B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017

SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
QUESTION PAPER 1

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

1 Draw any two typical cold-formed steel sections

2 What are the advantages of bolted connections over riveted connections?
3 What do you understand by net area?
4 What are lug angles?
5 List the different types of column base connections.
6 When are battened columns used?
7 What are the design considerations for providing flange splices in plate girders?
8 Define shape factor.
9 Write the advantages of laminated timber.
10 How timber is classified based on treatability?
11 Write down the types of steel Structures.
12 What is Factor of Safety?
13 Write down the unwin’s formula.
14 What is tension splices?
15 What is web crippling?

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

A steel column is subjected to factored axial load of 1100 kN. It is of 5m

1 height, hinged at both ends and restrained against buckling at mid-height 16 marks
about weaker axis. Design the section.

A tie member of a roof truss consists of ISA 90 x 90 x 8. The angle is

connected to a 10mm gusset plate by means of 3 bolts of 22mm diameter at a
2 16 marks
pitch of 80mm c/c in one line. Find the tension capacity of the member. Take
end distance = 40mm.

Design a double angle tension member connected on each side of a 8mm

3 thick gusset plate, to carry an axial factored load of 200kN. Use 16mm 16 marks
diameter bolts.

Two steel plates of 16mm thickness are to be connected using a single cover
4 butt joint using 20mm diameter bolts of grade 4.6. Design the joint to transmit 16 marks
a pull equal to the full strength of the plate. Use 12mm thick cover plate.

In a truss, a tie member ISA 110 x 110 x 8mm carries a pull of 350 kN. The
5 angle is connected to an 8mm thick gusset using fillet welds. Design the 16 marks
welded joint. Assume field welding.

Design a simply supported steel beam of 5m effective span, carrying a

6 concentrated load of 200kN at the mid-span. The beam is laterally restrained. 16 marks
Assume a bearing length of 200 mm. Check the limit states.

A column 200 mm in diameter is made of Sal wood. The effective length of

7 the column is 2.5m. Determine the safe axial load of the round column. The 16 marks
column is situated in outside location.
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100

A teakwood beam carries a udl of 20 kN/m inclusive of self-weight of

8 the beam. The beam is simply supported at both ends. The clear span of 16 marks
the beam is 6m. Design the beam.
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
QUESTION PAPER 2

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

What are the general requirements that govern the structural design of a steel
1
structure?
2 What are the various types of load act on steel structures?
3 Write down the permissible stress values in tension & bending of structural steel
4 What is effective throat thickness of fillet weld?
5 What are the advantages of welding?
6 Write the differences between riveted & bolted connections
7 Write down the relation for slenderness ratio & radius of gyration.
8 What is Lug angles & Gusset plate?
9 Define “Curtailment”.
10 What are laterally supported beams?
11 Name the components of a plate girder.
12 What is the economical depth of a plate girder?
13 Summarize the disadvantages of using natural timber for construction
14 Define “grading” of timber.
15 State the characteristics of good timber.

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

1 Explain in detail the steps involved in design. 16 marks

Two plates 12mm x 10mm thick are joined by a triple riveted lap joint in which
2 the pitch of central row of rivets is 0.6 times the pitch of rivets in outer rows. 16 marks
Design the joint and find its efficiency. Assume suitable data.

3 Illustrate the special consideration required in the design of steel Structures 16 marks

Determine the design axial load of the column section ISMB 350 given that the
4 16 marks
height of the column is 3m and it is pin ended. Assume suitable data.

A welded plate girder has a simply supported span of 20 m. It carries an udl of

100 kN/m inclusive of its weight and two concentrated loads of 100 kN each at
5 16 marks
4 m from either side. The depth of the plate girder is restricted to 1.5 m. Design
the suitable section.

Explain with neat sketches the various types of joints with nails and bolts in
6 16 marks
timber.

A simply supported beam carries an udl of 75 kN/m excluding the selfweight

7 of the beam over a clear span of 8 m. The compression flange of the beam is 16 marks
laterally restrained. Design the beam.

