ECIV-3435 Steel Structures 2024

For a simply supported steel beam, the deflection under a uniformly distributed load is expected to _____ as the loading is sustained on the beam.

• Remain the same

• Increase

• Decrease

A beam column behaviour is expected to be encountered when a beam is connected to columns with a _____ connection.

• Shear

• Moment

• Shear or moment

When a member is adequate to resist a certain magnitude of flexural moment and another magnitude of compression load, then it _____ be able to resist both the moment and compression load simultaneously.

• Must

• Shouldn't

• could

In the fictitious load method, if the solution is not converging towards a certain magnitudeof a lateral load, this is an indication for _____.

• Calculation error

• structural instability

• The need to use another method

Two bolts have been used to connect between two plates: one is full-length threaded, and the other is standard threaded. The full-length threaded should have ____ shear capacity compared to the standard threaded one.

• less

• more

• the same or less

The material of the welding electrode is expected to have a ____ strength compared to the plate to be welded.

• higher

• lower

• the same

The grip length of the bolt depends on ____.

• the length of the bolt

• the diameter of the bolt

• the length and diameter of the bolt

When designing a moment connection, ____ of the beam should be connected to the column.

• the web

• the flange

• both the web and the flange

For a 5 mm plate, the minimum fillet size that can be used is ____.

• 3 mm

• 4 mm

• 5 mm

A composite beam with a slab of thickness 350 mm and it was found to be of Case 1. If the slab thickness was changed to 470 mm, the beam is expected to be ____.

• Case 1

• Case 2

• Case 1 or Case 2