Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
Load bearing stiffeners at supports of plate girders are designed as:
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Choose the correct answer
A
Simple tension members
B
Compression members (columns) with an effective section including stiffener plus a portion of the web
C
Pure bending members
D
Members in combined bending and torsion
Correct Answer
B. Compression members (columns) with an effective section including stiffener plus a portion of the web
Why is this the answer?
Bearing stiffeners carry concentrated reaction/load by acting as columns. IS 800 clause on plate girders: bearing stiffener + 20 x tw of web on each side (for interior stiffeners) acts as a short compression column.
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