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SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ME STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK

II SEMESTER

ST5201 ADVANCED STEEL STRUCTURES

Regulation – 2017

Academic Year 2017 – 18

Prepared by

Mr. S.Suresh babu, Assistant Professor/CIVIL

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SUBJECT : ST5201 ADVANCED STEEL STRUCTURES

SEM / YEAR: II/I

UNIT-I GENERAL
Design of members subjected to combined forces – Design of Purlins, Louver rails, Gable
columnand Gable wind girder – Design of simple bases, Gusseted bases and Moment Resisting
Base Plates.
PART - A
Q.no Questions BT Competence
Level
1. What
V is a column base? BT-1 Remembering
2. Classify the column bases provided for steel structures BT-3 Applying
3. What do you mean by gusset base? BT-1 Remembering
4. Define cleat angles BT-1 Remembering
5. Draw neat sketches for different types of splices and different types BT-3 Applying
of base connections.
6. Define the terms i) Purlin ii) Louver BT-1 Remembering
7. What is meant by gable girder? BT-1 Remembering
8. List the types of base plates used in practice. BT-1 Remembering
9. Describe the steps to be followed while designing a slab base. BT-2 Understanding
10. Describe the steps to be followed while designing a gusseted base. BT-2 Understanding
11. Explain a moment resistant base. BT-4 Analysing
12. Classify the types of moment resistant bases. BT-3 Applying
13. Summarize the advantages of using Purlins in industrial buildings. BT-6 Creating
14. Compare braced building and un-braced buildings. BT-4 Analysing
15. Compare the gable frames with ordinary frames and draw a neat BT-4 Analysing
sketch of it.
16. Differentiate between moment resisting plates and shear resisting BT-2 Understanding
plates
17. Rewrite the functions of eaves girder BT-5 Evaluating
18. Discuss about a gable wind girder BT-2 Understanding
19. Rewrite the functions of gable wind girder. BT-5 Evaluating
20. Summarize the limitations of stress concentration factor. BT-6 Creating
PART - B
1. Design a ‘I’ section purlin, for an industrial building situated in the
outskirts of Allahabad, to support a galvanized corrugated iron sheet
roof for the following data:
a) Spacing of the truss c/c :6m,
b) Span of truss :12m, BT-5 Evaluating
c) Spacing of purlins c/c: 1.5m,
d) Intensity of wind pressure :2kN/m2,
e) Weight of galvanized sheets :130N/m2, Assume the Grade of steel
as Fe 410.
2. Explain the following:
(i) Sag rods
(ii) Principal rafter BT-6 Creating
(iii) Roof trusses
(iv) Bracing

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3. Examine and prepare the design of a column consisting of ISHB 350
@67.4 kg/m carries an axial load of 350KN and a bending moment of
100 kNm in the plane of web. Design the attached base for the BT-1 Remembering
column with the provision of anchor bolts to resist the bending
moment. Take permissible bearing pressure on footing as 4N/mm2 .
4. Discuss the design the slab base for the column consisting of ISHB
300 @ 58.8kg/m and carrying an axial load of 1000kN. Take the BT-2
allowable bearing pressure on concrete as 4 N/mm2 Understanding
5. Examine and design a slab base for a steel column ISMB 350 having
width of flange 250 mm and carrying an axial compressive load of
1000 kN. If permissible compressive stress in concrete is 4 MPa & BT-1 Remembering
permissible bending stress in base plate is 185 MPa. Take bearing
capacity of soil as 300 kN/ m2.

6. A steel stanchion consisting of ISHB 350 @67.4 kg/m carries an

axial load of 400kN and a moment of 50kNm in the plane of the web.
Analyse and design the base of the column with attached base plate BT-4 Analysing
and initially tensioned bolts. The allowable bearing pressure on
footing is 4 N/mm2 . The bolts may be given tension of 140 N/ mm2

7. Discuss the design a roof truss for an industrial building with 25 m

span and 120 m long. The roofing is galvanized iron sheeting. The
basic wind speed is 50 m/s and terrain is open industrial area and BT-2 Understanding
building is class A building. The building clear height at the eaves is
9 m.
8. Calculate and design a suitable moment resisting base for a column
subjected to an axial load of 360kN and moment of 130kNm. The
column section is ISHB 400 @ 822 N/m. safe bearing pressure in BT-3 Applying
concrete is 4000 kN/ m2.

