Steel Structure Design - Engineering

Q1:

Water pressure in a 80 cm water main is 10 kg/cm2. The minimum thickness of the metal required for the water main, not to be stressed more than 200 kg/cm2, is

A 1 cm

B 1.5 cm

C 2 cm

D 2.5 cm

E 3 cm

ANS:C - 2 cm

Stress = pd/2t,
Then, t = pd/2 * stress,
=> 10 * 80/2 * 200 = 2 cm.