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Q: When are shear plates used?

A: Shear Plate :  1.shear plate connectors provide a large bearing surface to resist shearing-type…

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Q: Decide the best way to protect joints in exterior construction?

A: Concrete joints are used to counteract the expansion and shrinkage of concrete which occurs due to…

Q: What is the difference between working joints and non-working joints?

A: Sealants are defined as material that is used to seal or block the route of the liquid and make it…

Q: Explain how pre-cast units are manufactured?

A: Solution: Precast units are manufactured or produced by casting concrete in reusable mold and then…

Q: How are light gauge steel framing members manufactured?

A: The light-gauge steel framing members are manufactured with the help of framing accessories, the…

Q: What is the advantage of Interlocking steel sheeting?

A: Interlocking steel sheeting is defined as the long structural section made of steel and having a…

Q: Become familiar with the materials and methods for framing heavy timber buildings and the types of…

A: Answer:- Heavy timber construction:- It is a building method that uses large, rustic, heavy sawn…

Q: What is Glued–Laminated Timbers?

A: Glulam- laminated timber is an engineered wood that is stronger than steel and can carry more load…

Q: What are the commonly used fastening methods for joining structural steel members?

A: Fastening of the steel structure joint is done by using following type of connections- Rivetted…

Q: Why are tension splices required in some columns?

A: I would go further and say that columns are never purely compression members. Bending moments…

Q: Define Connections with Columns

A: Column base connection : Column bases are generally designed to transfer the force from the column…

Q: Why is it so difficult to make cladding watertight?

A: Cladding Cladding is difficult to make watertight cause wind pushes water in any direction on the…

Q: How can you decide how many inches of concrete are needed to give fire protection to reinforcing…

A: There are some provisions are given in building codes for Pre-stresses concrete and reinforced…

Q: Describe fire-protection procedures for structural steel members required by building codes?

A: The fire-protection procedures for structural steel members required by building codes are:

Q: What can be the Engineering Considerations in Folds, Faults, and Joints.

A: Faults are often created under the influence of stress working on rocks from within. Any rock below…

Q: What are the classes of hardboard?

A: Hardboard has high density and high strength, which is a quality substitute for wood and is commonly…

Q: What is Parallel and Oriented Strand Lumber?

A: Parallel strand lumber (PSL) Parallel strand lumber is a form of engineered wood made from parallel…

Q: Define the Bearing resistance failure, punching failure, squeezing ?

A: Bearing resistance failure A bearing capacity failures are defined as foundation failure that occurs…

Q: What's an end bent?

A: Ends. The ends of the superstructure are free to rotate and translate longitudinally.

Q: Apply the structural properties of wood when designing structural members?

A: Solution: Wood can be used in many types of buildings whether we talk about non-residential or…

Q: What is a contraction joint?

A: In the construction process, there are three types of joints. They are Contraction joint, Expansion…

Q: How can specified tension values be ensured when bolting structural steel members?

A: Answer The bolted connection is that connection which is used to transfer the force in tension and…

Q: Describe about the steel sheeting sections.

A: steel sheeting section:

Q: How are copper pipe joints secured?

A: Brief concept introduction- Copper- It is a metal used for several industrial purposes. One of them…

Q: How can you differentiate between dimension lumber and timbers?

A: Lumbers having thickness between 2 in. and 5in. (excluding) are termed as dimension lumber. The…

Q: Where Shear reinforcement is used ?

A: Brief concept introduction- Shear reinforcement- It is provided to bear the shear stress or diagonal…

Q: When do shear plates become necessary?

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Q: What is the difference between riveted, bolted, and welded connections, including strengths and…

A: A steel member is an assemblage of different members such as beam, columns, tension members that are…

Q: What is a transverse weld

A: Welding is defined as a technique of joining two metallic pieces by heating them at high temperature…

Q: 1. Why is it that the spacing of floor joist or truss rafters need to be equal? How does it differ…

A: Spacing between consecutive floor joist or truss rafter need to be equal in order to distribute the…

Q: Give Examples of glued-laminated wood.

A: Wood attached to wood. is a structure made by combining one piece of wood? When bonded with…

Q: Discuss defects of Timber in detail, also draw a neat and clean diagram for each defect.

A: Solution: There are mainly 5 types of defects in timber:1. Defects due to natural Forces2. Defects…

Q: What is the process for making light gauge steel framing members?

A: Introduction: Cold-formed steel framing (CFSF) is a term that refers to members used in light-frame…

Q: What is the maximum number of 20 mm diameter bolts that can be accommodated in a single row on a 140…

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Q: Define how can we design the tie bar (spacing, diameter and length), in which standard the design is…

A: spacing between two consecutive tie bars is known as pitch.the spacing between tie bars are taken as…

Q: You’ve ordered a custom material. Whether it is cut incorrectly or there is unexpected flaw, you…

A: Before starting an construction project the builder has specification of material which they want to…

Q: What is wood as a building material?

A: Wood or Timber is one of the most used natural building materials in the entire world. Wood is…

Q: Why are trusses used?

A: Truss : It is a structure that consisits of 2 force members only , In truss there is only axial…

Q: Can the beams be built-up or fabricated in a shop using plates? Give an example?

A: - Built up beam is a steel structural member which is made rather than rolled by welding or…

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Q: How can the required spacing of nails or bolts of a particular size be determined?

A: Spacing of bolts and nails depends on stresses like bearing stresses tensile stresses. There are…

Q: Please describe the requirements for the removal of formwork.

A: Formwork- it is defined as the temporary moulds into which concrete is poured, and compacted to cast…