1. The effective throat thickness in case of incomplete penetration butt weld is taken as ?

7/8th of the thickness of the thicker part joined

7/8th of the thickness of the thinner part joined

5/7th of the thickness of the thicker part joined

5/7th of the thickness of the thinner part joined

Answer: 7/8th of the thickness of the thinner part joined

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2. Rankine-Gordon formula for buckling load is adopted for columns having slenderness ratio ?

more than 120

less than 120

more than 120 and less than 200

none of these

Answer: more than 120 and less than 200

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3. Allowable working stress for struts may be assumed as ?

60 N/mm²

80 N/mm²

100 N/mm²

120 N/mm²

Answer: 60 N/mm²

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4. Tacking rivets in compression members are used, if the maximum distances between centres of two adjacent rivets exceeds ?

12 t or 200 mm whichever is less

16 t or 200 mm whichever is less

24 t or 300 mm whichever is less

32 t or 300 mm whichever is less

Answer: 32 t or 300 mm whichever is less

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5. Intermediate butt welds are used to resist ?

shear stresses

dynamic stresses

alternate stresses

all of these

Answer: shear stresses

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6. In position restraint condition of column ?

end of the column is free to change its position

rotation about the end of column cannot take place

end of column is not free to change its position

rotation about the end of column can take place

Answer: end of column is not free to change its position

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7. An eccentrically loaded column is subjected to ?

bending stress design of an eccentrically loaded

direct stress

shear stress

both (a) and (b)

Answer: both (a) and (b)

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8. The weakest plane in a fillet weld is ?

a side parallel to the force

a side normal to the force

along the throat

normal to the throat

Answer: along the throat

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9. In the roof trusses, the horizontal beams spanning between the two adjacent trusses are known as ?

spandrel beams

rafters

purlins

all of these

Answer: purlins

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10. The large deflections in beam ?

may result in cracking of ceiling plaster

indicate the lack of rigidity

may cause the distortions in the connections

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

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