CE- 602- DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

Group A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1 Answer any ten questions
10x 1 = 10
i) The partial factor of safety for the material of bolts is
(a) 1.0

(b) 1.15

(c) 1.10

(d) 1.25

ii) The shear strength of the bolt can be written as f s.An, where fs is given by
(a) fy/ ( 3 1.25)

(b) fu/ ( 3 1.25)

(c) fy/ ( 3 1.10)

(d) fu/ ( 3 1.25)

iii) The design nominal strength of a fillet weld is

(a) fu

(b) fu/

(c) fy

(d) fu/

3Ymw

iv) As per working stress method (IS 800: 2007), permissible tensile stress for yielding of
gross section of a 24 mm thick mild steel gusset plate will be
(a) 138 MPa
(b) 144 MPa
(c) 150 MPa
(d) 250 MPa
v) Intermediate vertical stiffeners are provided to
(a) eliminate web buckling
(c) transfer concentrated load

(b) eliminate local buckling

(d) prevent excessive deflection

vi) Web crippling in steel beam occurs due to

(a) column action of compression flange
(c) excessive bending moment

(b) failure of web under concentrated load

(d) secondary bending moment

vii) The optimum depth of plate girder is given by

(a) (Mk2/fy) 0.33 (b) (M/fyk2)0.33 (c)

MYm/f
y)

(d) none of these

viii) For gantry girder carrying electrically operated overhead travelling cranes, the lateral forces
are increased by
(a) 25 % of maximum static wheel load
(b) 10 % of maximum static wheel load
(c) 10 % of weight of the carb and weight lifted by the crane
(d) 5 % of the weight of the carb and weight lifted by the crane.
ix) A 90 90 10 angle is connected to the gusset plate of 12 mm thickness by 3 rivets of 20 mm
diameter. If this member carry a tensile force of 120KN, the maximum centre to centre spacing
between two consecutive rivets will be (as per IS 800:2007)
(a) 160 mm

(b) 180 mm

(c) 192 mm

(d) 200 mm

x) In a steel structure,bracing members are provided to resist mainly

(a) lateral loads

(b) fatigue loads

(c) crane loads

(d) accidental loads

xi) The slenderness ratio of a web of beam section buckling consideration is given by
(a) d/tw

(b) 2.45 d/tw

(c) 85 d/tw

(d) 67 d/tw

xii) The design bending strength of a laterally unsupported beam is given by

(I) zpfy/Ymo

(II) bzpfbd

(III) bzpxLTfy/ Ymo

Of these:
a) only I is correct
c) II and III are correct

(IV) bzpfbd/ Ymo

b) only II is correct
d) III and IV are correct

Group-B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three questions of following
2

Design a slab base for a column ISHB 350 @ 710.2 N/m subjected to an axial compressive
load of 1100 KN. Load is transferred to the base plate by direct bearing of column flanges.
Take fu = 410 MPa, fy = 250 MPa.

3. Write short notes on following topics (any two):

i
ii
iii
iv

35 =15

(2 x 2.5 = 5)

Tacking of rivets,
Failure of riveted joints,
Types of welded connection
Prying actions in bolted connection

4. Two 16 mm thick plates are joined by double cover butt joint using a 10 mm thick cover plate,
having permissible tensile stress is 150 MPa. Determine the strength and efficiency of of the joint
per pitch of 90 mm. Assume; 20 mm diameter power driven shop rivets with bearing stress and
shear stress of rivets are 300 MPa and 100 MPa respectively.
5. Two plates 200 x 8 mm of grade Fe410 are connected by 20 mm diameter bolts of grade 4.6
using butt joint. Design the bolted connection to transmit a pull equal to the strength of the plate.
6. Determine the effective net area for the section shown in figure. The angles are connected are
shown in the figure. The steel of grade is Fe-410.

7. Determine the effective net area of double angle section connected to a gusset plate 12mm in
thickness as shown in figure, for the following data.
Diameter of bolts = 16mm
No of bolts = 6
Pitch of bolts = 40mm
Edge distance of bolts = 30mm
Grade of bolts: 4.6
Grade of steel: Fe-410

(f y= 250MPa)

Angles: tack bolted

What will be the effective net area if the angles are not tack bolted?

8. Calculate the design compressive load which the member shown in figure, can support, if the
member is of 5.5m effective length. Use steel of grade Fe 410.

