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A. When the gauge distance is smaller than the pitch, the failure of the section may occur in a straight right angle section through the centre of rivet holes
B. When the gauge distance is larger than the pitch, the failure of the section may occur in a zig-zag line
C. When the gauge distance and pitch are both equal, the failure to the section becomes more likely as the diameter of the holes increases
D. All these
A. 1575 kg/cm2
B. 1650 kg/cm2
C. 1500 kg/cm2
D. 1875 kg/cm2
E. 945 kg/cm2
A. Modulus of elasticity
B. Bulk modulus of elasticity
C. All these
D. Tangent modulus of elasticity
E. Shear modulus of elasticity
A. None of these.
B. Dead loads change their positions and vary in magnitude
C. Dead load includes self-weight of the structure and super-imposed loads permanently attached to the structure
D. Dead loads are known in the beginning of the design
A. Simply design
B. Semi-rigid design
C. Fully rigid design
D. None of these.
A. The upper flange
B. The upper end of the web
C. The upper and lower ends of the web.
D. The lower flange
E. The lower end of the web
A. Engesser formula
B. Perry Robertson formula.
C. Euler's formula
D. Secant formula
E. Rankine formula
A. 10 t
B. 4 t
C. 6 t
D. 2 t
E. 8 t
A. 1.6
B. 1.5
C. 1.697
D. None of these.
A. Vertical stiffeners may be placed in pairs one on each side of the web
B. Single vertical stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web
C. All these
D. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed alternately on opposite sides of the web
E. Horizontal stiffeners may be placed in pairs one on each side of the web
A. 1.25 D
B. 1.75 D
C. 1.5 D
D. D
A. Overall depth
B. Clear depth
C. None of these.
D. Effective depth
A. To distribute the column load over soil through the column footing
B. To spread the column load over a larger area
C. To ensure that intensity of bearing pressure between the column footing and soil does not exceed permissible bearing capacity of the soil
D. All these
A. 1025 kg/cm2
B. 1500 kg/cm2
C. 945 kg/cm2
D. 845 kg/cm2
E. 1875 kg/cm2
A. 3.0
B. 4.0
C. 1.5
D. 2.5
E. 2.0
A. 2 L
B. 1.5 L
C. 0.85 L
D. L
E. 0.67 L
A. All these
B. Large moment of resistance as compared to other section
C. Greater lateral stability
D. Large moment of inertia with less cross-sectional area
A. 350
B. 300
C. 200
D. 180
E. 250
A. The nominal diameter of a rivet is its diameter before driving
B. The diameter of a rivet hole is equal to the nominal diameter of the rivet plus 1.5 mm
C. None of these.
D. The gross area of a rivet is the cross-sectional area of the rivet hole
E. The gross diameter of a rivet is the diameter of rivet hole
A. Shear modulus of elasticity
B. All these
C. Modulus of elasticity
D. Bulk modulus of elasticity
E. Tangent modulus of elasticity