9. An industrial building is proposed to be built in Bangalore city

where the basic wind pressure is 33m/s. Particulars of the building
are:
Length: 120m Width: 24m
Roof truss: Fink
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Eaves height: 8m above GL
Truss span: 24m Rise: 5m Remembering
Truss spacing: 5m Purlin Spacing: 1.3 m
Ground: Plain Land Roofing Sheet: AC Sheets
Estimate the design of the purlin using channel section.
10. Discuss briefly the following with neat sketches.
(i) bracing system in roof truss
(ii) Connection of purlin to rafter BT-5 Evaluating
(iii) Anchorages of truss with concrete column.
11. Draw a neat sketches of different types of splices and different types BT-3 Applying
of types of connections

12. (i)Discuss the design procedure of base slab for transmiting the
column forces to the foundation safely?
(ii)Explain the design procedure for channel section purlin and BT-2 Understanding
angle section purlin

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13. Explain the following:
(i) Louver rails BT-6
(ii) Gable column Creating
14. (i) State the different steps to be followed while designing the slab BT-1 Remembering
base?
(ii)What are the types of base plates used in practice?
PART - C

1. An industrial building is made up of 10 gable frames spaced at 6m

apart. The frame has 18m span and 4m rise with column height 6m
above GL. Assuming the column bases are at 700mm above BT-4 Analysing
ground level and hinged, determine the design the frame for dead
and live loads only.
2. An industrial building is with the following details
Span:20m, Length: 120, Roofing: GI Sheets, Basic wind speed:
BT-1 Remembering
45m/s, terrain: open; industrial area, Class of building: Class A,
The clear height at eaves:9m . Justify and design its roof truss.
3. Do the calculations and design a slab base for a steel column with
the following data.
Column section: ISMB 300; Axial compressive load of 1000 kN.
BT-3
Permissible compressive stress in concrete: 4 MPa
Permissible bending stress in base plate :185 MPa. Applying
Consider SBC of soil as 300 kN/ m2.
4. Discuss the design a suitable purlin section, for the industrial
building.
a) Spacing of the truss c/c :5m,
b) Span of truss :10m,
c) Spacing of purlins c/c: 1.5m, BT-2 Understanding
d) Intensity of wind pressure :2kN/ m2,
e) Weight of galvanized sheets (GI Sheets):130N/ m2,
f) Location of the building: Indore,
g) Grade of steel: Fe 410.

UNIT II DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS

Types of connections – Welded and Bolted – Throat and Root Stresses in Fillet Welds – Seated
Connections – Unstiffened and Stiffened seated Connections – Moment Resistant Connections – Clip
angle Connections – Split beam Connections – Framed Connections HSFG bolted connections
PART - A
Q.no Questions BT Competence
Level
1. What
V are shear connections? BT-1 Remembering
2. Explain the moment connections BT-6 Creating
3. Draw the moment rotation curve for different types of connections BT-3 Applying
4. Define un-stiffened seat connections BT-1 Remembering
5. Explain stiffened seat connections BT-4 Analysing
6. What is bracket connection? BT-1 Remembering
7. Classify the types of bracket connections explain with neat sketch. BT-4 Analysing
8. Discuss the examples for connections subjected to eccentric shear. BT-2 Understanding
9. Illustrate the types of heavy moment connections? BT-2 Understanding

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10. What are split beam connections? BT-1 Remembering
11. Draw the sketch of split beam connections BT-3 Applying
12. Describe bolted bracket connections with a neat sketch. BT-2 Understanding
13. Compose some examples for light moment connections BT-5 Evaluating
14. Rewrite the formula for finding the bearing length of seat angle in BT-5 Evaluating
15. the beam
Write the to column
formula forconnection?
finding the moment of resistance of clip angle BT-1 Remembering
16. Explain how you will determine the diameter of the bolt hole. BT-4 Analysing
17. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of bolted connections. BT-2 Understanding
18. Classify various types of bolts used for structural purposes? BT-3 Applying
19. List the categories of imperfections in welding. BT-1 Remembering
20. Explain the stiffened seat connection with a sketch BT-6 Creating
PART - B
1. Design a bolted bracket connection to support an end reaction of
400kN because of the factored loads supported by the beam. The
eccentricity of the end reaction is shown in the figure. The steel used
is of grade Fe410. Use bolts of grade 4.6. The thickness of bracket
plate may be taken as 10mm.

