Exam Guide

Properties of W 610 x 113

d = 608 mm tf = 17.3 mm
bf = 228 mm tw = 11.9 mm K = 35.94 mm

1. Determine the maximum end reaction due to bearing on wall.

a. 385.26 kN b. 417.31 c. 355.66 d. 401.28

2. Determine the maximum end reaction due to web yielding.

a. 477.89 b. 505.23 c. 569.12 d. 677.48

3. Determine the maximum reaction due to bending stress of the flange.

a. 140 kN b. 175 c. 210 d. 230

4. In design of columns, the modification factor for the compression members in frames subject to
translation when there is sidesway is:
a. 1.00 b. 0.90 c. 0.85 d. 0.65

SITUATION 12: Light grade steel channel was used as a purlin of a truss. The top chord of the truss is
inclined 1 V : 4 H and distance between trusses is 6 m. The purlin has a weight of 79 N/m and spaced 1.2
m apart on centers. The dead load including the roof materials is 720 Pa, live load of 1000 Pa and wind
load of 1440 Pa. Assume all loads passes through the centroid of the section. Use C 200 x 76 with Sx =
6.19 x 10^4 mm^3 , Sy = 1.38 x 10^4 mm^3 and allowable bending stresses Fbx = Fby = 207 MPa.

5. Compute the leeward suction of the roofing.

a. 1115.9 N/m b. 1036.8 c. 1218.5 d. 1315.7

6. Compute the bending stress fbx for D + L.

a. 166.18 b. 108.54 c. 151.14 d. 137.63

7. Calculate the maximum ratio of actual to the allowable bending stress for load combination
0.75(D + L + W) at the windward side.
a. 1.54 b. 1.18 c. 0.89 d. 1.25

8. The effective net area factor for at least three fasteners per line of all tees is:
a. 0.85 b. 0.90 c. 0.75 d. 1.00

SITUATION 13: In the figure shown using effective length of 3.5 m and Fy = 248 MPa,

9. Determine the radius of gyration on x direction.

a. 130 mm b. 135 c. 150 d. 165

10. Compute the allowable buckling stress, Fa.

a. 107.18 MPa b. 112.45 c. 137.18 d. 151.23

11. Compute the allowable axial load.

a. 923 kN b. 956 c. 1008 d. 1076

SITUATION 14: In the connection shown in the figure, a load transmits 200 kN load acting at e = 200 mm.
Use a = b = 250 mm. The load is transmitted to the column by the plates and 8 22 mm ϕ rivets. The plates
are adequate to transmit the load to the rivets. The connection can be analysed by replacing the given
load with an equivalent loading composed of a vertical force alone acting through the centroid of the
rivets and a moment.
 12. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets in MPa for
equivalent vertical force alone acting on the centroid.
a. 90 b. 140 c. 120 d. 70

13. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets in MPa for the
equivalent moment alone?
a. 700 b. 740 c. 720 d. 760

14. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum shear stress in the rivets in MPa?
a. 170 b. 160 c. 110 d. 130

15. Which of the following characteristics is considered in web crippling?

a. can be stiffened near the loads c. The toe of fillet is most dangerous for failure
b. arises high compressive stresses d. its compressive force applied can be buckled.

SITUATION 15: A bracket shown in the figure is welded by a fillet to a column section. It carries an
eccentric load of 80 kN acting at 200 mm from the fillet weld shown.

16. Compute the maximum bending moment per mm of fillet weld.

a. 1536 N mm b. 1720 c. 1880 d. 2016

17. Using elastic method, determine the maximum force per mm to be resisted by the fillet weld
shown.
a. 1217 N/mm b. 1569 c. 1630 d. 1754

18. Determine the size of the fillet weld to carry the load using E 70 electrodes with Fu = 485 MPa.
a. 19 mm b. 10 c. 16 d. 20