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Week 8 Assignment 8 Solution Full Marks 20

This document contains the solutions to 13 multiple choice questions about structural design concepts related to laced and battened columns. The questions cover topics such as: - Minimum thickness requirements for lacing bars and tie plates - Load carried by lacing bars - Effective slenderness ratios of laced columns - Spacing of lacing bars - Design of battens to carry transverse shear loads The document provides the question, multiple choice answers, and worked out solutions explaining the reasoning behind the correct answers. References are also provided from design codes and lecture materials.

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Week 8 Assignment 8 Solution Full Marks 20

This document contains the solutions to 13 multiple choice questions about structural design concepts related to laced and battened columns. The questions cover topics such as: - Minimum thickness requirements for lacing bars and tie plates - Load carried by lacing bars - Effective slenderness ratios of laced columns - Spacing of lacing bars - Design of battens to carry transverse shear loads The document provides the question, multiple choice answers, and worked out solutions explaining the reasoning behind the correct answers. References are also provided from design codes and lecture materials.

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Week 8 Assignment 8 Solution Full Marks 20

Q.1 If L is the length between the inner end bolts or welds of a lacing bar, the thickness of the
lacing bar for single lacing system should not be less than 1
b) L/40
Ref: Lecture 36, Slide 13
Q.2 In double lacing system the angle of inclination of lacing bar to the axis of the member
should be in the range of 1
(c) 40° to 70°
Ref: Lecture 36, Slide 13
Q.3 A steel column in a multi-storeyed building carries an axial load of 250 kN. It is built up of
two ISMC 350 channels connected by lacing. The lacing carries a load of 2
b) 6.25 kN
Sol: As per clause 7.6.6.1 of IS 800 :2007,
2.5
𝑉𝑡 = 100 × 250 = 6.25 kN
Q.4 A laced column 10 m long is restrained in position but not in direction at both the ends. Two
ISMC 250 @298.2 N/m are placed back-to-back in a distance such that slenderness ratio
about both the direction becomes equal. The effective slenderness ratio of the column will
be 2
b) 105.6
Sol: Le= 10 m;
For ISMC 250, rzz = 99.4
𝐿𝑒 10000
= = 100.6
𝑟𝑧𝑧 99.4
Therefore, effective slenderness ratio = 1.05×100.6 = 105.63
Q.5 The maximum allowable slenderness ratio of lacing bars in built-up columns is 1
c) 145
Ref: Clause 7.6.6.3, IS 800: 2007
Q.6 In bolted connection, the minimum width of lacing bar should be 1
b) 3× nominal diameter of the bolt
Ref: Lecture 36, Slide 12
Q.7 Two ISMC 350 are placed back to back with a spacing of 200 mm and a single lacing system
with an inclination of lacing bar of 45° is used. If the gauge length is 45 mm, the minimum
radius of gyration of the lacing bar will be 4
a) 2.96 mm

Sol: Length of lacing flat, 𝑙 = (200 + 45 + 45)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐45° = 410.122 mm


1
Minimum thickness of lacing flat = 40 × 410.122 = 10.25 mm
𝑡 10.25
Minimum 𝑟 = = = 2.96 mm
√12 √12
Q.8 A built-up double laced column is 9 m long and one end of the column is fixed and other end
is free. The effective length of the laced column will be 2
c) 18.9 m

Sol: Depending upon the end condition, the effective length of the column = 2×9 =18 m
The effective length of the laced column = 1.05×18 = 18.9 m

Q.9 In a single laced column system a tie plate of length 300 mm is used at the end of the
column. The minimum thickness of the tie plate should be 1
c) 6 mm

Sol: The minimum thickness of the tie plate = (1/50) ×300 = 6 mm

Q.10 The effective slenderness ratio of the battened column is increased by 1


b) 10% of the actual one

Ref: Lecture 40, Slide 4


Q.11 Battens provided for a compression member shall be designed to carry a transverse shear
equal to 1

a) 2.5% of axial force in the member


b) 5% of axial force in the member
c) 10% of axial force in the member
d) 15% of axial force in the member
Ref: Clause 7.7.2.1, IS 800: 2007

Q.12 For intermediate batten, the effective depth of batten should be more than 1
(a) centroid distance of the member
(b) 0.75 times the centroid distance of the member
(c) the width of the member in the plane of batten
(d) all of the above
Ref: Lecture 40, Slide 9
Q.13 Two ISMC 300 are placed back to back with a spacing of 170 mm and a single lacing system
with an inclination of lacing bar of 50° is used. If the gauge length is 50 mm, the spacing of
the lacing bar will be 2
(a) 226.5 mm
(b) 352.5 mm
(c) 453.1 mm
(d) 643.5 mm
Sol: Spacing of the lacing bar, 𝐿0 = 2 × (170 + 50 + 50)𝑐𝑜𝑡50° = 453.1 mm

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