Evaluating
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2. (i) Describe and design a bracket connection to transfer an end

reaction of 225kN due to factored loads as shown in the fig.
The end reaction from the girder acts at an eccentricity of
300mm from the face of the column flange.
(ii) Also design bolted joint connecting the Tee flange with the
column flange. Steel is of grade Fe410 and bolts of grade
4.6.
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3. A bracket plate 10 mm thick is used to transmit a reaction of 100 kN
at a distance of 125mm from column flange as shown in fig. Design
the welded connection .Draw design details.

BT-3
Applying

4. (i) Briefly explain the difference between bolted and welded

connections
Analysing
(ii) Distinguish the following:
a) Factor of safety and partial factor for loads BT-4
b) Characteristics loads and design loads
5. Discuss and design a single unequal angle strut to carry a load of 90
kN. The angle is connected by its longer leg to 8 mm thick gusset
BT-2 Understanding
plate. The effective length of the member is 2.5 m. Also design the
plate bolted end connections.
6. An ISLB 325 @ 43.1 kg/m transmit an end reaction of 125 kN to the Applying
web of ISHB 300@ 63 kg/m. Design the bolted connection . Draw BT-3
the design details.
7. A ISMB 500@ 0.869 kN/m transmits an end reaction of 130 kN to Evaluating
the flange of column ISHB 250@ 0.510 kN/m. Design an un- BT-5
stiffened welded seat connection.
8. A ISMB300, @ 0.442 kN/m transmits an end reaction of 11 kN and
an end moment of 80kNm to the flange of a column ISHB300, @ BT-1
0.630 kN/m. Identify and design the welded connections. Remembering

9. An [email protected]/m(Fe410 grade of steel) is to carry a factored

tensile force of 900kN. The channel section is to be welded at the
BT-2 Understanding
site to a gusset plate 12mm thick. Summarize and design a fillet
weld, if the overlap is limited to 350mm.
10. Design and discuss about strut of single unequal angle to carry a
load of 100 kN. The angle is connected by its longer leg to 10 mm BT-2
Understanding
thick gusset plate. The effective length of the member is 2 m.
11. Calculate the of a 20mm diameter bolt of grade 4.6 for the following
connections. The main plates to be jointed are 12mm thick
(i) Lap joint Creating
(ii) Single cover butt joint the cover plate being 10mm thick BT-6
(iii) Double Cover joint . each of the cover plate being 8mm thick.
Assume suitable datas.

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12. (i) Give examples for light moment connection
(ii) Design a split beam connection to transfer a factored shear
150KN and a moment of 50KNm from the end of the beam BT-4 Analysing
ISMB 350 to a column of ISHB 300 use 16mm dia bolts.
13. (i) Explain the two main types of moment-resistance
connections?
BT-6 Creating
(ii) Explain (a)Split-T beam Connection (b) Column spice &
beam Spice
14. Write Short Notes on
(i) Unstiffened seat angle connection BT-1
(ii) Stiffened seat angle connection Remembering
(iii) Framed Connection
PART - C

1. Two flats , of Fe410 grade steel, each 210mmx 8mm are to be jointed
using 20mm diameter, 4.6 grade bolts, to form a lap joint. The joint is
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supposed to transfer a factored load of 250kN. Justify and design the Remembering
joint and determine suitable pitch for the bolts.
2. Two plates 10mm and 18mm thick are to be joined by double cover
butt joint. Summarize and design the joint for the following data.
Factored design load: 750kN
Bold diameter: 20mm BT-6
Grade of steel: Fe410 Creating
Grade of bolts: 4.6
Cover plates 2 (one on each side): 8mm thick
3. A single –bolted double-cover butt joint is used to connect two plates
which are 8mm thick. Assuming 16mm diameter bolts of grade 4.6 and
cover plates to be 6mm thick, calculate the strength and efficiency of
the joints, if 4 bolts are provided in the bolt line at a pitch of 45mm. BT-4
Also determine the efficiency of the joint if two lines of bolts with 2 Analysing
bolts in each line have been arranged to result in a double-bolted
double-cover butt joint.
4. A 120mm diameter and 6mm thick pipe is fillet welded to a 14mm
plate. It is subjected to a vertical factored load of 4.5kN at 1m from the
BT-1 Remembering
welded end and a factored twisting moment of 1.8kNm. Examine and
design the joint assuming shop welding and steel of grade fe410.
UNIT III ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Analysis and design of different types of trusses – Analysis and design of industrial buildings – Sway
and non sway frames – Aseismic design of steel buildings.
PART - A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level

