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Question 41. The range of economical spacing of trusses varies from
  1.    L/3 to L/5
  2.    L/4to2L/5
  3.    L/3 to L/2
  4.    2L/5 to 3L/5 where L is span
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> L/3 to L/5
Question 42. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as
  1.    stringer beam
  2.    lintel beam
  3.    spandrel beam
  4.    header beam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> spandrel beam
Question 43. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to
  1.    Horizontal shear only
  2.    Vertical load only
  3.    Both (A) and (B)
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Horizontal shear only
Question 44. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the rivets are subjected to
  1.    only shear stresses
  2.    only tensile stresses
  3.    both (a) and (b)
  4.    none of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> only shear stresses
Question 45. Hudson’s formula gives the dead weight of a truss bridge as a function of
  1.    bottom chord area
  2.    top chord area
  3.    effective span of bridge
  4.    heaviest axle load of engine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> bottom chord area
Question 46. The number of seismic zones in which the country has been divided are
  1.    3
  2.    5
  3.    6
  4.    7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5
Question 47. Maximum pitch of rivets, used in steel stacks, is limited to (where t is thickness of thinner plate being connected)
  1.    6t
  2.    101
  3.    121
  4.    161
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 101
Question 48. If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called
  1.    Deck type
  2.    Through type
  3.    Half through type
  4.    Double deck type
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Half through type
Question 49. By providing sufficient edge distance, which of the following failures of riveted joint can be avoided ?
  1.    tension failure of the plate
  2.    shear failure of the rivet
  3.    shear failure of the plate
  4.    crushing failure of the rivet
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> shear failure of the plate
Question 50. The use of tie plates in laced columns is
  1.    prohibited
  2.    not prohibited
  3.    permitted at start and end of lacing system only
  4.    permitted between two parts of the lacing
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> permitted at start and end of lacing system only

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