DSS 2 (7th&8th) May2018
DSS 2 (7th&8th) May2018
DSS 2 (7th&8th) May2018
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Total No. of Questions: 09
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying TWO marks each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students have to
attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains THREE questions carrying TEN marks each and students have
to attempt any TWO questions.
SECTION A
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1. a) Explain what is structural steel. List out the important properties of such steel.
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f) Explain about Crane gantry girders.
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j) What is the difference between stringer and cross girder?
SECTION B
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4. Design a suitable bearing for a plate girder railway bridge of span 3.5m centre to centre of
bearings. The bridge is designed for Broad gauge single track main line.
6. Design the timber planks for railway foot-bridge for following particulars.
SECTION C
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7. Design a Welded plate girder 21 m. in effective span and simply supported at the two ends. It
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8. Design a gantry girder to be used in an industrial building carrying an EOT crane for the
following data:
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Total self weight of all components = 280 KN.
p a
Minimum approach at the crane hook of gantry girder = 1.1 m
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C/C distance between gantry rails = 16.5m
p e
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C/C distance between columns = 8m
a) Portal Bracings.
b) Roller bearings
c) Cross girder
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