Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 218 of 297)

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 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
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
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
Economical depth of a plate girder corresponds to_________________?
A. Minimum weight
B. Minimum depth
C. Maximum weight
D. Minimum thickness of web