What is the value of the imperfection factor for buckling class a?
What is the hinged length for a simply supported rectangular beam of span L with a central concentrated load?
What causes web crippling in structural beams?
A steel plate is 30 cm wide and 10 mm thick. A rivet of nominal diameter 18 mm is driven. The net cross-sectional area of the plate is
Which of the following is not a parameter that can decrease the strength of a slender member?
An equal angle of cross-sectional area A has been attached to the support by means of a lug angle. If the allowable stress in tension is f, what is the load carrying capacity of the member?
For two plates of equal thickness, the maximum size of a full strength fillet weld with a square edge is limited to:
A steel rod of 16 mm diameter has been used as a tie in a bracing system, but may be subject to possible reversal of stress due to the wind. What is the maximum permitted length of the member?
Which of the following statements is true regarding residual stresses?
An SMB 100 column (rx = 40 mm, ry = 10 mm) has been used in an industrial shed. Along the minor axis, the column has restraints in the form of purlins at 1.0 m intervals. The effective length factors along the major and minor axes are 1.2 and 1.0, respectively. If the slenderness ratio is restricted to 120, what is the maximum column height?