A. decrease in h/t ratio
B. increase in h/t ratio
C. decrease in thickness
D. increase in height
where ‘h’ is height and t is thickness
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - The connection of intermediate vertical stiffeners to the web, not subjected to external loads, shall be designed for a minimum shear force (kN/m) of___________________?
A. 75 t2/h
B. 125 t3/h2
C. 125 t2/h
D. 175 t2/hwhere, t = the web thickness in mm
h = the outstand of stiffener in mm - The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by_________________?
A. increasing the web thickness
B. providing suitable stiffeners
C. increasing the length of the bearing plates
D. none of the above - 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 - Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather, is______________?
A. 5 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10 mm - The moment of inertia of the pair of vertical stiffeners about the center line of the web should not be less than__________________?
A. 1.5dV/C
B. 1.5d¥/C
C. 1.5d¥/C2
D. 1.5dY/C3where, ‘t’ is the minimum required thick-ness of the web and ‘C is the maximum permitted clear distance between vertical stiffener for thickness ‘t’
- The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are__________________?
A. axial forces
B. shear and axial forces
C. shear and bending forces
D. axial and bending forces - Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds___________________?
A. 501
B. 851
C. 200 t
D. 2501where t is thickness of web
- The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be___________________?
A. 4 mm
B. 5 mm
C. 6 mm
D. 8 mm