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36. Minimum thickness of web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather, is
A. 5 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10mm
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37. The maximum slenderness ratio of a compression member carrying both dead and superimposed load is
A. 180
B. 200
C. 250
D. 350
Explanation:
38. The best arrangement to provide unified behavior in built up steel columns is by
A. lacing
B. battening
C. tie plates
D. perforated cover plates
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39. 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
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40. Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist
A. bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load
B. shear force due to 2.5% of the column load
C. 2.5% of the column load
D. both (a) and (b)
Explanation: