Questions asked in SSC JE 2013 Exam (Design of steel structures)

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2013

1. A structure which offers negligible of zero resistance on bending at any point is known as:

a) Beam

b) Girder

c) Lintel

d) Cable

2. The distance between two rivets measured perpendicular to the direction of applied force is known as:

a) Pitch

b) Gauge

c) Staggered pitch

d) Edge distance

3. For simply supported beams, the allowable deflection shall not exceed:

a) 𝑙 /325 of span

b) 𝑙 /350 of span

c) 𝑙 /375 of span

d) 𝑙 /400 of span

4. Maximum size of a weld for a plate of square edge is:

a) 1.5 mm less than the thickness of the plate

b) One-half of the thickness of the plate

c) Thickness of the plate itself

d) 1.5 mm more than the thickness of the plate

5. The minimum edge and end distance from the center of any hole to the nearest flame cut edge shall not be less than:

a) 1.5 times hole diameter

b) 1.7 times hole diameter

c) 2 times hole dia

d) 1.5 times bolt / hole dia

6. The maximum permissible stress for hand driven rivet in axial tensions is:

a) 90N/mm2

b) 100N/mm2

c) 250N/mm2

d) 80N/mm2

7. The permissible bending stress in working stress method of design of column base is considered equal to:

a) 0.67 fy

b) 0.75 fy

c) 0.87 fy

d) 0.6 fy

8. The size of a fillet weld is indicated by:

a) Throat of the fillet

b) Length of fillet weld

c) Size of the plate

d) Side of the triangle of fillet

9. Diameter of a rivet hole is made larger than the diameter of the rivet by:

a) 3 mm

b) 3.0 mm

c) 0.5 mm

d) 1.0 mm

10. The slenderness ration of a column is zero when its length:

a) Is equal to its radius of gyration

b) Is supported on all sides throughout its length

c) Effective length is equal to Actual length

d) Is very large

11. In single laced column construction, the thickness of the flat lacing bars shall not be less than:

a) 1 40 𝑡ℎ of the effective length of single lacing

b)1 10 th of the width of the lacing bar

c)1 15 𝑡ℎ of the width of the lacing bar

d)1 30 𝑡ℎ of the effective length of single lacing

12. The purpose of stiffeners in a plate girder is to:

a) Take care of bearing stress

b) Increase the moment carrying capacity of the girder

c) Prevent buckling of web plate

d) Reduce the shear stress

13. Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the:

a) Perpendicular to the axis of load

b) Minimum cross section

c) Least radius of gyration

d) Axis of load

14. A 40 cm diameter circular timer column is 4m long. The slenderness ration of the column is:

a) 20

b) 40

c) 20√2

d) 10