Design of Masonry Structures
Where a structural component or a system is providing lateral support to five or more walls or columns, the lateral load to be resisted may be taken as __________ of the total vertical load on the most heavily loaded wall or column in the group

7 %
6 %
5 %
4 %

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

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Design of Masonry Structures
Assertion A : For identical strength, a composite cement-lime mortar is preferred over cement mortar.Reason R : Composite cement-lime mortar has higher drying shrinkage than cement mortar.Select your answer based on the codes given below. Codes:

Both A and R is true but R is not a 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

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Maximum slenderness ratio of load bearing walls for a dwelling having more than 2 storeys(i) Shall not exceed 12 if lime mortar is used(ii) Shall not exceed 18 if cement lime mortar 1 : 2 : 9 is used(iii) Shall not exceed 24 if cement mortar 1 : 6 is used

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

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