A column carries an axial load of 500 kN inclusive of its self weight. The
8 16 marks
effective length of the column is 3.5 m. Design the wood column

QUESTION PAPER 3
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

1 What is meant by gauge distance and edge distance

2 Define bearing stress
What are the various types of connections used for connecting the structural
3
members?
4 Explain shear lag effect.
5 Define light gauge steel
6 What is partial safety factor?
7 Write the mechanical properties of structural steel
8 What is meant by strut?
9 How the effective length of column is determined?
10 What are the forces acting on lacing system
11 Write a note on built up beams
12 What is meant by plastic method of design?
13 Write the requirements of structural timber
14 What are the factors to be considered for designing a flexural timber member?
15 Define modification factor

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

Design a timber solid column which is subjected to a compressive load of 18
1 kN and bending moment of 1.2 kN-m. The member is 2m long and timber is 16 marks
deodar wood.

2 Draw stress strain curve for mild steel and indicate the various zones 16 marks

3 What are the special considerations involved in structural steel design? 16 marks

A double riveted double cover butt joint is used to connect plates 12 mm thick.
Using Unwin’s formula, determine the diameter of rivet; rivet value, gauge and
efficiency of joint. Adopt the following stresses:
4 16 marks
Working stress in shear in power driven rivets = 100 N / mm 2 (MPa)
Working stress in bearing in power driven rivets = 300 N / mm 2 (MPa)
Working stress in axial tension in plates = 0.6 fy

Design a rolled steel beam section column to carry an axial load 1100 KN. The
5 16 marks
column is 4 m long and adequately in position but not in direction at both ends.

A column of ISMB 400 is subjected to an axial force of 750kn. Design

6 16 marks
suitable base plate. Assume necessary data required.

7 What are the steps involved in the design of Plate girder ? Explain in detail. 16 marks

8 Design a horizontal tension member carrying a load 600 KN, The length of 16 marks
the member is 3 m. The member is connected to 4.5 mm thick gusset plate
with 20 mm rivets.
QUESTION PAPER 4
PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
What are the different types of section used for compression
1
members?
2 What are the different types of woods?
3 List the different riveted connections.
4 Briefly describe the types of failure in columns.
5 State the characteristics of good timber.
6 What are purlins?
7 What are the types of load?
8 Name any two advantages of structural steel.
9 Define built-up members.
10 What is meant by “Defect” in timber?
11 Define web buckling and web crippling.
12 When do you prefer a built-up section?
13 Define allowable stress.
14 What are the uses of light gauge steel sections?
15 List out the disadvantages of welding.

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

A bracket plate is welded to the flange of the column as

shown in figure. Calculate the size of weld required.

180 120

1 r 16 marks
250

53.1 126. ISHB 300 @

9 0.630 kN/m

What are the steps involved in design of plate girder?

2 16 marks
Explain in detail.

Describe the physical and mechanical properties of

3 16 marks
timber.

Design the timber floor beam of effective span 3.5m to

carry a dead load of 1.75 kN/m 2 and live load of 0.75
4 16 marks
kN/m2. The beam spacing is 4m and the available wood
is sall wood. Check for shear and deflection.

5 Two plates 12mm x 10mm thick are joined by a triple 16 marks

riveted lap joint in which the pitch of central row of
rivets is 0.6 times the pitch of rivets in outer rows.
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
Design the joint and find its efficiency. Assume suitable
data.
(rep 1)

Explain in detail the types of steel structures with

6 16 marks
neat sketches.

7 a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of welding? 8 marks

A double cover butt joint is used to connect plates 16mm
b) thick. Design the riveted joint and determine its 8 marks
efficiency.

Design a built-up column 10m long to carry a

factored axial load of 1500kN. The column is
8 16 marks
restrained in position but not in direction at both the
ends.

