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  • The main advantage of a steel member, is :


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  • A. its high strength
  • B. its gas and water tightness
  • C. its long service life
  • D. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 

    • Steel Structure Design problems

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    • 1. If f is the maximum allowable bending stress in a tension member whose radius of gyration is r and depth is 2y, the required cross sectional area A is given by

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    • A.
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    • 2. For steel members not exposed to weather, the thickness of steel should not be less than

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    • A. 4.5 mm
    • B. 6 mm
    • C. 8 mm
    • D. 10 mm
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    • 3. The beams supporting the steps of a stair are generally known as

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    • A. headers
    • B. trimmers
    • C. stringers
    • D. spandrel beams.
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    • 4. The slenderness ratio of a column is zero when its length

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    • A. is zero
    • B. is equal to its radius of gyration
    • C. is supported on all sides throughout its length
    • D. is between the points of zero moments.
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    • 5. A compression member consisting of angle sections may be a

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    • A. continuous member
    • B. discontinuous single angle strut
    • C. discontinuous double angle strut
    • D. all the above.
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    • 6. If the depth of the section of an upper column is smaller than the lower column

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    • A. filler plates are provided with column splice
    • B. bearing plates are provided with column splice
    • C. neither filler plates nor bearing plates are provided with column splice
    • D. filler plates and bearing plates are provided with column splice
    • E. none of these.
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    • 7. For eccentrically loaded columns, the bending factor is

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    • 8. In a grillage column footing maximum bending moment M occurs at the centre of grillage beams. Its value is (where P, L and a are axial load, length of the beam and length of the column base respectively).

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    • A. M = P(L - a)
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    • 9. In a fillet weld placed on the sides of the base, the metal experiences

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    • A. shear
    • B. tension
    • C. compression
    • D. bending
    • E. all the above.
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    • 10. In a member subjected to an axial tensile force and bending moment, the maximum allowable stress in axial tension is ft and the maximum allowable bending stress in tension is fht. If ft and fht are their corresponding actual axial tensile and bending stresses, the relationship which holds goods is

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