Steel Structures Trivia Quizzes for Practice

61. Maximum spacing of lacing bars shall be such that the maximum slenderness of the main member between consecutive lacing connection is not more than

1. 30
2. 40
3. 50
4. 60

62. Maximum thickness of rolled steel strip are

1. 2.45 mm
2. 4.5 mm
3. 6.0 mm
4. 8.0 mm

63. Maximum width of steel plates manufactured are

1. 1 m
2. 1.5 m
3. 2.0 m
4. 2.5 m

64. Minimum edge distance, in case of hand flame cut edges, shall not be less than.............times bolthole diameter.

1. 1.2
2. 1.5
3. 1.7
4. 1.8

65. Minimum edge distances specified by the code should be maintained to avoid

1. rupture of plate
2. shearing of plate
3. crushing of plate
4. both b and c

66. Minimum pitch if GI sheets are used is

1. 4-Jan
2. 6-Jan
3. 8-Jan
4. 12-Jan

67. Minimum pitch, if AC sheets are used is

1. 4-Jan
2. 6-Jan
3. 8-Jan
4. 12-Jan

68. Minimum thickness of rolled steel flats available is

1. 5 mm
2. 6 mm
3. 8 mm
4. 12 mm

69. Partial safety factor for limit state of serviceability for live load and dead load are

1. 1.5 and 1.3
2. 1.5 and 1.2
3. 1.2 and 1.0
4. 1.0 and 1.0

70. Partial safety factor for shop welding and field welding are

1. 1.10 and 1.25
2. 1.25 and 1.25
3. 1.25 and 1.5
4. 1.5 and 1.5

71. Partial safety factors for dead load and live load for limit state of strength are

1. 1.5 and 1.5
2. 1.5 and 1.0
3. 1.5 and 1.05
4. 1.0 and 1.05

72. Pitch of a roof truss means

1. Height / Span
2. Height / 0.5 span
3. inclination of top chord
4. none of the above

73. Preferable pitch, if snow load is expected is

1. 4-Jan
2. 6-Jan
3. 8-Jan
4. 12-Jan

74. Prying forces should be considered in designing

1. black bolts
2. turned bolts
3. all bearing bolts
4. HSFG bolts

75. Rolled steel tubes are referred by their

1. outer diameters
2. inner diameter
3. average diameter
4. outer radius