QUESTION PAPER 5

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

1 What are the various types of connections used for connecting the structural
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
members?
2 Define ductility
3 List the considerations to be carried out in limit state of serviceability
4 Briefly describe accidental loads
5 Define lap joint
6 What is the minimum pitch to be adopted for bolted connections?
7 How to calculate net area in chain bolting and zig zag bolting?
8 Draw column base plate diagram.
9 Under what circumstances, gusset base is used?
10 Define static and kinematic indeterminacy.
11 Define virtual work.
12 What is meant by lateral buckling of beam?
13 How timber columns are classified?
14 How grading of timber is done?
15 What is the permissible bearing stress in timber?

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

A simply supported steel joist with a 4.0m effective span carries a udl of
1 40kN/m over its span inclusive of self weight. The beam is laterally 16 marks
unsupported. Design a suitable section. Take fy = 250N/mm 2.

2 What are the types of load to be taken into account for steel design? 16 marks

A single bolted double cover butt joint is used to connect two plates 8mm
3 thick. Assuming 20mm bolts at 50mm pitch calculate the efficiency of 16 marks
the joint. The thickness of cover plate is 4mm.

Design the seat angle connection between the beam ISMB 250 and
4 column ISHB 250 for a reaction from beam equal to 85 KN. Use M16 16 marks
black bolt of property class 4.6 and grade Fe410 steel with fy =250 MPa.

Design a built up column 8m long to carry a load of 400kN. The column is

5 restrained in position but not in direction at both the ends. Provide lacing 16 marks
system with riveted connections.

ISMB 550 @1.037 kN/ m has been used as simply supported over a span of
6 4m. The ends of beam are restrained against torsion but not against lateral 16 marks
bending. Determine the safe UDL per metre, which the beam can carry.

Write down the step by step procedure for the design of a timber beam
7 16 marks
section with all necessary checks.

A column carries an axial load of 500kN inclusive of self weight. The

8 16 marks
effective length of the column is 3.5m. Design a built-up salwood column.
QUESTION PAPER 6

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

1 What is meant by bolt value?

 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
2 Define gauge distance.
3 List out the types of fillet weld.
4 Differentiate between working stress method and limit state method of design.
Define purlin.
5
(Rep 1)
6 What is the necessity of providing bracings in a structure?
7 What are the assumptions made in simple design?
8 What is block shear?
Define slenderness ratio.
9
(Rep 1)
10 What will be the shear carried by the lacing bar as per IS 800: 2007?
What are the different types of wood?
11
(Rep 1)
12 What are the reasons in which shear is induced in columns?
13 Enumerate the main function of bearing stiffener.
14 Write the differences between long and short column.
15 What is meant by seasoning of timber?

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

Design a lap joint between the two plates each of width 120mm,if the
thickness of one plate is 16mm and the other is 12mm.the joint has to
1 16 marks
transfer a design load of 160kN. The plates are of Fe410 grade. Use bearing
type bolts.

A bracket bolted to vertical column is loaded as shown in fig. If M20 bolts of

grade 4.6 are used, determine the maximum value of factored load P which
can be carried safely.

2 16 marks

Explain in detail stress strain relationship for mild steel with neat sketch.
3 16 marks
(Rep 1)

4 Explain the different types of load. 16 marks

5 A column carries an axial load of 500 kN inclusive of self weight. The 16 marks
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
effective length of the column is 3.5m. Design the wood column.

A mild steel plate girder simply supported at two ends has an effective span
of 20m. It carries a dead load of 50kN/m and uniformly distributed live load
6 16 marks
of same intensity longer than the span. Design the maximum section of the
plate girder.

Design a single angle section for a tension member of a roof truss to carry a
7 16 marks
load of 100kN. The length of the member is 3.5m.

The effective length of compressive flange of a simply supported beam

ISMB 500 @ 0.869 kN/m is 8m. Determine the safe uniformly distributed
8 16 marks
load per meter length which can be placed over the beam. The ends of the
beam are restrained against rotation at the bearing.

QUESTION PAPER 7

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

Define slenderness ratio.

