Design of Masonry Structures For strengthening a 50 m long and 5 m high straight compound wall built in brick work, which one of the following would be most suitable? Using stronger bricks Using a richer mortar Providing buttresses at certain intervals Providing a deeper foundation Using stronger bricks Using a richer mortar Providing buttresses at certain intervals Providing a deeper foundation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures A 200 mm thick brick masonry wall made of modular bricks carries an axial load of 30 kN/m from wall above and an eccentric load of 20 kN/m from RCC floor acting at a distance of 47.5 mm from the centre line of the wall. The resultant eccentricity ratio is 0.09 0.1 0.105 0.095 0.09 0.1 0.105 0.095 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Water retentivity for brick masonry should not be less than 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % 80 % 70 % 60 % 50 % ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures 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 10 % 33? % 50 % 25 % 10 % 33? % 50 % 25 % ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Assertion A : Limiting value of slenderness ratio for a column is less than that of a wall.Reason R : A column can buckle around either of the two horizontal axes while a wall can buckle around only one axis.Select your answer according to the codes given below: A is false but R is true Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures 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 0.15 MPa 0.075 MPa 0.1 MPa 0.125 MPa 0.15 MPa 0.075 MPa 0.1 MPa 0.125 MPa ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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