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The allowable tensile stress in structural mild steel plates for steel tank is assumed as________________?

  • (A)  95.0 MPa on net area
  • (B)  105.5 MPa on net area
  • (C)  105.5 MPa on gross area
  • (D)  150.0 MPa on gross area
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?

  • (A)  equal angles back to back
  • (B)  unqual legged angles with long legs back to back
  • (C)  unequal legged angles with short legs back to back
  • (D)  both (B) or (C)
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In case of plastic design, the calculated maximum shear capacity of a beam as per IS:800 shall be________________?

  • (A)  0.55 Awfy
  • (B)  0.65 Awfy
  • (C)  0.75 Awfy
  • (D)  0.85 Awfy where, Aw = effective cross-sectional area resisting shear fy = yield stress of the steel
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Which of the following conditions is to be satisfied both in elastic and plastic analysis ?

  • (A)  equilibrium condition
  • (B)  yield condition
  • (C)  plastic moment condition
  • (D)  mechanism condition
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The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus__________________?

  • (A)  is equal to 1
  • (B)  is always less than 1
  • (C)  is always greater than 1
  • (D)  can be less than 1
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The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies___________________?

  • (A)  equilibrium and mechanism conditions
  • (B)  equilibrium and plastic moment conditions
  • (C)  mechanism and plastic moment conditions
  • (D)  equilibrium condition only
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Shape factor is a property which depends________________?

  • (A)  only on the ultimate stress of the material
  • (B)  only on the yield stress of the material
  • (C)  only on the geometry of the section
  • (D)  both on the yield stress and ultimate stress of material
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The mechanism method and the statical method give__________________?

  • (A)  lower and upper bounds respectively on the strength of structure
  • (B)  upper and lower bounds respectively on the strength of structure
  • (C)  lower bound on the strength of structure
  • (D)  upper bound on the strength of structure
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