A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Related Mcqs:
- The effective length of a battened strut effectively held in position at both ends but not restrained in direction is taken as________________?
A. 1.8 L
B. L
C. 1.1 L
D. 1.5 L - According to IS Specifications, the effective length of a column effectively held in position at both ends and restrained in direction at one end is taken as________________?
A. 0.67 L
B. 0.8 L
C. L
D. 1.5 L - The slenderness ratio of a column supported throughout its length by a masonry wall is________________?
A. zero
B. 10
C. 100
D. infinity - The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than___________________?
A. two times the weld size
B. four times the weld size
C. six times the weld size
D. weld size - 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 a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate__________________?
A. fully by direct bearing
B. fully through fastenings
C. 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings
D. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings - The maximum slenderness ratio of a steel column, the design of which is governed by wind or seismic forces is________________?
A. 150
B. 180
C. 250
D. 350 - A circular column section is generally not used in actual practice because________________?
A. it is uneconomical
B. it cannot carry the load safely
C. it is difficult to connect beams to the round sections
D. all of the above - The least dimension in case of a circular column of diameter D is taken as_______________?
A. 0.5 D
B. 0.68 D
C. 0.88 D
D. D - Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist_________________?
A. bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load
B. shear force due to 2.5% of the column load
C. 2.5% of the column load
D. both (A) and (B)
