

    • Options
    • A. 45° and 45°
    • B. 30° and 60°
    • C. 40° and 50°
    • D. 20° and 70°
    • Discuss
    • 4. The critical stress on a column for elastic buckling given by Euler's formula, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of a member carrying loads resulting from wind, is

    • Options
    • A. 180
    • B. 200
    • C. 250
    • D. 300
    • E. 350
    • Discuss
    • 6. The ratio of longitudinal stress to strain within eiastic limit, is known as

    • Options
    • A. modulus of elasticity
    • B. shear modulus of elasticity
    • C. bulk modulus of elasticity
    • D. tangent modulus of elasticity
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The permissible stress in bending for rolled steel I-beams and channels, is

    • Options
    • A. 1500 kg/cm2
    • B. 1575 kg/cm2
    • C. 945 kg/cm2
    • D. 1650 kg/cm2
    • E. 1875 kg/cm2
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The nominal diameter of a rivet is its diameter before driving
    • B. The gross diameter of a rivet is the diameter of rivet hole
    • C. The gross area of a rivet is the cross-sectional area of the rivet hole
    • D. The diameter of a rivet hole is equal to the nominal diameter of the rivet plus 1.5 mm
    • E. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The average shear stress for rolled steel beam section, is

    • Options
    • A. 845 kg/cm2
    • B. 945 kg/cm2
    • C. 1025 kg/cm2
    • D. 1500 kg/cm2
    • E. 1875 kg/cm2
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Dead load includes self-weight of the structure and super-imposed loads permanently attached to the structure
    • B. Dead loads change their positions and vary in magnitude
    • C. Dead loads are known in the beginning of the design
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss


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