1. VExplain the stability of a chimney is checked during the design BT-4 Analysing
process.
2. Classify the types of loads for which an industrial building is to be BT-4 Analysing
designed.
3. Define characteristic load. BT-1 Remembering
4. Write about connection which is generally adopted for tubular steel BT-5 Evaluating
trusses? State its benefits.

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5. Differentiate between self supporting steel chimneys and guyed steel BT-2 Understanding
chimneys.
6. What should be the minimum height of lining for a chimney? BT-1 Remembering
7. Write about the forces acting on the self supporting steel chimney. BT-5 Evaluating
8. Discuss about sway and non sway frames BT-2 Understanding

9. Explain about the major components of an industrial building BT-4 Analysing

10. Discuss about a gantry girder and draw a sketch of it. BT-2 Understanding
11. Discuss the application of pratt-truss and draw a neat sketch of it BT-2 Understanding
12. What are the loads that will act on roof trusses? BT-1 Remembering
13. Summarize the methods available for the analysis of roof trusses BT-6 Creating
14. What are end bearings? BT-1 Remembering
15. Explain the types of crane column BT-6 Creating
16. What are girts? BT-1 Remembering
17. Draw the neat sketch of live pan truss and mention its application. BT-3 Applying
18. How is economical spacing of roof trusses obtained? BT-3 Applying
19. Identify the loads that will act on the column of crane girder . BT-1 Remembering
20. Describe some examples for industrial building. BT-2 Understanding
PART - B
1. A self-supporting steel stack .is 80m high and its diameter at the top is
3m.Design the plates for the stack. Adopt the wind force as per IS:
875. The location of place is such that the intensity of wind pressure Evaluating
BT-5
up to 30m height is 1.5kN/m2 .The foundation and riveted joints need
not be designed.
2. Explain how the base plate of a chimney is designed. BT-1 Remembering
3. Analyze and design only the chimney of a self-supporting stack of
effective height 30 m, having its diameter at top equal to 2 m. Take
wind pressure intensity as 1.5 kN/mm2 uniform throughout its height. Analysing
BT-4
Assume uniform values of permissible tensile and compressive
stresses as 120 N/mm2 and 90 N/mm2.

4. Describe and design a simply supported gantry girder to for the

following data:
Crane capacity : 160 KN
Self weight of crane girder : 200 KN
Self weight trolley, electric motor, hooks etc. : 50KN
Min. approach of crane hook to the gantry girder : 1.6 m
Wheel base : 2.8 m BT-1 Remembering
c/c distance between gantry rail : 12 m
c/c distance between column : 6m
Self weight of rail section : 300 N/m
Check the section for maximum bending moment due to vertical
forces, lateral forces and longitudinal forces.
5. Briefly explain the various steps involved in the design of roof trusses. Applying
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6. Determine the design forces in the members of the steel roof truss as
shown in the fig. 16m span and resting on brick masonry walls. The
trusses are placed 8m c/c. the rise of the truss is ¼ of the span.
Roofing is of asbestos cement of dead load 171 N/ mm2.The wind load
normal to roof truss is 940N/ mm2. One end of the truss is hinged and
the other end is supported on rollers.
Analysing
BT-4

7. Discuss and design a fink type roof truss for an industrial building for
the following data:
Overall length-48m
Overall width-16.5m
Width c/c roof column-16m
Height of column-11m BT-2
Understanding
Roofing material- asbestos cement sheets
Side covering- asbestos cement sheets
The industrial building is situated in Allahabad. Assume the missing
data.
8. Illustrate elaborately about the items that are to be considered while Applying
planning and designing an industrial building. BT-3

