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No: 36003
R05 SET-1

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III .B.TECH –II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS JANUARY- 2010
BASIC STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN & DRAWING
(CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:80

Part – A (Marks: 32)

Answer any one of the following

1. A column section ISHB300 at 63 kg/m with one cover plate 400 mm x 20 mm on either
side is carrying an axial load of 2000 kN inclusive of self weight of base and column.
Design a gusseted base for the column, assuming the allowable bearing pressure on
concrete as 4 N/mm2 and the bending stress in base plate as 185 N/mm2. Draw to scale.
a) Side view of the gusseted base
b) Plan view of the foundation.

2. Design a deck type, welded plate girder of a Railway bridge for single track B.G. main
line loading, for the following data:
Effective span = 24 m
EUDL for BM= 2034kN
EUDL for SF = 2231 kN
Impact factor = 0.417
Traction force = 448 kN
Braking force = 416 kN
Raking force = 6000 N/m
Draw to the scale:
a) Cross section of plate girder
b) Longitudinal elevation.

Part – B (Marks: 48)

Answer any three of the following

1.a) What are the advantages of welded connections? Explain the following for fillet weld
considering I.S. specifications?
i) Size of weld
ii) Throat thickness
iii) Length of weld.
b) With neat sketches, explain different types of welds?

2. A simply supported beam of effective span 12m carries a uniformly distributed load of
40 kN/m. Taking Fy 250N/mm2 and E=2x105 N/mm2, design the beam if it is laterally
supported? Draw the details of beam?

3.a) With near sketches, explain different types of tension members.

b) A tie member in a roof truss, 1.75m long and carries an axial load of 120 kN. Design a
suitable single unequal angled section if fillet weld is used for the joint.
4. The principal RAFTER in a tubular truss carries a load of 200 kN. A tie member
meeting at 450 to it carries a load of 60 kN. The panel length of the rafter is 2.4 m and
that of tie member is 2.5 m. Design the members.

5. Design the cross section of a welded plate girder for a Uniformly Distributed Load of
80 kN/m. The effective span is 16 m.

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Code.No: 36003
R05 SET-2

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III .B.TECH –II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS JANUARY- 2010
BASIC STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN & DRAWING
(CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:80

Part – A (Marks: 32)

Answer any one of the following

1. Design a built up column composed of two channel sections placed back to back,
carrying an axial load of 1300 kN. The effective length of the column is 5.95m and
Fy=250
N/mm2. Also design a single lacing system. Draw to scale
a) Sectional elevation of the column
b) Cross section of the column.

2. Design a deck type welded plate girder railway bridge, for a single lane, broad gauge
main line track for the following data. Also design bearing stiffeners and intermediate
stiffeners.
Effective span of girder : 20 m
EUDL for bending moment : 2027 kN
EUDL for shear force : 2224 kN
Impact factor : 0.588

Draw to scale
a) Cross section of plate girder,
b) Longitudinal elevation of plate girder
c) Top plan of bridge.

Part – B (Marks: 48)

Answer any three of the following

1.a) Explain I.S. code requirements for the size and length of welds?
b) Design a lap joint for connecting two plates of sizes 150mm x 10mm and 200 x 10mm
allowing a safe shear stress of 110 N/mm2 in the weld. The permissible tensile stress in
the plate is 150 N/mm2. Draw neat sketch of the welded joint with all details?

2.a) With neat sketches explain laterally unsupported beams ?

b) Design a rolled steel I section for a simply supported beam with a clear span of 8m. It
carries of uniformly distributed load of 45 kN.per meter exclusive of self weight. The
beam is laterally unsupported?

3.a) With neat sketches explain different type of lateral systems used for compound
columns?
b) A double channel column section; channels placed back to back carries an axial load
of 14000 kN. The effective length of the column is 3m. Design the section take
Fy = 200 N/mm2.
4. The principal rafter in a tubular truss carries a load of 180 kN. A tie member meeting at
450 to it carries a load of 100 kN. The panel length of the rafter is 2.4 m and that of the
tie member is 2.5 m. Design the members using Yst 240 Gr steel tubes.

