Horizontal stiffener in a plate girder is provided to safeguard against_______________?

A. Shear buckling of web plate
B. Compression buckling of web plate
C. Yielding
D. All of the above

The web crippling due to excessive bearing stress can be avoided by_________________?

A. Increasing the web thickness
B. Providing suitable stiffeners
C. Increasing the length of the bearing plates
D. None of the above

Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds___________________?

A. 501
B. 851
C. 200 t
D. 2501

Minimum spacing of vertical stiffeners is limited to________________?

A. D/4
B. D/3
C. D/2
D. 2d/3

The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are__________________?

A. Axial forces
B. Shear and axial forces
C. Shear and bending forces
D. Axial and bending forces

Bearing stiffeners are provided at________________?

A. I) the supports
B. Ii) the mid span
C. Iii) the point of application of concentrated loads
D. The correct answer is?

The maximum spacing of vertical stiffeners is_________________?

A. 1.33 d
B. 1.25 d
C. 1.5 d
D. 1.75 d

The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is______________________?

A. 650 mm
B. 810 mm
C. 1250 mm
D. 1680 mm

The minimum thickness of plates in a steel stack should be___________________?

A. 4 mm
B. 5 mm
C. 6 mm
D. 8 mm

To minimize the total cost of a roof truss, the ratio of the cost of truss to the cost of purlins shall be_______________?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4