Q. The most commonly used sections in lateral system to carry shear force in built up columns, are

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

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Q. The minimum pitch of rivet holes of diameter d should not be less than

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Q. The effective length of a weld, is taken as the actual length

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Q. The permissible bearing stress in steel, is

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Q. The main assumption of the method of simple design of steel frame work, is :

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Q. A 20 mm dia steel bar which is subjected to an axial tension of 2300 kg/cm² produces a strain of 0.004 cm. If Young's modulus of steel is 2.1 x 10⁶ kg/cm², the bar is

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Q. Poisson's ratio for steel within elastic limit, ranges from

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Q. When a large value of radius of gyration is not required

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Q. The maximum axial load which is just sufficient to keep a column in a small deflected shape, is called

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Q. If the slenderness ratio is greater than 160, the allowable stress in axial compression is multiplied by a factor (1.2 - (l/xy) where x is

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Q. The effective length of a compression member of length L, held in position and restrained in direction at both ends, is

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Q. Spans of continuous fillers are considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span by more than

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Q. The gross diameter of a rivet is the diameter of

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Q. The effective length L of a simply supported beam with ends restrained against torsion, and also the ends of compression flange partially restrained against lateral bending, is given by

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Q. Rolled steel beams are designated by Indian Standard series and its

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Q. The spans are considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span by more than

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Q. If the depth of the section of an upper column is smaller than the lower column

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Q. A tension member, if subjected to possible reversal of stress due to wind, the slenderness ratio of the member should not exceed

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Q. The rivets which are heated and then driven in the field, are known

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