91. Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is________________?
A. 1.5 d
B. 2.0 d
C. 2.5 d
D. 3.0 d
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Design of Steel Structures MCQs
92. The shape factor of an isosceles triangle for bending about the axis parallel to the base is________________?
A. 1.5
B. 1.7
C. 2.0
D. 2.34
✅ The correct answer is option D.
93. The sway bracing is designed to transfer____________________?
A. 2Vi % of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
B. 10% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
C. 25% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
D. 50% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
✅ The correct answer is option D.
94. Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid__________________?
A. axial force in rafter
B. shear force in rafter
C. deflection of rafter
D. bending moment in rafter
✅ The correct answer is option D.
95. When the bolts are subjected to reversal of stresses, the most suitable type of bolt is________________?
A. black bolt
B. ordinary unfinished bolt
C. turned and fitted bolt
D. high strength bolt
✅ The correct answer is option D.
96. In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon________________?
A. shear in rivets
B. compression in rivets
C. tension in rivets
D. strength of rivets in bearing
✅ The correct answer is option C.
97. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which________________?
A. is at the maximum distance from CG of the rivet group
B. is at the minimum distance from CG of the rivet group
C. gives the maximum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm
D. gives the minimum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm
✅ The correct answer is option D.
98. The moment-curvature relation at a plastic hinge is________________?
A. linear
B. parabolic
C. constant moment for all curvatures
D. constant curvature for all moments
✅ The correct answer is option C.
99. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is______________________?
A. 650 mm
B. 810 mm
C. 1250 mm
D. 1680 mm
✅ The correct answer is option D.
100. 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_________________?
A. 0
B. 0.5
C. between 0.5 and 1.0
D. 1.0
✅ The correct answer is option C.