A. stronger
B. weaker
C. equally strong
D. any of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Design of Steel Structures MCQs
2. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to_________________?
A. horizontal shear only
B. vertical load only
C. both (A. and (B.
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
3. Lug angles_________________?
A. are used to reduce the length of connection.
B. are unequal angles.
C. increases shear lag.
D. all the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
4. Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using________________?
A. vertical intermediate stiffener
B. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis
C. bearing stiffener
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
5. In case of timber structures, the form factor for solid circular cross-section is taken as_________________?
A. 1.18
B. 1.414
C. 1.67
D. 1.81
✅ The correct answer is option A.
6. A butt weld is specified by__________________?
A. effective throat thickness
B. plate thickness
C. size of weld
D. penetration thickness
✅ The correct answer is option A.
7. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to________________?
A. only shear stresses
B. only tensile stresses
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
8. In case of timber structures, the simple bending formula M = fz may be applied for________________?
A. rectangular beams up to 300 mm depth
B. all rectangular beams
C. solid circular beams only
D. all square cross-section beams
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9. To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be_______________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
✅ The correct answer is option B.
10. Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of_________________?
A. bottom chord area
B. top chord area
C. effective span of bridge
D. heaviest axle load of engine
✅ The correct answer is option A.