EXAMIANS
Consider the following statements:A high lime content in a composite cement-lime mortar results in1. Slow hardening.2. Quick setting.3. Weaker mortar.
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Water retentivity for brick masonry should not be less than
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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.
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The basic stress in masonry units having height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a factor of
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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
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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?
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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
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Minimum thickness of stiffening wall for 1 to 3 storeys shall not be less than
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A 200 mm thick wall made of modular bricks is 5 m long between cross walls and 3.8 m clear height between RCC slabs at top and bottom. The slenderness ratio of the wall is
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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
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