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Group A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1 Answer any ten questions
10x 1 = 10
i) The partial factor of safety for the material of bolts is
(a) 1.0
(b) 1.15
(c) 1.10
(d) 1.25
ii) The shear strength of the bolt can be written as f s.An, where fs is given by
(a) fy/ ( 3 1.25)
(b) fu/
(c) fy
(d) fu/
3Ymw
iv) As per working stress method (IS 800: 2007), permissible tensile stress for yielding of
gross section of a 24 mm thick mild steel gusset plate will be
(a) 138 MPa
(b) 144 MPa
(c) 150 MPa
(d) 250 MPa
v) Intermediate vertical stiffeners are provided to
(a) eliminate web buckling
(c) transfer concentrated load
MYm/f
y)
viii) For gantry girder carrying electrically operated overhead travelling cranes, the lateral forces
are increased by
(a) 25 % of maximum static wheel load
(b) 10 % of maximum static wheel load
(c) 10 % of weight of the carb and weight lifted by the crane
(d) 5 % of the weight of the carb and weight lifted by the crane.
ix) A 90 90 10 angle is connected to the gusset plate of 12 mm thickness by 3 rivets of 20 mm
diameter. If this member carry a tensile force of 120KN, the maximum centre to centre spacing
between two consecutive rivets will be (as per IS 800:2007)
(a) 160 mm
(b) 180 mm
(c) 192 mm
(d) 200 mm
xi) The slenderness ratio of a web of beam section buckling consideration is given by
(a) d/tw
(c) 85 d/tw
(d) 67 d/tw
(II) bzpfbd
Of these:
a) only I is correct
c) II and III are correct
b) only II is correct
d) III and IV are correct
Group-B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three questions of following
2
Design a slab base for a column ISHB 350 @ 710.2 N/m subjected to an axial compressive
load of 1100 KN. Load is transferred to the base plate by direct bearing of column flanges.
Take fu = 410 MPa, fy = 250 MPa.
35 =15
(2 x 2.5 = 5)
Tacking of rivets,
Failure of riveted joints,
Types of welded connection
Prying actions in bolted connection
4. Two 16 mm thick plates are joined by double cover butt joint using a 10 mm thick cover plate,
having permissible tensile stress is 150 MPa. Determine the strength and efficiency of of the joint
per pitch of 90 mm. Assume; 20 mm diameter power driven shop rivets with bearing stress and
shear stress of rivets are 300 MPa and 100 MPa respectively.
5. Two plates 200 x 8 mm of grade Fe410 are connected by 20 mm diameter bolts of grade 4.6
using butt joint. Design the bolted connection to transmit a pull equal to the strength of the plate.
6. Determine the effective net area for the section shown in figure. The angles are connected are
shown in the figure. The steel of grade is Fe-410.
7. Determine the effective net area of double angle section connected to a gusset plate 12mm in
thickness as shown in figure, for the following data.
Diameter of bolts = 16mm
No of bolts = 6
Pitch of bolts = 40mm
Edge distance of bolts = 30mm
Grade of bolts: 4.6
Grade of steel: Fe-410
(f y= 250MPa)
8. Calculate the design compressive load which the member shown in figure, can support, if the
member is of 5.5m effective length. Use steel of grade Fe 410.
90 mm
9. Design a column to support a factored load of 1050 KN. The column has an effective length of
7.0m with respect to z-axis and 5.0 m with respect to y-axis. Use steel of grade Fe 410.
Group-C
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three questions
3x15 = 45
10. Figure shown in below indicates that a plate riveted on to a vertical column with three rivets
placed at three corners of an equilateral triangle of size 80 mm. A load of 40 KN acts on the plate at a
distance of 130 mm from vertical line through a rivet as shown in figure. If the permissible shear
stress in rivet is 60 MPa. Evaluate the diameter of rivet required.
30 mm
80 mm
80 mm
30 mm
130 mm
80 mm
40 KN
11. Check the adequacy of the bolted joints connecting two angles with column flanges using 16 mm
diameter bolts of grade 4.6 as shown in figure below. The joint supports a service load of 125 KN at
an eccentricity of 160 mm from the column face. Assume the N.A
to pass through the lowermost row
125KN
of bolts. Consider rolled steel sections and Fe 410 grade of steel.
240 mm
160 mm
110 mm
175 mm
d
Groove weld
13. A bracket plate is used to transfer
the reaction of a beam to
a column flange
Groove weld
as shown in figure below. The bracket plate is connected to the flange by a 6 mm
fillet weld. Compute the maximum load that can be placed over the bracket
plates at a distance of 75 mm from the flange of the column section. Consider
rolled column section and bracket plate with Fe 410 grade of steel.
P
200 mm
75 mm
200 mm
2P
125 KN
200 mm
40 mm
200 mm
100 mm
ISHB N/m
120 mm
200 mm
ISWB 300
15.A simply supported beam of span 4.5m consist of rolled steel section ISLB
450@ 640 N/m. The compression flange is laterally unrestrained.
Determine the design bending strength of the beam.
16. Design the base plate for a column made of ISHB 300 @ 618 kg/m to carry a compressive
load of 500 kN. The grade of concrete used is M 20. Assume Fe 410 grade of steel.