9. Explain various steps involved in the design of gantry girder. BT-6 Creating
10. An industrial building is made of 10 portal frames spaced 6m apart.
The frame has a span of 20m and 4m rise with a column height of 6m
above ground level. Assuming the column bases are hinged, discuss BT-2 Understanding
and design the frame for dead, live and wind loads as per IS875.
11. (i)Explain about Live pan , Pratt and north light trusses roof. Evaluating
(ii)Write down the steps involved in the design the roof trusses BT-5

12. The Plan and elevation of a three- storey school building is shown in
figure. The building is located at Kolkata (Zone III). The type of soil
encounted is medium stiff and it is proposed to design the bulding
with special moment frames. The intensity of DL is 10KN/m2 and the
floors are to cater IL of 3KN/m2. Determine the Lateral loads on the
various floor levels of theStructure by Static analysis

BT-3
Applying

13. Explain in detail about Sway and Non Sway frames BT-6 Creating

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14. Discuss in detail about Aseismic design of steel buildings. BT-2 Understanding

PART - C Understanding
1. Discuss bout a roof truss and design itsa roof truss, rafter bracing,
purlin, tie runner, side runner and eave girder for an industrial building
located at Guwahati with a span of 20m and a length of 50m. the
roofing is galvanized iron sheeting. Basic wind speed is 50m/s and the BT-2
terrain is an open industrial area. Building is Class B building with a Understanding
clear height of 8m at the eaves.
2. A flat roof building of 18m span has 1.5m deep trusses at 5m centers.
The total dead load is 0.7kN/m2 and the imposed load is 0.75kN/m2.
BT-5 Evaluating
Design the truss using angle sections with welded internal joints and
bolted field splices
3. Describe and design a gantry girder to be used in an industrial building
carrying a manually operated overhead travelling crane , for the
following data:
Crane capacity:200kN
Self-weight of the crane girder excluding trolley:200kN
Self-weight of the trolley, electric motor, hook etc:40kN
Approx. minimum approach of the crane hook to the gantry girdr:1.2m BT-1
Wheel base:3.5m
c/c distance between gantry rails:16m Remembering
c/c distance between columns:8m
self-weight of rail section:300N/m
Diameter of crane wheels:150mm
Steel is of grade Fe410.
4. Describe and design a Pratt-truss as shown in fig. the design wind
pressure is 1200N/m2. The trusses are covered with AC sheets and the
centre-to-centre spacing of trusses is 6m.

Remembering
BT-1

UNIT IV PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

Introduction, Shape factor, Moment redistribution, Combined mechanisms, Analysis of portal frames,
Effect of axial force - Effect of shear force on plastic moment, Connections - Requirement – Moment
resisting connections. Design of Straight Corner Connections – Haunched Connections – Design of
continuous beams.
PART - A
Q.No Questions BT Competence
Level
1. VDescribe the plastic method of design. BT-2 Understanding
2. Define ductility. BT-1 Remembering
3. Draw the stress strain curve for mild steel. BT-3 Applying
4. What are perfectly plastic materials? BT-1 Remembering
5. Define plastic section modulus. BT-1 Remembering

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6. Explain a plastic hinge. BT-4 Analysing
7. Write about the shape factor. BT-5 Evaluating
8. Write the fundamental conditions for plastic analysis. BT-1 Remembering
9. Explain about beam mechanism. BT-4 Analysing
10. Write about the load factor. BT-5 Evaluating
11. Recall the types of mechanism in plastic analysis. BT-2 Understanding
12. Explain upper bound theorem. BT-4 Analysing
13. Illustrate lower bound theorem BT-3 Applying
14. Summarize the limitations of plastic analysis? BT-6 Creating
15. What is the length and profile of plastic hinge for a simply supported BT-1 Remembering
beam with UDL?
16. Discuss the concept of redistribution of moments. BT-2 Understanding
17. Explain the principle of virtual work BT-6 Creating
18. Illustrate the methods available for plastic analysis BT-3 Applying
19. Describe the section classification as per IS800:2007 BT-2 Understanding
20. What is the collapse load for a simply supported beam with UDL? BT-1 Remembering
PART - B
1. Write the formula and find the shape factor for the following sections
(i) Square of side ‘a’ with its diagonal parallel to z-z axis
(ii) Hollow tube section with its external diameter ‘D’ and BT-1 Remembering
internal diameter ‘d’
(iii) Triangular section of base ‘b’ and height ‘h’

