The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called__________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The bracing between two columns of a steel tank will be designed to resist_________________?

   A. horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake only
   B. horizontal, shear due to wind or earthquake + 2.5% of column loads
   C. column loads + 2.5% of horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake
   D. column loads + full horizontal shear due to wind or earthquake

2. The sway bracing is designed to transfer____________________?

   A. 2Vi % of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
   B. 10% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
   C. 25% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing
   D. 50% of the top panel wind load to bottom bracing

3. The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to_____________________?

   A. transfer load from top of end posts to bearings
   B. keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section
   C. stiffen the structure laterally
   D. prevent the sidesway buckling of top chord

4. compression force in two end posts The pin of a rocker bearing in a bridge is designed for_________________?

   A. bearing and shear
   B. bending and shear
   C. bearing and bending
   D. bearing, shear and bending

5. 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

6. When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which________________?

   A. is at the maximum distance from CG of the rivet group
   B. is at the minimum distance from CG of the rivet group
   C. gives the maximum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm
   D. gives the minimum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm

   where, Fa is the load shared by each rivet due to axial load and Fm is the shearing load due to moment in any rivet

7. Minimum pitch provided in riveted steel tanks is________________?

   A. 1.5 d
   B. 2.0 d
   C. 2.5 d
   D. 3.0 d

   where d is diameter of rivets

8. The live load for a sloping roof with slope 15°, where access is not provided to roof, is taken as_______________?

   A. 0.65 kN/m2
   B. 0.75 kN/m2
   C. 1.35 kN/m2
   D. 1.50 kN/m2

9. Bearing stiffeners are provided at________________?

   i) the supports
   ii) the mid span
   iii) the point of application of concentrated loads
   The correct answer is?

   A. only (i)
   B. both (i) and (ii)
   C. both (i) and (iii)
   D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

10. Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against_______________?

    A. shear buckling of web plate
    B. compression buckling of web plate
    C. yielding
    D. all of the above