Design of Masonry Structures
In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as

Sum of thickness of both leaves
Two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves
Larger of (B) and (C)
Actual thickness of the stronger leaf

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Design of Masonry Structures
Consider the following statements regarding provision of chases in masonry,
(i) No chase should be permitted in a half brick load-bearing wall,
(ii) Vertical chases should not be closer than 2 m in any stretch of a wall,
(iii) Chases should be provided near to bearings of beams and lintels.

(i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(i) and (ii) are correct

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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
A is true but R is false
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

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