U.S.N.

B.M.S. College of
Engineering,
Autonomous Institute Afiliated Bengaluru-560019
to VTU

August 2022 Semester End Main Examinations

Progrmme: B.E.
Branch: Civil Engineering Semester: VI
Course Code: 20CV6PCDSS Duration:3 hrs.
Course: Design of Steel Structural Max Marks: 100
Elements and Software
Applications Lab Date: 10.08.2022

Instructions: 1. Units 1,3 and 5 are

compulsory, Unit 2 and 4 have internal choice.
2. Use of IS 800-2007 and
structural steel tables is
3. Assume
missing data if permitted.
any suitably and state the same clearly.

UNIT -I
a) Describe the loads load combinations
and
to structural steel
,
partial. safety factors with respect 08
design
b) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of steel structures
06
c) Describe briefly the
design considerations adopted in structural
with suitable sketches steel design 06

UNIT - II
a) Explain the failure of bolted connections with neat sketches 08
b) Design butt joint to connect two
a

thickness 10mm with two cover plates each of width 140mm and of 12
plates of 6mm thickness each to transmit a
working axial force equal to the strength of the plates. Assume a
of 60mm and edge distance of pitch width
40mm.Use M20 bolts of 4.6 grade. Plates are
of grade 410 and
f=250MPa. Find the efficiency of the joint. Sketch the
connection.

OR
a) Describe with a neat sketch, framed and stiffened seated
connection and thee 06
forces they can resist
b) Evaluate the working load that can be resisted
by the eccentric welded 14
connection shown in fig(1). Assume the moment to be acting parallel to the
plane of the joint. Provide 6mm size fillet weld.
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100m

1 0 mm gusset plate

ISHB300@58.8kgm

UNIT III
06
member
tension
i s
principkof a 14
tension member
fig (2) due to gross
shown in
Sngeh ot theshear. Fe410 and of
Assume a plate of grade
he
st n i blrk 18mm.
i i n g
aèisONmm-.Assume
bolts ofdiameter
k1m

40mm

oOOO 80mm

ooo0 40mm

0mm60mm l40mm

tosPm :2

9A70:apo UNTT- IV

iCIUitLIEX
02
rd e sa 1aR and gusseted base with a neat sketch
gSmsNA Keber with lacing to resist a factored axial load of 14
06

13 n mirssxn menber is 10m long and is restrained in position

áin. H9ane tur, channels held toe to to0e.
OR
A e itear trma f
ncat)e f ompression members and briefly describe me 06
nisn mernber
g , O t vesist
H GEKyn of an axial load
9a mm hick. flange plates (20mm 3000kN acting on a colu
witn 14
Amune the base to
gu B Avoarne taled thick, 400 wide) and set
the erin be
resting gu
connection with bolts of on concrete pedestaal of
24mm diameter. cetch
Sk
 UNIT V
06
a neat sketch
a) Describe web buckling and web crippling with
RC slab 14
6m x 12m consist of 150mm thick
b) The roof of a hall measuring
to the shorter side
of the hall
supported by steel I-beams at 4m c/c parallel
a live load
to be embedded in concrete with
Assuning the compression flange
an intermediate
beam parallelT
of 2kN/m2 and a floor finish of 1kN/m?, design
beams are supported by a
30Omm masonry wall all-
to the shorter span. The
round the hall

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working
load
the moment to be
htric welded
b)
Evaluate
the
shown in fig (2).
Assu
6mm
ume

filletweld with a l
SiZe fillet weld
o m m size
with
cting paralel
connection
Provide
factor of 15sto 4
the plane
ofthejoint.
ISHB400
50M J0OM

200mm

12mm ht%. plak.

