The document contains questions and answers related to structural fasteners and eccentric connections in steel structures. It includes multiple choice, long answer, and numerical problems involving the design and analysis of riveted and welded joints. Specifically, it addresses topics like determining rivet values, safe loads for fillet welded joints, modes of failure of riveted joints, assumptions in riveted joint theory, advantages and disadvantages of welded joints, and designing riveted and welded connections.
The document contains questions and answers related to structural fasteners and eccentric connections in steel structures. It includes multiple choice, long answer, and numerical problems involving the design and analysis of riveted and welded joints. Specifically, it addresses topics like determining rivet values, safe loads for fillet welded joints, modes of failure of riveted joints, assumptions in riveted joint theory, advantages and disadvantages of welded joints, and designing riveted and welded connections.
The document contains questions and answers related to structural fasteners and eccentric connections in steel structures. It includes multiple choice, long answer, and numerical problems involving the design and analysis of riveted and welded joints. Specifically, it addresses topics like determining rivet values, safe loads for fillet welded joints, modes of failure of riveted joints, assumptions in riveted joint theory, advantages and disadvantages of welded joints, and designing riveted and welded connections.
The document contains questions and answers related to structural fasteners and eccentric connections in steel structures. It includes multiple choice, long answer, and numerical problems involving the design and analysis of riveted and welded joints. Specifically, it addresses topics like determining rivet values, safe loads for fillet welded joints, modes of failure of riveted joints, assumptions in riveted joint theory, advantages and disadvantages of welded joints, and designing riveted and welded connections.
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KINGSTON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURE QUESTION BANK (CHAPTER: STRUCTURAL FASTENERS & ECCENTRIC CONNECTIONS) 1. Multiple Choice Questions (1 Marks):i.
Diameter of rivet d is generally calculated by following formula
(a) d = 5 t
(b) d = 6 t
(c) d = 6.5 t
(d) d = 7
where, t = thickness of plate in mm
ii.
The overlap in the lap joint in case of fillet welding should not be less than ______________ times the thickness of the thinner plate. (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 2 (d) 3
iii.
The distance between centres of any two adjacent rivets is called
(a) gauge (b) pitch (c) spacing (d) c/c distance Maximum permissible stress in power driven shop rivets in bearing is________________ MPa (a) 250 (b) 270 (c) 300 (d) 80 Minimum pitch is ________________ times the diameter of the rivet hole. (a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 2.5 Throat thickness for a right angled fillet weld is (a) 0.7s (b) 0.75s (c) 0.65s (d) 0.6s where s = fillet size Maximum permissible stress in power driven field rivets in shearing is________________ MPa (a) 250 (b) 270 (c) 90 (d) 80 A row of rivets parallel to the direction of force is called a ___________________ line. (a) pitch (b) gauge (c) rivet (d) centre
iv. v. vi.
vii. viii.
Answers: i. b
ii. a
iii. b iv. c
v. d
vi. a vii. c viii. b ix.
2. Long Answer Type Questions (5 Marks):i.
Determine the rivet value of 18 mm diameter rivets connecting 10 mm plate and is in: (i) single shear, and (ii) double shear, The permissible stresses for rivets in shear and bearing are 80 MPa and 250 MPa respectively and for plate in bearing is 250 MPa. [ANS. 23891.8 N, 47783.6 N] ii. Find the safe load that can be transmitted by the fillet-welded joint shown in Fig. The size of the weld is 6 mm. [ANS. 95 KN]
iii. iv. v.
Describe the mode of failure of riveted joints with the help of diagrams. What are the assumptions in the theory of Riveted Joints? What are the advantages and disadvantages of welded joints?
vi.
Draw a neat sketch of standard position o f welding symbol, size and length of weld, clear spacing, etc. while marking welding details on drawing. 3. Long Answer Type Questions (7.5/10 Marks):i. Determine the maximum load in the rivets of the eccentric connection shown i n Fig.
[ANS. 31.95 ii.
iii.
KN] A tie in a truss consists of a pair of angles ISA 90 x 60 x 10 mm welded on either side of a gusset plate 12 mm thick through the longer legs. Design the welded joint if the pe rmissibl e stresses in angles and fill et we lds are 15 0 MPa an d 108 MP a res pectivel y.
Determine the size
bracket plate with Fig.
of the fillet weld required to join a
the flange of a column as shown in
[ANS.
mm] iv.
Two plates 6 mm mm diameter staggered riveted In what way will tensile stress for allowable shear MPa and allowable = 270 MPa. Also joint.
thick are joined by 14
rivets in a triple lap joint as shown in Fig. the joint fail if allowable plate = 150 MPa; stress for rivets = 90 bearing stress for rivets find the efciency of the
[ANS. 176%]
1, v.
Figure shows a joint in the lower chord of a roof truss. Design the riveted connection if the permissible stresses are
at
= 150 MPa,
pf
= 250 MPa,
vf
= 80 MPa
vi.
Design
welded end
connecti
on for a
tension
member
consistin
g of a channel
MC 300
(a = 46.3
cm
vii.
,t
= 7.8 mm) to
develop
full strength
of the
member. The
length
of the Joint is
limited
to 25 cm.
Find the
maximum load
inclined
at 60 to the
horizontal, which the bracket shown in Fig. can transmit if 5 - 20 rum diameter powerdriven shop rivets are used and the plates connected are 10 mm thick.
