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In rolled steel beams, shear force is mostly resisted by
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A. web only
B. flanges only
C. web and flanges together
D. none of these.

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web only

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1. The gross section of the web of a beam is defined as
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A. depth of the beam multiplied by its web thickness
B. width of the flange multiplied by its web thickness
C. sum of the flange width and depth of the beam multiplied by the web thickness
D. none of these.

2. Length of an outstanding leg of a vertical stiffener, may be taken equal to
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A. th of clear depth of the girder plus 15 mm
B. th of clear depth of the girder plus 20 mm
C. th of clear depth of the girder plus 25 mm
D. th of clear depth of the girder plus 50 mm
E. th of clear depth of the girder plus 50 mm.

4. If d is the distance between the flange angles,
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A. vertical stiffeners are provided in steel plate girders if the web is less than d/85
B. vertical stiffeners are provided in high tensile steel plate girders if the web is less than d/175
C. horizontal stiffeners are provided in high tensile girder steel plate if the web is less than d/180
D. horizontal stiffeners are provided in steel plate girders if the web is less than d/200
E. All the above.

5. The thickness of the web of a mild steel plate girder is less than d/200. If only one horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at
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A. the neutral axis of the section
B. 2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
C. 2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange
E. none of these.

6. When a column is subjected to eccentric load having eccentricity e_x, with respect to x-axis and eccentricity e_y with respect to y-axis the column is subjected to moment in two directions and the equivalent axial load, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E. none of these.

8. The equivalent axial load may be defined as the load which produces a stress equal to
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A. maximum stress produced by the eccentric load
B. maximum stressed fibre
C. bending stress
D. none of these.

9. According to I.S. : 800 - 1871, lacing bars resist transverse shear equal to
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A. 1.0% of the axial load
B. 2.0% of the axial load
C. 2.5% of the axial load
D. 3.0% of the axial load
E. 4.0% of the axial load.

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