1
(Rep 2)
2 What are the advantages of HSFG bolts?
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
3 List the types of weld.
4 Briefly describe moment resisting connections.
What is meant by seasoning of timber?
5
(Rep 2)
6 State the objectives of structural design.
7 Write about the failure of riveted joints.
8 Define curtailment of flange plates.
9 Explain grading of timber.
10 What is simple bending equation?
11 List out the types of structural steel.
Two 12 mm thick plates are joined by 160mm long effective butt weld. Determine
12
the strength of the joint, if it is a double U butt weld joint.
13 Classify compression members based on their length.
14 What do you mean by lateral stability of beams?
Define web buckling and web crippling.
15
(Rep 1)

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

Sketch different rolled steel sections used for steel design and mention
1 16 marks
salient features of each section.

Classify actions as per Is 800: 2007. Explain the general design requirements
2 16 marks
of a steel structure.

Design a butt weld connection of a 12 mm thick bracket plate of a flange

3 of a column if the bracket is to transmit an end reaction of 80kN at a 16 marks
distance of 120mm from the flange of the column.

Design a suitable bolted bracket connection of ISHT 75 section attached

4 to the flange of ISHB 300 @ 577 N/m to carry a vertical factored load of 16 marks
600 kN at an eccentricity of 300mm. Use M24 bolts of grade 4.6

Design a double angle tension member connected on each side of a 100mm

5 thick gusset plate to carry an axial factored load of 375kN. Use 20mm black 16 marks
bolts. Assume shop connection.

Design a column to carry an axial compression of 1200kN and having a

6 length of 7m. it is effectively held in position at both ends but not in 16 marks
direction. Design a built-up section using lacing bars.

A simply supported beam carries udl of 75kN/m excluding self weight of the
7 beam over a clear span of 8m. The compression flange of the beam is 16 marks
laterally restrained. Design the beam.

A timber beam of span 3.8m is simply supported at both ends. It carries a

8 16 marks
udl of 12.5kN/m. Design the beam.
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100

QUESTION PAPER 8

PART-A (10 X 2 = 20) - ANSWER ANY 10 QUESTIONS

1 What are the advantages of knee bent?

2 Compare lacings and battens.
3 List the three modes of failure of a tension member.
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
4 Draw a neat sketch of stiffened seat connection and name its parts.
5 What are the disadvantages of using natural timber for construction?
6 Define riveting.
7 Define column.
8 List the differences between axial and biaxial bending.
9 Why are rolled steel I sections widely used as beam members?
What is meant by grading of timber?
10
(Rep 1)
Define permissible bearing stress in timber.
11
(Rep 2)
12 What do you understand by encased beam?
13 What is the effect of moisture content in timber structures?
14 Write nay two specifications for timber given in national building code.
15 Define staggered pitch.

PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) - ANSWER ANY 5 QUESTIONS

Explain in detail the types of steel structures with neat skectch.

1 16 marks
(Rep 1)

Determine the design axial load on the column section ISMB 350 given that
2 the height of column is 3m and both ends pinned. Assume any other suitable 16 marks
data.

Describe the physical and mechanical properties of timber.

3 16 marks
(Rep 1)

Design a simply supported beam of span 5m carrying a reinforced

concrete floor capable of providing lateral restraint tot the top
4 compression flange. The udl is made up of 20kN/m imposed load and 16 marks
20kN/m dead load (the section is stiff against bearing). Assume Fe41-0
grade steel.

Explain the applications, advantages and disadvantages of light gauge steel

5 16 marks
as a structural member.

Design a fillet welded joint between two plates of size 100 x 8 mm and 100 x
6 12 mm. the permissible stresses for plate in tension and weld are 150 mPa 16 marks
and 108 mPa respectively.
180 120
7 Explain the basic concepts of design of steel structures. 16 marks

8 A bracket plate is welded to the flange of a column as shown in figure. 16 marks

Calculate the size of weld required.
r (Rep 1)
250

53.1 126.9 ISHB 300 @

0.630 kN/m
 B Tech DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017
SEVENTH SEMESTER
CIVIL ENGINEERING
BCE13024 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
(Regulation 2013)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100