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 buttresses at certain intervals Using a richer mortar Providing a deeper foundation Using stronger bricks Providing buttresses at certain intervals Using a richer mortar Providing a deeper foundation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Minimum compressive strength in N/mm² for H1 type mortar used for masonry is 10 5 7.5 3 10 5 7.5 3 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by Buckling Any of the above Vertical tensile splitting Shear Buckling Any of the above Vertical tensile splitting Shear ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Design of Masonry Structures Full restraint is provided by(i) Foundation footing of a wall(ii) Timber floor spanning on the wall and anchored to the wall(iii) RCC slab with a minimum bearing of 10 cm on the wall (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (i) and (ii) are correct (ii) and (iii) are correct (i) and (iii) are correct (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (i) and (ii) are correct (ii) and (iii) are correct (i) and (iii) are correct 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 2 1.6 1.4 1.2 2 1.6 1.4 1.2 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 0.1 MPa 0.075 MPa 0.15 MPa 0.125 MPa 0.1 MPa 0.075 MPa 0.15 MPa 0.125 MPa ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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