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Design Of Steel Structures
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If the thickness of thinnest outside plate is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of rivets in tension will be taken as

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The difference between gross diameter and nominal diameter for the rivets up to 25 mm diameter is

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The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is

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The external wind pressure acting on a roof depends on

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If the loaded length of span in meters of a railway steel bridge carrying a single track is 6 m, then impact factor is taken as

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Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is (where d is diameter of rivets)

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The allowable tensile stress in structural mild steel plates for steel tank is assumed as

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Other conditions being same, the load factor in indeterminate structures is

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In case of timber structures, the simple bending formula M = fz may be applied for

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As per IS : 875, for the purposes of specifying basic wind velocity, the country has been divided into

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The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to

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The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus

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The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by

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Battening is preferable when the
i) column carries axial load only
ii) space between the two main components is not very large
iii) column is eccentrically loaded
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Bearing stiffeners are provided at
i) the supports
ii) the mid span
iii) the point of application of concentrated loads
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The effect of racking forces is considered in the design of
i) lateral braces
ii) chord members
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Study the following statements.
i) Top lateral bracing prevents the sidesway buckling of the chord.
ii) Sway bracing keeps the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section.
iii) Sway bracing transfers the load from top of end posts to bearings.
The correct answer is

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Select the correct statement

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In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular cross-section is taken as

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The effective length of a battened strut effectively held in position at both ends but not restrained in direction is taken as

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