Civil Engineering
GATE CE Steel Structures PYQs
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Question 5
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The ratio of the plastic moment capacity of a beam section to its yield moment capacity is termed as
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Two steel plates are lap jointed in a workshop using 6 mm thick fillet weld as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). The ultimate strength of the weld is 410 MPa.
As per Limit State Design of IS 800:2007, the design capacity (in kN, round off to three decimal places) for the welded connection, is _____.
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A steel column is restrained against both translation and rotation at one end and is restrained only against rotation but free to translate at the other end. Theoretical and design (IS:800-2007) values, respectively, of effective length factor of the column are
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Assuming that there is no possibility of shear buckling in the web, the maximum reduction permitted by IS 800-2007 in the (low-shear) design bending strength of a semi-compact steel section due to high shear is
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The critical bending compressive stress in the extreme fibre of a structural steel section is 100 MPa. It is given that the yield strength of the steel is 250 MPa, width of flange is 250 mm and thickness of flange is 15 mm. As per the provisions of IS:800-2007, the non-dimensional slenderness ratio of the steel cross-section is
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A 16 mm thick gusset plate is connected to the 12 mm thick flange plate of an I-section using fillet welds on both sides as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). The gusset plate is subjected to a point load of 350 kN acting at a distance of 100 mm from the flange plate. Size of fillet weld is 10 mm.
The maximum resultant stress (in MPa, round off to 1 decimal place) on the fillet weld along the vertical plane would be ______
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A rolled I-section beam is supported on a 75
wide bearing plate as shown in the figure. Thicknesses of flange and web of the I-section are 20
and 8
, respectively. Root radius of the I-section is 10
. Assume material yield stress,
and partial safety factor for material,
. 
As per IS: 800-2007, the web bearing strength (in
, round off to 2 decimal places) of the beam is __________Log in to check the answer
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A steel column of ISHB 350 @72.4 kg/m is subjected to a factored axial compressive load of 200 kN. The load is transferred to concrete pedestal of grade M20 through a square base plate. Consider bearing strength of concrete as 0.45
, where
is the characteristic strength of concrete. Using limit state method and neglecting the self weight of base plate and steel column, the length of a side of the base plate to be provided isYour answerChoose one option.
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In a fillet weld, the direct shear stress and bending tensile stress are 50 MPa and 150 MPa, respectively. As per IS 800: 2007, the equivalent stress (in MPa, up to two decimal places) will be ______
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A fillet weld is simultaneously subjected to factored normal and shear stresses of 120 MPa and 50 MPa, respectively. As per IS 800 : 2007, the equivalent stress (in MPa, up to two decimal places) is _____
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