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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering degree examination on the design of steel structures. It contains 15 multiple choice and numerical problems worth a total of 100 marks. The problems cover a range of topics in steel design including bolted and welded connections, tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, and determining wind load for a structure. Students are required to answer all questions and show calculations. Design problems involve selecting sections, connection components, and checking capacity according to code provisions.

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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering degree examination on the design of steel structures. It contains 15 multiple choice and numerical problems worth a total of 100 marks. The problems cover a range of topics in steel design including bolted and welded connections, tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, and determining wind load for a structure. Students are required to answer all questions and show calculations. Design problems involve selecting sections, connection components, and checking capacity according to code provisions.

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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering degree examination on the design of steel structures. It contains 15 multiple choice and numerical problems worth a total of 100 marks. The problems cover a range of topics in steel design including bolted and welded connections, tension members, columns, beams, plate girders, and determining wind load for a structure. Students are required to answer all questions and show calculations. Design problems involve selecting sections, connection components, and checking capacity according to code provisions.

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    Reg. No.

    Question Paper Code :

    4
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    66145
    B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011.
    Sixth Semester
    Civil Engineering

    CE 2352 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES


    (Regulation 2008)
    Time : Three hours

    Maximum : 100 marks

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    Use of IS 800 2007 is permitted


    Assume data, if required.
    Answer ALL questions.

    PART A (10 2 = 20 marks)

    Distinguish between gauge distance and pitch of the bolt.

    2.

    What are the merits and demerits of welded connection?

    3.

    Draw any two typical cross sections of tension member using angle
    sections.

    4.

    What is block shear?

    5.

    Define effective length of a column.

    6.

    Draw a neat sketch of column with double lacing and mention the
    specifications for lacing.

    7.

    What is laterally unsupported beam? Give an example.

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    1.

    8.

    What is a plate girder? Where is it used?

    9.

    What are the loads to be considered for the design of gantry girder?

    10.

    Give general guidelines for fixing spacing of roof trusses.

    PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)
    (a)

    Design a single bolted double cover butt joint to connect plates of Fy


    410 grade having thickness 16 mm. Use M16 bolts of grade 4.6. Find
    the efficiency of the joint.
    (16)
    Or

    12.

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    11.

    (b)

    A tie member of a roof truss consists of 2 ISA 90mm 60mm


    10mm. The angles are connected on either side of 12 mm gusset
    plate and the member is subjected to the pull of 400 kN. Design the
    welded
    connection.
    (16)

    (a)

    Design a tension member to carry factored axial tension of 450 kN.


    Use 10 mm thick gusset plate and 20 mm diameter black bolts. (16)
    Or

    (a)

    What is a lug angle? Where is it used?

    (5)

    (ii)

    Design a splice to connect a 300mm 20mm plate with


    300mm 10 mm plate to carry design load of 500 kN. Use 20
    mm black bolts.
    (11)

    Design a column with double lacing system to carry a factored axial


    load of 1800 kN. The effective height of column is 4.5 m. Use two
    channels placed back to back.

    13.

    (i)

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    (b)

    (16)

    Or

    (16)

    (a)

    Design a simply supported beam of effective span 10m to carry


    factored load of 60kN/m, the depth of the beam is restricted to
    500mm. Assume the beam is laterally unsupported.

    (16)

    14.

    Design a gusseted base to carry a factored axial load of 2800kN.


    The column consists of ISHB 450 @0.855 kN/m with two cover plates
    250 mm 20mm on either side. Take the effective height of column
    as 4m.

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    (b)

    (b)

    Or

    Design a welded plate girder using Fe415 steel for a span of 25 m to


    carry a load of 30 kN/m.
    (16)

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    15.

    (a)

    Design a channel section purlin for the following data.

    (16)

    Spacing of trusses = 4 m
    Spacing of purlins = 2 m
    Live load on galvanized iron roofing sheets = 0.6 kN/m2
    Slope of Main Rafter = 30 degrees
    Or
    (b)

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    Wind load = 1.5 kN/m2

    Determine the basic wind intensity for an industrial building situated


    in Chennai using the following data :
    Life of the structure = 50 years
    Terrain category = 2
    Size of building = 20m 40m
    Height of eye board = 10 m
    Topography: slope <3 degrees

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    Slope: 1 in 4.

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    (16)

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