Q. Water retentivity for brick masonry should not be less than
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
70 %
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Q. The bending stress in a wall or column subjected to effective vertical load need not be considered, if the eccentricity ratio is
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
less than or equal to 1/24
Q. If the ratio of center to center spacing of intersecting walls to actual thickness of intersecting wall is more than 20, then the stiffening coefficient for wall proper will be
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
greater than 1
Q. If the eccentricity ratio is more than 1/24, then increase in the permissible stress in the design of wall subjected to eccentric loading as per code is
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
25 %
D. 50 %
Q. For masonry work with solid bricks, consistency of mortar should be
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
5 to 8 cm
Q. For masonry built in 1 : 1 : 6 cement-lime-sand mix mortar or equivalent, the horizontal shear stress permissible on the area of a mortar bed joint is
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
0.125 mpa
Q. The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
15 cm
Q. Minimum compressive strength in N/mm² for H1 type mortar used for masonry is
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
5
Q. Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
the same in both the cases
Q. If the horizontal cross-sectional area of a wall is 1200 cm², then the basic stress shall be multiplied by a reduction factor equal to
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
0 6
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