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16172
4 Hours / 100 Marks Seat No.

Instructions : (1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Answer each next main question on a new page.
(3) Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(5) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
(6) Use of Non-programmable Electronic Pocket Calculator is
permissible.
(7) Mobile Phone, Pager and any other Electronic Communication
devices are not permissible in Examination Hall.
(8) Use of Steam tables, logarithmic, Mollier’s chart is permitted.
(9) Use of steel table is permitted if necessary.

Marks

1. Attempt any five of the following : 20

a) State the types of loads to which structures are subjected.

b) Sketch ISWB-300 and ISMC-350 and write meaning of each measurement.

c) Draw neat labelled sketch of Howe truss with 8 panels and name all important components.

d) What is Lug-angle ? State its any two uses.

e) Draw neat sketches of Lacing and Battening.

f) A strut in a roof truss consists of a single angle 90 × 90 × 6 mm. Find the ultimate load carrying
capacity of this angle if it is connected to 8 mm thick. Gusset plate by
1) one bolt
2) two bolts
3) welds.

g) A tension member consists of pair of ISA 100 × 100 × 10 mm connected on same side of
gusset plate using 16 mm
rivets. Find its strength if suitable tack rivets are provided.
Take
at = 150 MPa.
P.T.O.
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2. Attempt any two of the following : 16

a) A flat 250 mm × 10 mm is connected to gusset plate using 20 mm
PDS rivets.Also draw the
sketch showing designed connection.
b) A column consists of ISLB - 300 and two cover plates 200 × 10 mm connected to each flange
the effective length of column is 6.0 m find the strength of column.
ISLB - 300
A = 4808 mm2, Ixx = 7332.9 × 104 mm4, Iyy = 376.2 × 104 mm4.
c) Calculate Dead Load and Live Load per panel point for a roof truss using following details.
i) Span = 20 m
ii) Panel points = 10
iii) Spacing = 4 m
iv) Rise = 3 m
v) Weight of G.I sheets = 100 N/m2
vi) Self weight of truss = 105 N/m2
vii) Weight of bracing = 75 N/m2
viii) Weight of purlin = 150 N/m2

3. Attempt any two of the following : 16

a) ISMB - 350 is used as a simply supported beam over an effective span of 6.0 m. Calculate
maximum intensity of UDL (Including self weight) it can carry. Check suitability of beam for
shear. For ISMB-350, Ixx = 13630.3 × 104 mm4, tw = 8.1 mm,
xx = 778.9 × 103 mm3.
Take
cbc = 165 MPa,
av = 100 MPa, E = 2 ×105 MPa.
b) i) What are the loads for which roof trusses are designed ?
ii) State advantages and disadvantages of steel as construction materials.
c) i) State the steps to calculate wind load on roof-truss as per IS : 875.
ii) What is built-up-beam ? When it is used ?

4. Attempt any two of the following : 16

a) Check whether ISMB -250 is suitable or not as simply supported beam over an effective span
of 6.0 m to carry a u.d.l. of 15 kN/m (Including self weight).
Properties of ISMB-250 are bF = 125 mm, tF = 12.5 mm, tW = 6.9 mm, Ixx = 5131.6 × 104 mm4,
Zxx = 410 × 103 mm3,
1 = 13.0 mm,
p = 465.71 ×103 mm3.
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b) A tie consists of 2 ISA 100 × 100 × 10 mm placed back to back with a gusset plate 10 mm
thick between them. If 20 mm diameter rivets are used for the connection. Find the safe pull
the tie can carry. If tack rivets are not provided. What will be required pull if tacking rivets are
provided ?
c) i) What is the necessity of column bases ? What is the use of steel base plate in column bases ?
ii) State different types of steel roof trusses used for buildings for spans more than 10 m with
sketches.

5. Attempt any two of the following : 16

a) Design a slab base and concrete pedestal for a column ISLB - 350 used to carry axial load of
900 kN. Permissible stress in concrete 4000 kN/m2 and SBC of soil 200 kN/m2. Width of
flange of ISLB -350 is 165 mm. Assume additional data if required.
b) i) What is gusseted base ? State with labeled sketch. 4
ii) Explain the Slenderness ratio with its limits. 4
c) State the design steps to design a steel roof truss for industrial building memberwise.

6. Attempt any four of the following : 16

a) Why net area is considered in design of tension member and not in compression member. Also
state how to calculate net area in design of tension member when it is connected by one leg
with gusset plate.
b) Write advantages of welded connection over rivetted connection.
c) Differentiate between laterally supported and unsupported beam with neat sketch showing all
details.
d) i) State type of structural steel sections used as compression member.
ii) Define Radius of Gyration.
e) i) Why Imin is considered in design of column ?
ii) What is tack rivetting ?
f) State four end conditions of column with their effective lengths.

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