Second Year (SEMESTER – IV) Theory Question Bank

1. With the help of neat sketches list down the different sections of Rolled Steel
Sections standardized by the Indian Standards Institution.
2. What are the advantages and Disadvantages of Steel Structures.
3. With the help of neat sketches explain the following with respect to rivets (i) Lap
Joint (ii) Butt Joint
4. With the help of neat sketches explain the following with respect to rivets (i) Pitch
(ii) Gauge (iii) Edge Distance
5. Explain the Assumptions in the Theory of Riveted Joints. Define the following (i)
Nominal Diameter (ii) Effective Diameter or Gross Diameter (iii) Gross Area
6. With a neat Sketch explain the Failure of Riveted Joints
7. What is electric Arc welding? Draw the section and Symbol of (i) Fillet Weld (ii)
Square butt Weld (iii) Single V-Butt weld (iv) Double V- Butt weld.
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Welded Joints.
9. Explain the following with respect to fillet welds (i) Size of fillet welds (ii) Throat
of Fillet weld (iii) Effective length of fillet weld (iv) End return (v) overlap
10. What is a tension member? What are the various forms or sections used as tension
members and why? Explain Exhaustively with sketches
11. What would be the typical cross-sections of compression members. Explain
exhaustively with sketches.
12. Explain the significance of the following terms (i) Slenderness Ratio (ii) Radius of
Gyration (iii) Buckling (iv) Bending (v) Unsupported Length (vi) Effective Length
13. Write a note differentiating (i) Laterally restrained Beams (ii) Laterally
unrestrained beams.
14. What is a plate Girder? Draw Four different cross-sections of Plate girder.
15. What is a plate girder? Draw a neat sketch and explain the components of a plate
girder.
16. With neat sketches explain the five types of roof trusses.
17. Draw a neat sketch of a braced industrial shed with roof and mark all its
components.
18. With respect to roofs write a note on the following (i) Bracing (with sketch) (ii)
Loads (all types of loads)