Design of Masonry Structures For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, where seismic coefficient is less than 0.08, the horizontal distance between two openings shall not be less than Ax height of shorter opening Vi x height of longer opening Vt x height of shorter opening Vt x height of longer opening Ax height of shorter opening Vi x height of longer opening Vt x height of shorter opening Vt x height of longer opening ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures 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 15 20 25 19 15 20 25 19 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Consider the following statements: The use of relatively weak mortar1. Will accommodate movements due to loads and, cracking if any, and will be distributed as thin hair cracks which are less noticeable or harmful.2. Will result in reduction of stresses due to differential expansion of masonry units. 1 alone is correct Both 1 and 2 are correct Neither 1 nor 2 is correct 2 alone is correct 1 alone is correct Both 1 and 2 are correct Neither 1 nor 2 is correct 2 alone is correct ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures If ‘H’ 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 1.5 H 1.0 H 0.85 H 0.75 H 1.5 H 1.0 H 0.85 H 0.75 H ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures The basic stress in masonry units having height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a factor of 1.6 1.2 2 1.4 1.6 1.2 2 1.4 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as Two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves Actual thickness of the stronger leaf Larger of (B) and (C) Sum of thickness of both leaves Two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves Actual thickness of the stronger leaf Larger of (B) and (C) Sum of thickness of both leaves ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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