The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are__________________?

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1. 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

2. 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

3. Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds___________________?

   A. 501
   B. 851
   C. 200 t
   D. 2501

   where t is thickness of web

4. 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

5. Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to_________________?

   A. horizontal shear only
   B. vertical load only
   C. both (A. and (B.
   D. none of the above

6. 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

7. Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to_________________?

   A. minimum weight
   B. minimum depth
   C. maximum weight
   D. minimum thickness of web

8. 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/C3

   where, ‘t’ is the minimum required thick-ness of the web and ‘C is the maximum permitted clear distance between vertical stiffener for thickness ‘t’

9. 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/h

   where, t = the web thickness in mm
   h = the outstand of stiffener in mm

10. 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