90 mm

9. Design a column to support a factored load of 1050 KN. The column has an effective length of
7.0m with respect to z-axis and 5.0 m with respect to y-axis. Use steel of grade Fe 410.

Group-C
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Answer any three questions

3x15 = 45

10. Figure shown in below indicates that a plate riveted on to a vertical column with three rivets
placed at three corners of an equilateral triangle of size 80 mm. A load of 40 KN acts on the plate at a
distance of 130 mm from vertical line through a rivet as shown in figure. If the permissible shear
stress in rivet is 60 MPa. Evaluate the diameter of rivet required.

30 mm

80 mm

80 mm

30 mm

130 mm
80 mm

40 KN

11. Check the adequacy of the bolted joints connecting two angles with column flanges using 16 mm
diameter bolts of grade 4.6 as shown in figure below. The joint supports a service load of 125 KN at
an eccentricity of 160 mm from the column face. Assume the N.A
to pass through the lowermost row
125KN
of bolts. Consider rolled steel sections and Fe 410 grade of steel.

240 mm

160 mm

12. The welded bracket connection shown in figure below consists of a 12 mm

thick plate which is shop welded to the flange of a column by groove weld.
Design the weld when the bracket is required to support a factored reaction of
150 KN load at a distance of 110 mm from the face of the column. Consider
rolled column section and bracket plate with Fe 410 grade of steel.
150 KN
110 mm

110 mm

175 mm
d
Groove weld
13. A bracket plate is used to transfer
the reaction of a beam to
a column flange
Groove weld
as shown in figure below. The bracket plate is connected to the flange by a 6 mm
fillet weld. Compute the maximum load that can be placed over the bracket
plates at a distance of 75 mm from the flange of the column section. Consider
rolled column section and bracket plate with Fe 410 grade of steel.
P
200 mm

75 mm

200 mm

2P

125 KN

200 mm

40 mm

200 mm
100 mm
ISHB N/m

14. A bolted bracket connection consists of two bracket plates connected to

4 80 mm
320 mm
c/c
the =
flanges
of ISWB
300 column. Each plate is connected to a column flange
by 20 mm diameter bolts of grade 4.6. Design the bracket connection when it
supports a factored point load of 125 KN at an eccentricity of 200 mm.
Consider rolled steel section and Fe 410 grade of steel.
40 mm

120 mm
200 mm

ISWB 300

15.A simply supported beam of span 4.5m consist of rolled steel section ISLB
450@ 640 N/m. The compression flange is laterally unrestrained.
Determine the design bending strength of the beam.
16. Design the base plate for a column made of ISHB 300 @ 618 kg/m to carry a compressive
load of 500 kN. The grade of concrete used is M 20. Assume Fe 410 grade of steel.

17.Design a bridge truss diagonal subjected to a factored tensile load of 300

KN. The length of the diagonal is 3.0 m. The tension member is connected
to a gusset plate 16 mm thick with one line of 20 mm diameter bolts of
grade 8.8.
18.Design a built-up column 9 m long to carry a factored axial compressive
load of 1100 KN. The column is restrained in position but not in direction at
both the ends. Design the column with connecting system as battens with
bolted connections. Use two channel sections back- to-back. Use steel of
grade Fe 410.
19.A simply supported steel joist of 5m effective span has to support a load of
60 KN/m
(inclusive self-weight). The beam compression flange is
restrained against buckling. Design an appropriate section using steel of
grade Fe 410.
20.Design a gantry girder to be used in an industrial building carrying a
manually operated overhead travelling crane, for the following data:
Crane capacity:
200KN
Self-weight of the crane girder excluding trolley:
200KN
Self-weight of the trolley, electric motor, hook, etc.
40KN
Approximate minimum approach of the crane hook to the gantry girder:
1.20 m
Wheel base: 3.5 m
C/c distance between columns (span of gantry girder): 8 m
Self-weight of rail section: 300 N/m
Diameter of crane wheels: 150 mm

Steel is of grade Fe 410. Design also the field welded connection if

required. The support bracket connection need not be designed.
21.Design a welded plate girder 24 m in span and laterally restrained
throughout. It has to support a uniform load of 100 KN/m throughout the
span exclusive of self-weight. Design the girder without intermediate
transverse stiffeners. The steel for the flange and web plates is of grade Fe
410. Design the cross-section, the end load bearing stiffener and
connections.