COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

Minimum thickness of stiffening wall for 1 to 3 storeys shall not be less than

10 cm

30 cm

20 cm

15 cm

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If the ratio of center to center spacing of intersecting walls to actual thickness of intersecting wall is more than 20, then the stiffening coefficient for wall proper will be

1

Greater than 1

Between 0 and 1

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For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than

50 cm

100 cm

75 cm

60 cm

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Assertion A : For eccentricity ratio exceeding 1/6, effective thickness of masonry will get reduced.<br/>Reason R : For eccentricity ratio exceeding 1/6, there will be tension on one side of the member.<br/>Select your answer according to the codes give 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 and R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

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Consider the following statements regarding bands to be provided for strengthening masonry work in masonry buildings constructed in zone III, IV and V. (i) Lintel band is provided at lintel level on partition walls, (ii) Gable band is provided at top of gable masonry below the purlins, (iii) The bands shall be to full width of the wall and not less than 7.5 cm in depth, (iv) The bands shall be made of reinforced concrete only.of these statements, the correct statements are

(ii) and (iv)

(i) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)

(ii) and (iii)

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The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives

Neither lateral nor rotational restraint

Lateral restraint but not rotational restraint

Both lateral and rotational restraints

Rotational restraint but not lateral restraint

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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

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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

0.095

0.09

0.105

0.1

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Consider the following statements regarding provision of chases in masonry,<br/>(i) No chase should be permitted in a half brick load-bearing wall,<br/>(ii) Vertical chases should not be closer than 2 m in any stretch of a wall,<br/>(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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Rich cement mortars are more liable to cracking as compared to lean mortars because rich mortars have

High shrinkage

Both (A) and (B)

Less strength

None of above

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