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Chapter Name Page

1. Introduction ........................................................................ 01-12

2. General Design Considerations ...................................... 13-21

3. Bolted Connections .......................................................... 22-58

4. Welded Connections ......................................................... 59-77

5. Tension Members .............................................................. 78-98

6. Design of Compression Members .................................. 99-127

7. Design of Beams............................................................... 128-146

8. Design of Plate Girders ................................................... 147-163

9. Design of Gantry Girders ................................................. 164-169

10. Industrial Buildings ........................................................... 170-185

 INTRODUCTION

PRACTICE SET-1

CONCEPTUAL THEORETICAL QUESTIONS (TRUE/FALSE)

1. IS 875 deals with design of steel structures. True False

True False 9. Steel is obtained by adding small quantities is

carbon to iron.
2. IS 875 - 1987 part 3 deals with wind load.
True False
True False
10. Low carbon steel has percentage of carbon
3. IS 875 part 1 deals with dead loads.
between (0.1 - 0.25)% and it is generally
True False referred as structural steel.

4. IS: 2062 deals with sepcification for steel and True False
structural design of steel in general building
11. The percentage of carbon for structural steel
construction.
as per Indian Standard is approximately 0.23%
True False
True False
5. Erection loads are given in IS 875 part 5
12. Killed steel has oxygen content greater than
True False 30 ppm.

6. Physical properties of steel are defined in IS True False

2062
13. Important mechanical properties of steel used
True False in design are yield stress, ultimate stress,
ma xim um perc ent el ongati on a nd notch
7. Snow loads are given in IS 875 part 4
toughness.
True False
True False
8. Mild steel has carbon content less than 0.1%
14. For a particular grade of steel, yield stress
and cast steel has carbon content greater than
increases with increase in thickness of section.
2%.
True False
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76. SHS and RHS are designated by their side and 83. As per IS 800 : 2007, the minimum thickness
thickness of member directly exposed to weather but
not accessible for painting is 6 mm.
True False
True False
77. They are used as compression members in roof
trusses 84. Wall thickness of tubes used for construction
exposed to weather shall not be less than 4 mm
True False
True False
78. Rolled steel rod is designated by its diameter
85. The thickness of steel in main members not
True False directly exposed to weather shall not be less
79. Rolled steel bars are circular in shape and than 6 mm
designated by their diameter
True False
True False 86. For steel in contact with water and soil, an
80. Rod and bars are used as both tension and additional thickness of 2.5 mm is required.
compression member
True False
True False 87. For steel members exposed to weather and not
81. Steel plate is any sheet of steel with thickness accessible for repainting, the thickness of steel
less than 6 mm should not be less than 8 mm.

True False True False

82. For steel plate member directly exposed to 88. Bulb angles are used in ship building.
weather and accesible for painting, the
True False
thickness of member shall not exceed 8 mm.
89. ISWB is used as compression flange as in
True False bridges.

True False

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