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Steel Structures - Structural Engineering - Civil Engineering Previous Year Questions

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Medium 25 55.6%

Easy 16 35.6%

Hard 4 8.9%

Question type distribution

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MCQ 33 73.3%

Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 10 22.2%

Fill in the blanks 1 2.2%

MSQ 1 2.2%

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Civil Engineering

45 Qs

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Structural Engineering

45 Qs

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Steel Structures

45 Qs

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Civil Engineering (CE) 2026

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2026

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

3 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]

3 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2013

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2012

2 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2011

3 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2010

3 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2009

3 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2008

1 Qs

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

4 Qs

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Paper name	Year	PDF
Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026 1 questions in this view	2026	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20262026 2 questions in this view	2026	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]2025 1 questions in this view	2025	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]2025 1 questions in this view	2025	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]2024 2 questions in this view	2024	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2023 [Session 2]2023 1 questions in this view	2023	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2022 [Session 2]2022 1 questions in this view	2022	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2021 [Session 2]2021 2 questions in this view	2021	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download Official answer keyOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]2020 2 questions in this view	2020	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]2019 3 questions in this view	2019	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]2018 2 questions in this view	2018	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]2016 2 questions in this view	2016	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]2016 1 questions in this view	2016	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]2015 2 questions in this view	2015	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]2015 1 questions in this view	2015	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]2014 3 questions in this view	2014	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20132013 2 questions in this view	2013	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20122012 2 questions in this view	2012	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20112011 3 questions in this view	2011	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20102010 3 questions in this view	2010	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20092009 3 questions in this view	2009	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20082008 1 questions in this view	2008	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download
Civil Engineering (CE) 20072007 4 questions in this view	2007	ExamElite PDFs ExamElite solutions Official documents Official question paperOriginal authority-issued PDF Official Download

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

A steel column, pinned at both ends, has a buckling load of 200 kN. If the column is restrained against lateral movement at its mid-height, its buckling load will be

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

A steel flat of rectangular section of size 70 × 6 mm is connected to a gusset plate by three bolts each having a shear capacity of 15 kN in holes having diameter 11.5 mm. If the allowable tensile stress in the flat is 150 MPa, the maximum tension that can be applied to the flat is

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

A bracket connection is made with four bolts of 10 mm diameter and supports a load of 10 kN at an eccentricity of 100 mm. The maximum force to be resisted by any bolt will be

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2007 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2007

The plastic collapse load W_p for the propped cantilever supporting two point loads as shown in figure in terms of plastic moment capacity, M_p, is given by

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2014 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]

The tension and shear force (both in kN) in each bolt of the joint, as shown below, respectively are

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2014 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]

While designing, for a steel column of Fe250 grade, a base plate resting on a concrete pedestal of M20 grade, the bearing strength of concrete (in N/mm²) in limit state method of design as per IS:456-2000 is ______________

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2014 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2014 [Session 1]

A steel section is subjected to a combination of shear and bending actions. The applied shear force is $ V $ and the shear capacity of the section is $ V_s $. For such a section, high shear force (as per IS:800-2007) is defined as

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

A bracket plate connected to a column flange transmits a load of 100 kN as shown in the following figure. The maximum force for which the bolts should be designed is ______________ kN.

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

For formation of collapse mechanism in the following figure, the minimum value of $P_u$ is $cM_p/L$ . $M_p$ and $3M_p$ denote the plastic moment capacities of beam sections as shown in this figure. The value of c is ___________ .

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2015 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

A fixed end beam is subjected to a load, W at 1/3rd span from the left support as shown in the figure. The collapse load of the beam is:

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

Two plates are connected by fillet welds of size 10 mm and subjected to tension, as shown in the figure. The thickness of each plate is 12 mm. The yield stress and the ultimate tensile stress of steel are 250 MPa and 410 MPa, respectively. The welding is done in the workshop (γ_mw = 1.25).

As per the Limit State Method of IS 800: 2007, the minimum length (rounded off to the nearest higher multiple of 5 mm) of each weld to transmit a force P equal to 270 kN (factored) is

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

The semi-compact section of a laterally unsupported steel beam has an elastic section modulus, plastic section modulus and design bending compressive stress of 500 cm³, 650 cm³ and 200 MPa, respectively. The design flexural capacity (expressed in kNm) of the section is ______

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2016 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

Two bolted plates under tension with alternative arrangement of bolt holes are shown in figures 1 and 2. The hole diameter, pitch, and gauge length are d, p and g, respectively.
Which one of the following conditions must be ensured to have higher net tensile capacity of configuration shown in Figure 2 than that shown in Figure 1?

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

A fillet weld is simultaneously subjected to factored normal and shear stresses of 120 MPa and 50 MPa, respectively. As per IS 800 : 2007, the equivalent stress (in MPa, up to two decimal places) is ______

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2018 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

Four bolts P, Q, R and S of equal diameter are used for a bracket subjected to a load of 130 kN as shown in the figure.

The force in bolt P is

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

A steel column is restrained against both translation and rotation at one end and is restrained only against rotation but free to translate at the other end. Theoretical and design (IS:800-2007) values, respectively, of effective length factor of the column are

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

The critical bending compressive stress in the extreme fibre of a structural steel section is 1000 MPa. It is given that the yield strength of the steel is 250 MPa, width of flange is 250 mm and thickness of flange is 15 mm. As per the provisions of IS:800-2007, the non-dimensional slenderness ratio of the steel cross-section is

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2019 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

A rolled I-section beam is supported on a 75 mm wide bearing plate as shown in the figure. Thicknesses of flange and web of the I-section are 20 mm and 8 mm, respectively. Root radius of the I-section is 10 mm. Assume: material yield stress, $ f_y = 250 \text{ MPa} $ and partial safety factor for material, $ \gamma_{mo} = 1.10 $.
As per IS: 800-2007, the web bearing strength (in kN, round off to 2 decimal places) of the beam is ______

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

The ratio of the plastic moment capacity of a beam section to its yield moment capacity is termed as

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2020 · Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering · Steel Structures

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

Two steel plates are lap jointed in a workshop using 6 mm thick fillet weld as shown in the figure (not drawn to the scale). The ultimate strength of the weld is 410 MPa. As per Limit State Design of IS 800:2007, the design capacity (in kN, round off to three decimal places) of the welded connection, is __________.

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