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  1. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to

  2. A.

     Horizontal shear only

    B.

     Vertical load only

    C.

     Both (A) and (B)

    D.

     None of the above


  3. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to

  4. A.

     only shear stresses

    B.

     only tensile stresses

    C.

     both (a) and (b)

    D.

     none of the above


  5. Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of

  6. A.

     bottom chord area

    B.

     top chord area

    C.

     effective span of bridge

    D.

     heaviest axle load of engine


  7. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are

  8. A.

     3

    B.

     5

    C.

     6

    D.

     7


  9. Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to (where t is thickness of thinner plate being connected)

  10. A.

     6t

    B.

     101

    C.

     121

    D.

     161


  11. If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called

  12. A.

     Deck type

    B.

     Through type

    C.

     Half through type

    D.

     Double deck type


  13. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided ?

  14. A.

     tension failure of the plate

    B.

     shear failure of the rivet

    C.

     shear failure of the plate

    D.

     crushing failure of the rivet


  15. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is

  16. A.

     650 mm

    B.

     810 mm

    C.

     1250 mm

    D.

     1680 mm


  17. The use of tie plates in laced columns is

  18. A.

     prohibited

    B.

     not prohibited

    C.

     permitted at start and end of lacing system only

    D.

     permitted between two parts of the lacing


  19. The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than

  20. A.

     Two times the weld size

    B.

     Four times the weld size

    C.

     Six times the weld size

    D.

     Weld size