Q. A simply supported beam carrying a central load, will be safe in deflection if the ratio of its span to depth, is

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Q. For double angles carrying tension, placed back to back and connected to either side of the gusset plate, the sectional area of the section, is equal to cross sectional area of

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Q. The moment of the couple set up in a section of a beam by the logitudinal compressive and tensile force, is known as

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. A major beam in a building structure, is known as

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Q. Rolled steel Tee-sections are used

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Q. When the length of a tension member is too long

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Q. An imaginary line along which rivets are placed, is known as

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Q. The allowable stress in axial tension is generally kept less if thickness of the member is more than

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Q. The maximum permissible slenderness ratio of compression member carrying dead and superimposed load, is

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Q. The safe working pressure for a spherical vessel 1.5 m diameter and having 1.5 cm thick wall not to exceed tensile stress 50kg/cm² , is

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Q. Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger than the diameter of the rivet by

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Q. When a tension member consists of two channel sections, the allowance for rivet hole is made for two holes from

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Q. If d is the distance between the flange angles, the vertical stiffeners in plate girders without horizontal stiffeners, are spaced at a distance not less than

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Q. A column splice is used to increase

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Q. To the calculated area of cover plates of a built-up beam, an allowance for rivet holes to be added, is

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Q. The connection of one beam to another beam by means of an angle at the bottom and an angle at the top, is known as

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Q. Allowable working stress corresponding to the slenderness ratio of double angles placed back to back and connected to one side of a gusset plate, is reduced to

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Q. Bulb angles are used in

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Q. Effective sectional area of a compression member is :

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