Civil Engineering - Steel Structure Design

16.
The equivalent axial tensile load Pe, which produces an average axial tensile stress in the section equivalent to the combined stress due to axial tension P and bending M, at the extreme fibre of the section, is given by (where Z is the section modulus of the section).
Answer: Option
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17.
Live load
varies in magnitude
varies in position
is expressed as uniformly distributed load
All the above.
Answer: Option
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18.
The most economical section for a column, is
rectangular
solid round
flat strip
tubular section
hexagonal.
Answer: Option
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19.
If the depth of two column sections are equal, then the column splice is provided
with filler plates
with bearing plates
with filler and hearing plates
none of these.
Answer: Option
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20.
The distance between e.g. of compression and e.g. of tension flanges of a plate girder, is known as
overall depth
clear depth
effective depth
none of these.
Answer: Option
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