Q. Rich cement mortars are more liable to cracking as compared to lean mortars because rich mortars have
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
high shrinkage
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Q. In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
larger of (b) and (c)
Q. For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
60 cm
Q. The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
shear
Q. The basic stress in masonry units having height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a factor of
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
1.6
Q. The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
Q. A free standing brick wall 20 cm thick is subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m². The maximum height of wall from stability consideration is
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
0.64 m
Q. If is the height of wall between centers of supports, then the effective height of wall where concrete floors have a bearing on wall irrespective of the direction of span will be
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
0.75 h
Q. For designing masonry components of a structure, seismic forces provision in the design calculation is not necessary for buildings constructed in
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
zone i and ii
Q. A 200 mm thick wall made of modular bricks is 5 m long between cross walls and 3.8 m clear height between RCC slabs at top and bottom. The slenderness ratio of the wall is
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
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