Assignment 6 Question
Assignment 6 Question
Assignment 6 Question
Q.2 The design shear capacity of bolts carrying shear through a packing or
filler plate (with the thickness of tpk) in excess of 6 mm shall be decreased by a
factor 1
(a) pkg = 1-0.0125tpk
(b) pkg = 0.0125tpk
(c) pkg = 0.025tpk
(d) pkg = 1-0.025tpk
Where tpk is the thickness of packing plate.
Q.3 Calculate the number of M20, grade 4.6 bolts required for the connection
of the member AD as shown in the figure. (Thickness of gusset plate = 12
mm, Assume pitch and gauge distance 60 mm and 40 mm respectively)
4
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5
Q.4 Calculate the thickness of the splice plate. The connection is subjected to
a tensile force 250 kN and the design strength of the section is 500 kN.
3
(a) 2 mm
(b) 3 mm
(c) 5 mm
(d) 6 mm
Q.5 The failure mode in which an axially loaded compression member may
fail is by 1
𝜋2 𝜆
(a)
𝐸2
𝜋2 𝐸
(b)
𝜆2
𝜋𝜆2
(c)
𝐸2
𝜋𝐸 2
(d)
𝜆2
Q.7 The effective length of a structural steel compression member of length L
effectively held in position and restrained against rotation at one end
but neither held in position nor restrained against rotation at the other
end, is 1
(a) L
(b) 1.2 L
(c) 0.8 L
(d) 2.0 L
(a) a
(b) b
(c) c
(d) d