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  1. To the calculated area of cover plates of a built-up beam, an allowance for rivet holes to be added, is

  2. A.
    10%
    B.
    13%
    C.
    15%
    D.
    18%
    E.
    20%.

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  3. The connection of one beam to another beam by means of an angle at the bottom and an angle at the top, is known as

  4. A.
    unstiffened seated connection
    B.
    stiffened seated connection
    C.
    seated connection
    D.
    none of these.

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  5. Allowable working stress corresponding to the slenderness ratio of double angles placed back to back and connected to one side of a gusset plate, is reduced to

  6. A.
    50%
    B.
    60%
    C.
    70%
    D.
    80%
    E.
    40%

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  7. Bulb angles are used in

  8. A.
    column building
    B.
    bridge building
    C.
    ship building
    D.
    water tank building.

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  9. Effective sectional area of a compression member is :

  10. A.
    gross sectional area - area of rivet hole
    B.
    gross sectional ares + area of rivet hole
    C.
    gross sectional ares x area of rivet hole
    D.
    gross sectional ares + area of rivet hole.

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  11. A fillet weld whose axis is parallel to the direction of the applied load, is known as

  12. A.
    diagonal filler weld
    B.
    end fillet weld
    C.
    side fillet weld
    D.
    all the above.

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  13. Assuming the values of maximum deviation ΔP and ΔE to be 25% of the computed value of P and E respectively, the minimum value of the factor of safety is

  14. A.
    1.00
    B.
    0.67
    C.
    1.67
    D.
    2.67
    E.
    none of these.

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  15. In case horizontal stiffeners are not used, the distance between vertical legs of flange angles at the top and bottom of a plate girder, is known as

  16. A.
    overall depth
    B.
    clear depth
    C.
    effective depth
    D.
    none of these.

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  17. Rolled steel angle sections are classified as

  18. A.
    equal angles
    B.
    unequal angles
    C.
    bulb angles
    D.
    all the above.

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  19. Factor of safety is the ratio of

  20. A.
    yield stress to working stress
    B.
    tensile stress to working stress
    C.
    compressive stress to working stress
    D.
    bearing stress to working stress
    E.
    bearing stress to yield stress.

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