Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. The use of tie plates in laced columns is
- (A) Prohibited
- (B) Not
prohibited
- (C) Permitted at
start and end of lacing system only
- (D) Permitted
between two parts of the lacing
2. What advantage of cold former steel members over reinforced concrete and timber?
- (A) Termite -
proof and rot proof
- (B) Economical
- (C) Shrinking
and creeping at temperature
- (D) Less
accurate detailing
3. Which span the plate girders is used?
- (A) More than 5
m
- (B) More than 10
m
- (C) More than 15
m
- (D) More than 20
m
4. What is the main advantage of structural steel?
- (A) High
strength
- (B) Maintenance
cost
- (C) Slowly
erection
- (D) Fire
proofing cost
5. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided is
- (A) 3
- (B) 5
- (C) 6
- (D) 7
6. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to
- (A) Horizontal
shear only
- (B) Vertical
load only
- (C) Both (A) and
(B)
- (D) None of the
above
7. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to
- (A) Only shear
stresses
- (B) Only tensile
stresses
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) None of the
above
8. What is the minimum distance between centers of any two adjacent rivet holes to the nominal diameter of the rivet?
- (A) 1.00 times
- (B) 1.50 times
- (C) 2.00 times
- (D) 2.50 times
9. How much the diameter of the hole is larger than the nominal diameter of the rivet if it is less than or equal to 25 mm?
- (A) 0.5 mm
- (B) 1.0 mm
- (C) 1.5 mm
- (D) 2.0 mm
10. The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is
- (A) 650 mm
- (B) 810 mm
- (C) 1250 mm
- (D) 1680 mm
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
- (A) Deck type
- (B) Through type
- (C) Half through
type
- (D) Double deck
type
12. Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of
- (A) Bottom chord
area
- (B) Top chord
area
- (C) Effective
span of bridge
- (D) Heaviest
axle load of engine
13. The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than
- (A) Two times
the weld size
- (B) Four times
the weld size
- (C) Six times
the weld size
- (D) Weld size
14. Which riveted joint consists of two parallel rows and rivets where rivets are just opposite each other?
- (A) Single
riveted lap joint
- (B) Double
riveted single lap joint
- (C) Double
riveted single lap joint
- (D) Single cover
butt joint
15. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided?
- (A) Tension
failure of the plate
- (B) Shear
failure of the rivet
- (C) Shear
failure of the plate
- (D) Crushing
failure of the rivet
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