The bending stress in a wall or column subjected to effective vertical load need not be considered, if the eccentricity ratio is Less than or equal to 1/24 More than 1/24 Less than or equal to 1/12 Less than or equal to 1/6 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For masonry work with solid bricks, consistency of mortar should be 5 to 8 cm 9 to 13 cm 14 to 18 cm 19 to 23 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than 75 cm 50 cm 100 cm 60 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives Lateral restraint but not rotational restraint Neither lateral nor rotational restraint Rotational restraint but not lateral restraint Both lateral and rotational restraints TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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 (i) and (iii) are correct (ii) and (iii) are correct TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be 100 % Less More The same in both the cases TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than 5 cm 7.5 cm 15 cm 10 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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 1.0 H 1.5 H 0.85 H 0.75 H TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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: 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 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Consider the following statements regarding bands to be provided for strengthening masonry work in masonry buildings constructed in zone III, IV and V.<br/>(i) Lintel band is provided at lintel level on partition walls,<br/>(ii) Gable band is provided at top of gable masonry below the purlins,<br/>(iii) The bands shall be to full width of the wall and not less than 7.5 cm in depth,<br/>(iv) The bands shall be made of reinforced concrete only.<br/>of these statements, the correct statements are (ii) and (iii) (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iv) (i) and (ii) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?