Consider the built-up column made of two I-sections as shown in the figure, with each batten plate bolted to a component I-section of the column through 6 black bolts. Each connection of the batten plate with the component section is to be designed for a longitudinal shear of 70 kN and moment of 10 kN.m. The minimum bolt value required (in kN) is ____________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

GATE 2025 Civil Engineering Q54 — Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering - Steel Structures

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Structural Engineering - Steel Structures has appeared in GATE Civil Engineering 4 times across 3 years (2018, 2019, 2025).

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