MCQs of Design of plate girders (Design of Steel Structures - 2180610)

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21.

Which of the following angle should be ideally used in bolted plate girder flange?

(a)	Bulb angle
(b)	Equal angle
(c)	Unequal angle with short leg horizontal
(d)	Unequal angle with long leg horizontal

22.

Flange cover plates are used in plate girder when

(a)	Flange cover plates are not used.
(b)	For aesthetic appearance.
(c)	When moment resisting capacity has to be increased.
(d)	When moment resisting capacity has to be decreased.

23.

The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are

24.

The thickness of the web of a mild steel plate girder is less than d/200. If only one horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at

(a)	The neutral axis of the section.
(b)	2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
(c)	2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange
(d)	2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange

25.

Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using

(a)	Vertical intermediate stiffener
(b)	Horizontal stiffener at neutral axis
(c)	Bearing stiffener
(d)	None of the above

26.

Stiffeners are used in a plate girder

(a)	To reduce the compressive stress
(b)	To reduce the shear stress
(c)	To take the bearing stress
(d)	To avoid bulking of web plate

27.

The distance between c.g. of compression and c.g. of tension flanges of a plate girder, is known as

28.

Bearing stiffener in a plate girder is used to

(a)	Transfer the load from the top flange to the bottom one
(b)	Prevent buckling of web
(c)	Decrease the effective depth of web
(d)	Prevent excessive deflection

29.

The central deflection of a simply supported steel beam of length L with a concentrated load W at the centre, is

30.

In case horizontal stiffeners are not used, the distance between vertical legs of flange angles at the top and bottom of a plate girder, is known as

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