ZZIZUIZIIIITIA

- L6mm Rletweld

UNIT-3
4 a) Describe the design consideration ofa tension member
b) Describe lug angle hriefly
c) Evaluate the strength of the member shown inn fig (3) due to gross section
yielding and block shear,

200m
60 604T

160 80 >P

IddnS Omm Drik plade

5 UNIT -4
a) Describe briefly slab
base and
gusseted base
 b) Design a compression member with lacing to resist an ultimate axial load 16
of 750kN.The compression member is 10m long and is restrained in
position and not in direction. Assume two channels held toe to toe.

UNIT -5
6 a) Differentiate between laterally supported and unsupported beams 06
b) The roof of a hall measuring óm x 14m inner dimensions consist of 14
150mm thick RC slab supported by steel I-beams at 3.5m c/c parallel to

the shorter side of the hall. Assuming the compression flange to be

embedded in concrete, a live load of 2kN/m? and a floor finish of 1kN/m?
design an intermediate beam parallel to the shorter span. The beams are
supported by a 300mm masonry wall all-round the hall

OR

71 a) Describe web bucking of beams. How can it be prevented? 06

b) Evaluate the design bending strength of SLB 400 @558.2 N/m 14

PLEMENTA
considering the beam to be laterally unsupported. The length of beamn is
5.0meters and steel of grade 410MPa
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ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF
BMS
Examinations October 2020
Semester End
to VTU Supplementary
Institute Afiliated
Aitonomous
Structures |16CV6DCDSS|
Design of Steel Duration: 210 mins.

Marks: 1 0 VI SEM
ENGINEERING,
CIVIL

questions.
Answer
all the
the given internal choice.
Full questions using while designing structures
Answer five combinations considered
load
brietly the loads and
Explain (6)

a to steel sections (4)

Define shape factor and plastic moments with respect
b
continuous beam shown in fig(1)
Evaluate the collapse load for the
c)
N
(10)

L -L

connections
various failure modes of bolted
Describe with neat sketches,
2)
(8)

thickness 18
to connect two plates of unequal
b A double cover butt joint is to be provided an axial
mm and 10 mm with cover plates
of 6mm on either side of the plates to resist
force of 400 kN. Assuming HSFG bolts of 20mm diameter and of grade 8.8, Kh (12)
working
width of plates 210 mm. Pitch of bolts 65 mm
=
=

=
10, uf= 0.3, design the joint. The
and sketch the connection
and edge distance 40 mm. Assume suitable packing plates
=

[OR] Compare welded connections with bolted connections.

3)
(6)

a)
b)
Evaluate the working load that can be resisted by the eccentric welded connection
shown in fig (2). Provide 8mm size fillet weld with a load factor of 1.5
(14)

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ISHB 3co@6x5i)
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member.
of a tension
Describe the design consideration
A)
6
a)
b) Describe lug angle briefly.
A single unequal angle ISA 100 x 75 x 8 is provided to a 10 mm thick gusset plate and
c)
the comnection is through 6mm fillet weld at the ends of longer leg of angle connected to
the gusset plate Assuming the yield strength ofsteel = 250 Mpa and ultimate strength of
steel=400 MPa and the length of connection = 300 mm, evaluate the strength of the

tension member in block shear only.

5) Describe briefly slab base and gusseted base

a)
b) Design a compression member with lacing to resist an ultimate
The compression axial load of 750 kN
member
is 10 m long and is
Assume two channels held toe to restrained in position and not in direction.
toe. (16)
6) Differentiate between laterally
supported and unsupported beams
a)
b) The roof ofa hall
supported by measuring
6m x 9m
steel I-beams at 3 m inner dimensions consist of 125 mm
slab
Assuming c/c parallel to the thick RC
the compression shorter side
and a
floor finish of 1 kN/m2,flange to be embedded in
concrete,
design an intermediate beam.
of the hall.
a live load
a 230 mm
masonry wall of 2 kN/m 14
all-round the hall The beams are supported
[OR] Describe web bucking and
7) web
crippling of beams
a) (6)
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Evaluate the design bending strength of ISLB 350 @ 486 N/m considering thebeamto
(14)
be laterally unsupported. The length of beam is 4.0 meters and steel of grade 410 MPa

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