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 Providing a deeper foundation Providing buttresses at certain intervals Using a richer mortar Using stronger bricks Providing a deeper foundation Providing buttresses at certain intervals Using a richer mortar 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 0.85 H 1.0 H 0.75 H 1.5 H 0.85 H 1.0 H 0.75 H 1.5 H ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than 7.5 cm 10 cm 15 cm 5 cm 7.5 cm 10 cm 15 cm 5 cm ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures In the case of panel wall subjected to horizontal loads at right angles to the plane of the wall, with the mortar not leaner than Ml type, tensile stress in bending in the vertical direction may be allowed to the extent of 1.0 kg/cm² 0.7 kg/cm² 1.2 kg/cm² 0.4 kg/cm² 1.0 kg/cm² 0.7 kg/cm² 1.2 kg/cm² 0.4 kg/cm² ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Minimum compressive strength in N/mm² for H1 type mortar used for masonry is 5 7.5 10 3 5 7.5 10 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Assertion A : Lime based mortars give higher ratio of brickwork strength to mortar strength as compared to non-lime mortar.Reason R : Lime based mortars have lower bond strength as compared to non-lime mortars.Select your answer according to the codes given below: A is false but R is true Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A A is false but R is true Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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