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Finals

Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, DO it with all your might” – do your best with integrity
Instruction : (a) Mind your own paper. (b) Underline your correct answer

A plate with width of 300 mm millimetres and thickness of 20

millimetres is to be connected to two plates of the same width
with half the thickness by 25 millimetres diameter rivets, as
shown. The rivet holes have a diameter 2 millimetres larger than 4-25mm Ø 300mm
the rivet diameter. The plate is A36 steel with yield strength Fy =
248 MPa. Allowable tensile stress on net area is 0.60Fy and
allowable bearing stress of 1.35Fy. The rivets are A502, Grade 2,
hot driven rivets with allowable shear stress of 150 MPa.
1.) Determine the maximum load that can be applied to the t/2 P/2
connection without exceeding the allowable tensile stress in the t
plates. P/2
(a) 750 kN (c) 700 kN
(b)780 kN (d) 732 kN
2.) Determine the maximum load that can be applied to the connection without exceeding the allowable shear stress in
the rivets.
(a)640 kN (c) 550 kN
(b)590 kN (d) 700 kN
3.) Determine the maximum load that can be applied to the connection without exceeding the allowable bearing stress
between the plate and the rivets.
(a) 670 kN (c) 620 kN
(b)650 kN (d) 700 kN

For the figure shown in the right, there are 6- 22-mm diameter A325
bolts are used in a bearing-type connection with threaded excluded W
from shear planes. Assume the strength of the column flange and the ST
ST section does not govern the strength. F t= √ ❑ , Fv = 207MPa 4

4. What is the actual shear stress of the bolt in MPa? 5

3
(a) 183.75 (c) 175.38
(b)131.53 (d) 233.7
5. What is the actual tensile stress of the of the bolt in MPa?
(a) 183.75 (c) 175.38
(b)131.53 (d) 233.7 500 kN P= 200
6. What is the allowable tensile stress of the of the bolt in MPa? e=200 kN
(a) 183.75 (c) 175.38 a mm
(b)131.53 (d) 233.7

In the connection shown, a load transmits 200 kN load acting at the b

eccentricity of 200 mm. For this problem a=b=250 mm. The load is
transmitted to a column by the plates and 8-22 mm diameter rivets.
The plates are adequate to transmit the load to the rivets.
7. Which of the following mostly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets in MPa for equivalent vertical force alone
acting on the centroid?
(a) 90 (c) 120
(b)145 (d) 65
8. Which of the following mostly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets in MPa for equivalent moment alone?
(a) 700 (c) 720
(b)74 (d) 760
9. Which of the following mostly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets, MPa?
(a) 170 (c) 110
(b)160 (d) 130

10. In computing the net area for a plate with a bolt hole, width of a rivet or bolt hole shall be taken as _______mm
greater than the nominal dimension of the hole normal to the direction of the applied stress.
(a) 2.40 (c) 1.60
(b) 1.80 (d) 2.00
11. The allowable stress in structural steel in bending of non-compact section is:
(a) 0.60Fy (c) 0.40Fy
(b) 0.70Fy (d) 0.66Fy
12. The structural I-beam supporting a floor carries a floor load of 4.6 kN/m2. The beam spans 6.0 m and are simply
supported at its ends. Determine the the centerline spacing if the allowable bending stress in the beam is 120 MPa and
the section modulus is 534x103mm3.
(a) 3.75 m (c) 4.0 m
(b) 3.45m (d) 3.0 m
13. A floor is made up of 150mm thick concrete slab and 50mm thick floor finish both of which has a unit weight of 24
kN/m3. The floor also carries a ceiling whose weight is 720 Pa and live load of 2,400 Pa. The floor is supported by simply
supported steel beams with a span of 10 m spaced at 4.6 m O.C., with Fy= 248 MPa. The allowable shear stress specified
in the 1992 National Structural Code of the Philippines is 0.40Fy. Considering the weight of the beam, which of the
following section is the most economic (lightest) section for the given load, assuming that shear stress governs the
design.
(a) W12x19; beam weight =278 N/m, depth 309mm, tw = 6mm
(b) W10x33; beam weight =484 N/m, depth 247mm, tw = 7mm
(c) BW300x41; beam weight =407 N/m, depth 300mm, tw = 6mm
(d) BW300x47; beam weight =460 N/m, depth 300mm, tw = 6mm
14. A W14x500 is used as a beam to support a concrete floor system. The floor is to carry a total load of 120 kPa. The
beam is simply supported over a span of 7 m. The properties of the section are as follows:
Depth, d= 498 mm
tw = 56 mm
Ix = 3417 x106 mm4
Sx = 13730 x106 mm4
Weight = 7.32 kN/m
Assume the beam is laterally supported over its length and that the allowable stress in bending is 0.66Fy and in shear on
gross section is 0.40Fy. Use A36 steel with Fy= 250 MPa. Allowable deflection is L/360.
Which of the following mostly gives the center-to-center spacing of the beams without exceeding the allowable shear
stress.
(a) 7.21 m (c) 7.21 m
(b) 6.53m (d) 8.51 m
15. Which of the following mostly gives the center-to-center spacing of the beams without exceeding the allowable
bending stress.
(a) 2 m (c) 3 m
(b) 2.5 m (d) 3.5 m