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Structural Steel Design

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the ultimate strength of A992 in metric units?

a)

248

b)

450

c)

400

d)

345

2.

Which among these design considerations are not relevant to bolted connections?

a)

Gross yielding

b)

Tensile rupture

c)

Base metal shear strength

d)

Block shear strength

3.

How many mm is added to the diameter of the bolt when checking the connection design in tension?

a)

2

b)

1.5

c)

1/8

d)

3

4.

When the beam-column is in double curvature, the ratio M1/M2 is always?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

1.0

d)

Less than 1.0

5.

Which parameter refers to the distance from the outer face of the flange to the toe of the fillet along the web

a)

tf

b)

bf

c)

k

d)

d

6.

Select all failure modes which applies when a section is non-compact in flexure.

a)

Yielding

b)

Inelastic LTB

c)

Elastic LTB

d)

Flange local buckling

7.

Who derived the elastic buckling load equation for members subject to compression?

a)

Segui

b)

Euler

c)

McCormac

d)

Cochrane

8.

When transverse welds are also present in a welded connection, which option should govern?

a)

The higher weld strength

b)

The lower weld strength

c)

The shear yielding strength

d)

The shear rupture strength

9.

When the width-to-thickness ratio of the section exceeds lambda-r for flexure, the section is considered as?

a)

compact

b)

non-compact

c)

buckling

d)

slender

10.

When kL/r exceeds the limiting slenderness ratio, what is the formula for Fcr?

a)

0.877Fe

b)

0.887Fe

c)

0.878Fe

d)

0.787Fe

11.

The moment modification factor Cm is _____ when transverse loads are acting?

a)

0

b)

0.6 - 0.4(M1/M2)

c)

1

d)

0.6 - 0.4(M2/M1)

12.

What is the deflection limit which only considers live loads

a)

L/180

b)

L/240

c)

L/200

d)

L/360

13.

What is the formula for the maximum deflection for a beam subjected to a point load at the midspan?

a)

5wL4384EI\frac{5wL^4}{384EI}

b)

PL348EI\frac{PL^3}{48EI}

c)

PL3192EI\frac{PL^3}{192EI}

d)

PL248EI\frac{PL^2}{48EI}

14.

When a beam is continuously laterally supported, what is the value for Lb?

a)

L

b)

Lb/2

c)

0

d)

Lb/3

15.

When sag rods are placed at thirds in a purlin, the moment about x-axis can be determined using?

a)

wL28\frac{wL^2}{8}

b)

wL212\frac{wL^2}{12}

c)

wL232\frac{wL^2}{32}

d)

wL290\frac{wL^2}{90}

16.

Which shape is also known as bearing pile?

a)

W

b)

S

c)

M

d)

HP

17.

Select all the considerations in the bearing strength of a bolted connection

a)

Gross yielding

b)

Shear tear out

c)

Local buckling

d)

Plate deformation

18.

When all elements of a section are unstiffened, then Qa = ?

a)

0

b)

Calculate first using formulas

c)

1

d)

No need to solve since compact section.

19.

 JcSxh0\frac{Jc}{S_xh_0}  The value c in this equation is equal to ____ when the beam is subject to uniform load?

a)

1.14

b)

1.32

c)

1

d)

0

20.

What is the other course that your instructor is teaching in this modular group?

a)

Earthquake Engineering

b)

Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

c)

Theory of Structures

d)

Hydraulics Engineering