Week 1 Assignment 1

Due date for this assignment: 2017-08-07, 23:59 IST.

1 point
Which of the following is considered as limit state of strength?

Deflection
Vibration
Fracture
Corrosion
1 point
Steel is an alloy which mainly contains

iron and silica

iron and sulphur

iron and carbon

iron and sodium

1 point
What is the partial safety factor for dead load when it contributes to the stability of the
structure against overturning?

1
1.5
1.2
0.9
1 point
Which factor is denoted by k1 in the calculation of design wind speed?

Topography factor
Terrain, height and structure size factor
Probability factor
Stability factor
1 point
What is the minimum pitch distance according to IS 800:2007 if d is the bolt diameter?

2d
 d
1.7d
2.5d
2 points
What is the hole diameter for a bolt of 25 mm diameter?

25 mm
26 mm
30 mm
28 mm
2 points
What is the maximum distance between two consecutive bolts (in tension) if the plate
thickness is 10 mm?

160 mm

200 mm

250 mm
180 mm
2 points
What is the design wind pressure if the design wind speed is 50 m/s2?

1.5 kN/m2
1.8 kN/m2
2 kN/m2
1 kN/m2
1 point
IS: 800-2007 limits the values of width-to-thickness ratios of the elements of a steel section
to place a check on

bending buckling
torsional buckling
flexural-torsional buckling
local buckling
1 point
The necking of the steel section during tensile test takes place

at yield stress
in strain hardening range
 after reaching ultimate tensile stress

at plastic yielding
1 point
Partial safety factor for material resistance governed by ultimate stress is taken in IS
800:2007 as

1.25
1.2
1.5
1.10
1 point
Partial safety factor for resistance of field fabricated welds is taken in
IS 800:2007 as

1.25
1.2
1.5
1.10
1 point
The partial safety factor for DL + LL + CL in limit state of strength is taken as

0.9
1.2
1.5
2
1 point
According IS 875 (part-3)-1987 the numbers of zone of basic wind speed are

3
4
5
6
1 point
The mechanical properties of steel largely depend on its

Chemical composition
Heat treatment
Rolling method
All the above
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The minimum edge distance in member with rolled edge (for bolted connection) is
approximately

1.5 bolt diameter

1.5 hole diameter
1.7 bolt diameter
1.7 hole diameter
1 point
Youngs modulus of steel is

2105 MPa
2.2105 MPa
2106 MPa
2.2106 MPa
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