TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 2 · Question 134

Question 134 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 2 (Civil Engineering) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Manager 2015 Paper 2 (Civil) · Q134 · RCC, Steel & Prestressed Design · Steel Design

   The principal reason for adding stiffeners to the web of a steel beam is to ______.

   1. Increase its moment carrying capacity.
   2. Reduce the deflection of the beam.
   3. Increase the stiffness of the web.
   4. Improve aesthetics.
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   Answer: (3) Increase the stiffness of the web.

   Web stiffeners stiffen the thin web so that it does not buckle under shear or cripple and buckle under concentrated loads and reactions. Moment capacity and deflection depend mainly on the flanges and the overall section, not on the stiffeners.

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