UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A welded steel plate girder consisting of two flange plates of 350 mm x 16 mm and a web plate of 1000 mm x 6 mm, requires

A nostiffeners

B vertical stiffeners

C intermediate vertical stiffeners

D vertical and horizontal stiffeners

ANS:C - intermediate vertical stiffeners

Here d/tw=1000/6 = 166.66 which is between 67-200 so intermediate stiffener required.