8 Welded & Riveted Joints

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8 WELDED & RIVETED JOINTS
Welded joints:
8.1 In fusion welding process
(a) only heat is used (b) only pressure is used
(c) combination of heat and pressure is used
(d) all three methods are used
8.2 The principle of applying heat and pressure is used in
(a) spot welding (b) seam welding
(c) electric resistance welding (d) all three methods
8.3 In automobile-body work, the type of welding generally used is
(a) gas welding (b) electric arc welding
(c) electric resistance welding (d) thermit welding
8.4 The weakest plane in a fillet weld is
(a) the throat (b) side parallel to the force
(c) smaller of two sides (d) side normal to the force
8.5 The cross-section of a standard fillet weld is a triangle with base angles of
(a) 45 0 and 45 0 (b) 60 0 and 30 0
(c) 50 0 and 40 0 (d) 20 0 and 70 0
8.6 The size of a fillet weld is given by,
(a) throat of fillet (b) smaller side of triangle
(c) hypotenuse of triangle (d) bigger side of triangle
8.7 In transverse fillet welded joint, the size of weld is equal to
(a) 0.5 x throat of weld (b) throat of weld
(c) 2 x throat of weld (d) 2 x throat of weld
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8.8 The transverse fillet welds are designed for

(a) tensile strength (b) shear strength
(c) bending strength (d) compressive strength
8.9 The parallel fillet welds are designed for
(a) tensile strength (b) shear strength
(c) bending strength (d) compressive strength
8.10 In butt joint, the size of weld is equal to
(a) 0.5 x throat of weld (b) throat of weld
(c) 2 x throat of weld (d) 2 x throat of weld
8.11 A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet welds of length l and leg h is
subjected to a tensile force of P. The tensile stress in weld is given by,
2P P P 2P
(a) (b) (c) (d)
hl 2hl 2 hl hl
8.12 For a parallel load on fillet weld of equal legs, the plane of maximum shear
occurs at
(a) 22.50 (b) 450 (c) 300 (d) 600
8.13 In fillet welded joint, the throat of weld as compared to the size of weld is
(a) about 0.5 times (b) about 0.707 times
(c) about same size (d) about 2 times
8.14 When mild steel components are welded, the ratio of strength of the weld
material to that of parent body is
(a) more than one (b) less than one
(c) equal to one (d) none of the three
Riveted joints:
8.15 A rivet is specified by
(a) shank diameter (b) length of rivet
(c) type of head (d) material of rivet
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8.16 The holes in the plates for riveted joint are made by
(a) flame cutting (b) turning
(c) punching and drilling (d) reaming
8.17 The diameter of the rivet hole is
(a) equal to nominal diameter of rivet
(b) slightly less than nominal diameter of rivet
(c) slightly more than nominal diameter of rivet
(d) independent of nominal diameter of rivet
8.18 A rivet head used in boilers and pressure vessels is
(a) snap head (b) countersunk head
(c) flat head (d) half countersunk head
8.19 Pan head rivets are used in
(a) ship hulls (b) light sheet metal work
(c) structural work (d) air conditioning ducts
8.20 Flat head rivets are used in
(a) ship hulls (b) light sheet metal work
(c) structural work (d) air conditioning ducts
8.21 Rivets are usually made of
(a) high carbon steel (b) alloy steel
(c) cast iron (d) mild steel
8.22 Rivets are usually made of
(a) conformable material (b) hard material
(c) brittle material (d) ductile material
8.23 According to Unwin’s formula, the relationship between the diameter of
rivet (d) and thickness of cylinder wall (t) is
(a) d = 5 t (b) d = 6 t
(c) d = 1.6 t (d) d = t

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8.24 The distance between the edge of plate and the centerline of rivets in the
nearest row is called
(a) pitch (b) margin
(c) transverse pitch (d) diagonal pitch
8.25 The distance between the center of one rivet and the center of adjacent rivet
in the same row is called
(a) pitch (b) margin
(c) transverse pitch (d) diagonal pitch
8.26 The objective of caulking and fullering is to make the riveted joint,
(a) free from residual stresses (b) leak proof
(c) strong (d) permanent
8.27 The edges of boiler plates for fullering and caulking are beveled at an angle of
(a) 450 (b) 600 (c) 700 to 750 (d) 300
8.28 The edges of boiler plates are beveled at an angle of 700 to 750 for
(a) caulking and fullering (b) safety
(c) to facilitate riveting (d) to reduce stress concentration
8.29 A lap joint is always subjected to
(a) bending moment (b) torsional moment
(c) tensile force (d) compressive force
8.30 In single riveted lap joint, the rivet is subjected to
(a) double shear (b) single shear
(c) either single or double shear (d) tensile stress
8.31 In double-strap single-riveted butt joint, the rivet is subjected to
(a) double shear (b) single shear
(c) either single or double shear (d) tensile stress
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8.32 The shear resistance of one rivet in double shear is

(a) 2.5 times its resistance in single shear
(b) two times its resistance in single shear
(c) 1.875 times its resistance in single shear
(d) 1.5 times its resistance in single shear
8.33 Which of the double-strap butt joint used in boiler shell has highest
efficiency,
(a) single-riveted (b) double-riveted
(c) triple-riveted (d) quadruple-riveted
8.34 The strength of solid plate per pitch length is given by
(a) p t σ t (b) p d σ t
(c) p (d − t ) σ t (d) 2 p t σ t
where p = pitch of rivets d = diameter of rivet
t = plate thickness σ t = tensile stress in the plate
8.35 The purpose of longitudinal butt joint in boiler shell is

(a) to make cylindrical ring from steel plate
(b) to increase the length of boiler shell by connecting one ring to another
(c) to make diameter and length of boiler shell
(d) to connect openings to shell
8.36 The purpose of circumferential lap joint in boiler shell is
(a) to make cylindrical ring from steel plate
(b) to increase the length of boiler shell by connecting one ring to another
(c) to make diameter and length of boiler shell
(d) to connect openings to shell
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8.37 Lowest value of joint efficiency is assumed in case of

(a) single riveted butt joint
(b) double riveted lap joint
(c) double riveted butt joint
(d) single riveted lap joint
Answers:
8.1 (a) 8.2 (d) 8.3 (c) 8.4 (a) 8.5 (a)
8.6 (b) 8.7 (d) 8.8 (a) 8.9 (b) 8.10 (b)
8.11 (c) 8.12 (b) 8.13 (b) 8.14 (a) 8.15 (a)
8.16 (c) 8.17 (c) 8.18 (a) 8.19 (a) 8.20 (b)
8.21 (d) 8.22 (d) 8.23 (b) 8.24 (b) 8.25 (a)
8.26 (b) 8.27 (c) 8.28 (a) 8.29 (a) 8.30 (b)
8.31 (a) 8.32 (c) 8.33 (d) 8.34 (a) 8.35 (a)
8.36 (b) 8.37 (d)

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8 WELDED & RIVETED JOINTS

8.8 The transverse fillet welds are designed for

(c) d = 1.6 t (d) d = t

8.32 The shear resistance of one rivet in double shear is

8.35 The purpose of longitudinal butt joint in boiler shell is

8.37 Lowest value of joint efficiency is assumed in case of

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