2. Write the formula and determine the plastic section modulus Zpz, Zpy
for the ISMB225 @ 306.07 N/m. BT-1
Remembering
3. A beam fixed at both ends is subjected to a uniformly distributed load
w on its right half portion. Identify the collapse load if the beam has
uniform cross section. BT-1 Remembering

4. Write the formulae and determine the plastic modulus for the section
shown.(All dimensions are in mm)

BT-1
Remembering

5. A continuous beam is subjected to loads as shown in fig. Assume a load factor of 1.7 .
Analyze and design its section.

BT-4
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6. Discuss and find out the collapse load for a portal frame of uniform
cross-section as shown in fig.

BT-2 Understanding

7. Discuss and determine the collapse load for the frame shown below:

BT-2 Understanding

8. Describe and find the fully plastic moment for the frame as shown in
the fig.

BT-2 Understanding

9. Design the continuous beam with the service load as shown in the fig.
The load factor may be assumed as 1.7. Provide a uniform cross
section throughout the beam.
BT-5 Evaluating

10. A two span continuous beam of uniform section loaded with ultimate
loads as shown in Fig. Determine the required plastic moment of
resistance.

BT-4 Analysing

11. Explain in detail about Moment resisting connections BT-6 Creating

12. Discuss the procrdure involved in design of Straight Corner Understanding

BT-2
Connections
13. Describe Haunched Connections with Sketches BT-2 Understanding
14. Write down the steps involved in design of continuous beams. BT-3 Applying

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PART - C

1. Design the continuous beam with the service load as shown in the fig.
The load factor may be assumed as 2. Provide a uniform cross section
throughout the beam.

BT-5 Evaluating

2. Calculate the collapse load for frame as shown in the fig.

BT-3 Applying

3. Explain fully plastic moment and determine the fully plastic moment
required for the frame shown in fig., if all the members have the same
value of Mp.

BT-6 Creating

4. Calculate Mp for the portal frame with electrically operated travelling

crane as shown in figure by ‘Reactant moment diagram’ method. The
roof pitch is 30o. Neglect the effect of wind acting vertically on the
roof. Horizontal wind pressure is = 1 kN/m2 . γf = 1.2 for the combined
effects of wind, crane, dead load and live load.

BT-3
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UNIT V- DESIGN OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STRUCTURES

Introduction to Direct Strength Method - Behaviour of Compression Elements - Effective width for
load and deflection determination – Behaviour of Unstiffened and Stiffened Elements – Design of
webs of beams – Flexural members – Lateral buckling of beams – Shear Lag – Flange Curling –
Design of Compression Members – Wall Studs.
PART - A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level

1. VWhat are light gauge steel structures? BT-1 Remembering

2. Discuss the uses of light gauge steel structural members. BT-2 Understanding
3. Explain the codal provisions available for the design of light BT-4 Analysing
gauge steel structural members.
4. Draw the various section available in light gauge steel structural BT-3 Applying
members.

5. Discuss about stiffened compression elements with neat BT-2 Understanding

sketches
6. Explain unstiffened compression elements. BT-4 Analysing

7. What is the significance of shear lag? BT-1 Remembering

8. Illustrate flat-width ratio. BT-3 Applying

9. What is effective design width? BT-1 Remembering

10. Explain local buckling. BT-4 Analysing
11. Write the maximum allowable flat to width ratio for various BT-5 Evaluating
elements as per IS801:1975.
12. Illustrate shear lag. BT-3 Applying

