The semi-compact section of a laterally unsupported steel beam has an elastic section modulus, plastic section modulus and design bending compressive ...

A steel section is subjected to a combination of shear and bending actions. The applied shear force is $$V$$ and the shear capacity of the section is ...

A symmetric $${\rm I}$$-section (with width of each flange $$=50$$ $$mm$$, thickness of each flange $$=10$$ $$mm,$$ depth of web $$= 100$$ $$mm,$$ and...

Which of the following is NOT correct for steel sections as per $$IS:$$ $$800-1984$$?

An unstiffened web $${\rm I}$$ section is fabricated from a $$10$$ $$mm$$ thick plate by fillet welding as shown in the figure. If yield stress of ste...

When designing steel structures, one must ensure that local buckling in webs does not take place. This check may not be very critical when using rolle...

An $$ISMB$$ $$500$$ is used as a beam in a multi-storey construction. From the view point of structural design, it can be considered to be 'laterally ...

The problem of lateral buckling can arise only in those steel beams which have

A steel beam supporting loads from the floors slab as well as from wall is termed as

Allowable average shear stress in an unstiffened web for beams made of steel of grade $$250\,\,N/m{m^2}$$ is

The relevant cross-sectional details of a compound beam comprising a symmetric $${\rm I}$$-section and a channel section (with welded connections), pr...

Two wheels, placed at a distance of $$2.5$$ $$m$$ apart, with a load of $$200\,\,kN$$ on each of them are moving on a simply supported girder ($${\rm ...