GATE Machine Design: Bolted, riveted and welded joints – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Bolted, riveted and welded joints (Machine Design, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A bracket is attached to a vertical column by means of two identical rivets U and V separated by a distance of 2a = 100 mm, as shown in the figure.…
GATE 2025 ME Q61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Two plates of thickness 10 mm each are to be joined by a transverse fillet weld on one side and the resulting structure is loaded as shown in the…
GATE 2026 ME Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A rectangular plate is perfectly welded to a gusset plate with parallel fillet weld joints as shown in the figure below. The length of the weld is l…