13. Discuss about the torsional buckling. BT-2 Understanding

14. What is point symmentric section? BT-1 Remembering
15. Discuss the bending stress distribution diagram at different BT-2 Understanding
stages of loading with neat sketches?
16. Write the formula for finding the b/t ratio for load determination. BT-1 Remembering
17. Rewrite the formula for finding the b/t ratio for deflection BT-5 Evaluating
determination.
18. What is flange curling? BT-1 Remembering
19. What are cold-formed steel structures? BT-1 Remembering
20. Explain effective width calculation in light gauged steel sections. BT-6 Creating
PART - B
1. Two channels with 200mm x 800mm with bent lips are connected
with webs to act as a beam. The thickness of the plate is 2.5mm
and the depth of lip is 25mm. the beam has an effective span of Evaluating
4m. Formulate the equations and determine the allowable load on BT-5
the beam and also find the deflection at the allowable load. The
yield stress of steel is 235N/mm2 and E=2 ×105 N/ mm2

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2. Illustrate the following with sketches with reference to light-gauge
sections
(i)Stiffened and unstiffened compression elements
(ii)Flat-width ratio BT-3 Applying
(iii)Effective design width
(iv)Torsional flexural buckling
(v)Point symmetric section
3. Calculate the column section properties and allowable load for the
column section shown in fig below. The effective length of the
column is 3.2 m. Take fy = 235 N/mm2

BT-3
Applying

4. Two channel 200 mm × 80 mm with bent lips are connected with

webs to act as beam as shown. The thickness of plate is 2.5 mm
and the depth of lip is 25 mm. The beam has an effective span of 4
m. Determine the allowable load per meter on the beam. Also,
determine the deflection at the allowable load. The steel has a
yield point of 235 N/mm2. Take E=2 ×105 N/mm2.

Analysing
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5. (i)Summarize the merits and demerits of cold from light gauge

steel section.
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(ii)Also enlist and draw the different sections used in cold from
steel.

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6. Identify and determine the allowable load per metre on the beam
as shown below. Also, determine the deflection at the allowable
load. The length of the column is 3.1m. the two sections are joined
together by spot welding. The steel has a yield point of
235N/mm2. Take E = 2 ×105 N/mm2.

Remembering
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7. Define and describe the following:

(i) Stiffened element
(ii) Un-stiffened element BT-1 Remembering
(iii) Multiple-stiffened element
(iv) local buckling
8. Discuss the following:
a) Lateral torsional buckling
BT-2 Understanding
b) Shear lag
c) Effective design width
9. d) Light gauge
Describe steel
and determine the allowable load per metre on the
composite section beam as shown below. Also, determine the
deflection at the allowable load. The length of the column is 3.0m.
The two sections are joined together by spot welding. The steel
has a yield point of 235 N/ mm2. Take E:2 ×105 MPa.

BT-1
Remembering

10. Estimate the allowable load on the light gauge steel beam of
channel section with a lip . The width of web:300mm;Width of BT-5
lip:50mm;Width of flange:200mm;Thickness of section: 2.6mm Evaluating

11. Design a Stanchion 3.5 m long in a building subjected to a

factored load of 550 KN both the ends of a stanchion are
effectively restrained in direction and position. Use steel of grade BT-6 Creating
Fe410
12. A steel supported joist with a 4.0 m effective span of UDL of 50
KN over its span inclusive of its self weight . the beam is laterally
supported throughout. Design the beam using working stress BT-6 Creating
method steel of grade is Fe410.

13. (i)Draw the Typical Cross Section of Cold Form Steel Sections
(ii)Explain the types of stiffened and unstiffened elements

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14. Describe in detail about the following:
(i)Lateral buckling of beams
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(ii)Compression member
(iii)Flange Curling
(iv)Wall Studs.
PART - C
1. Two channel 200 mm × 80 mm with bent lips are connected with
webs to act as beam as shown. The thickness of plate is 2.5 mm .
The beam has an effective span of 4.5 m. Estimate the allowable
load per metre on the beam.

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2. Formulate the equations and determine the allowable load per

metre on the beam as shown below. Also, determine the deflection
at the allowable load. The length of the column is 3.2m. The steel
has a yield point of 235 N/ mm2. Take E = 2 ×105 N/mm2.

BT-5 Evaluating

3. Identify and compute the allowable load on the light gauge steel
beam as shown
below:

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4. A top chord member of a roof truss is of hat section as shown in

the fig. It is subjected to a compression of 132.5kN and a moment
of 1636 kNm. The span is 1.7m.Check the safety of the section if
fy=210N/mm2.

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