5. A welded plate girder is simply supported over an effective span of 16 m. It carries a

Uniformly Distributed Load of 80 kN/m and two concentrated loads of 400 kN each at
third points. Design
a) Cross section,
b) Joint between flange and web.
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Code.No: 36003
R05 SET-3

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III .B.TECH –II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS JANUARY- 2010
BASIC STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN & DRAWING
(CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:80
Part – A (Marks: 32)

Answer any one of the following

1. Design a compression member of two channels toe-to-toe. The length of the

compression member is 8m. It carries a load of 1000 kN. The width over the backs
of channels is 400mm. The channels are connected by battens. Draw to scale.

a) Sectional elevation of the column

b) Cross section of the column.

2. Design a deck type welded plate girder of a railway bridge.

Effective span = 24 m
EUDL for BM = 2329 kN
EUDL for SF = 2541 kN
Impact factor = 0.526
Traction force = 448 kN
Braking force = 416 kN
Raking force = 6000 N/mm
Also design stiffeners and bearings.
Draw to scale:
a) Cross section of plate girder
b) Longitudinal elevation
c) Top plan of girder.

Part – B (Marks: 48)

Answer any three of the following

1.a) Explain the advantages of welded connections? With neat sketches explain different
types of welds.
b) Calculate the size of weld required for the welded bracket as shown in the figure 1.
2.a) Discuss about effective span and deflection limitations as per I.S. code?
b) Design laterally unsupported rolled steel I section for a simply supported beam with a
clear span of 10m. It carries of uniformly distributed load of 40 kN/meter exclusive of
self weight.

3.a) Explain about splicing of columns?

b) A double channel column section; channels placed back to back carries an axial load
of 14000 kN. The effective length of the column is 3m. Design the section take
Fy = 200 N/mm2.

4. The principal rafter in a tabular truss carries a load of 180 kN. A tie member meeting at
450 to it carries a load of 55 kN. The panel length of the rafter is 2.4 m and that of the
tie member is 2.5 m. Design the members using Yst 240 grade steel tubes.

5. Design a welded plate girder 20 metre span and simply supported at the two ends. It
carries a uniformly distributed load of 120 kN/m. Design cross section and stiffeners.

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 Code.No: 36003
R05 SET-4

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

III .B.TECH –II SEM SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS JANUARY- 2010
BASIC STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN & DRAWING
(CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:80
Part – A (Marks: 32)

Answer any one of the following

1. A built-up steel column comprising two ISWB 400 Rolled Steel Joists sections with
their webs spaced at 325 mm and connected by 10 mm thick battens, transmits an axial
load of 2000 kN. Safe bearing capacity soil at site = 300 kN/m2. The safe permissible
stress on the concrete bed = 4 N/mm2. Design a suitable foundation for the column
adopting a slab base, and draw to scale
a) Side view of the gusseted base
b) Plan view of the foundation.

2. A plate girder having an effective span 12.20m is required to carry a uniformly

distributed load of 90kN/m inclusive of its own weight, ends being simply supported.
Compression flange has got adequate lateral support.
Design the plate girder and draw to scale
a) An elevation showing the plate girder with details.
b) A plan of the flange showing curtailment of flange plates.
c) A cross- section showing details of the make-up.

Part – B (Marks : 48)

Answer any three of the following

1.a) Explain the defects in welding.

b) A tie bar 120$\times$10mm is to be connected to the other tiebar of size 120mm x
14mm. The tie bars are to be loaded by a pull of 120kN. Find out the size of end fillets
such that the stress in the end fillets are the same. Take the permissible stresses in the
weld = 11 0N/mm2.

2.a) With neat sketches explain compound beams?

b) Explain about web crippling and web buckling with neat sketches?
c) With neat sketches explain laterally unsupported beams?

3. A column made of 2 ISMC 300 placed face to face at 350 mm outer to outer carries an
axial load of 400 kN. Design a base plate.

4. A diagonal member of a roof carries a maximum axial pull of 300 kN. Design the
section and the connections with a 14 mm gusset plate. The length of the gusset plate
available for marking the connection is 400 mm. Design the lug angle if required. The
steel used is of yield stress of 250 N/mm2.
5. Design a welded plate girder 24 m in effective span and simply supported at the two
ends. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 100 kN/m. Use the steel with yield
stress 250 MPa.

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