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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________________?
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If the horizontal cross-sectional area of a wall is 1200 cm2, then the basic stress shall be multiplied by a reduction factor equal to__________?
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Full restraint is provided by__________?
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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.
Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be__________?
A high lime content in a composite cement-lime mortar results in__________?
The use of relatively weak mortar__________?
In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as__________?
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Minimum compressive strength in N/mm2 for H1 type mortar used for masonry is__________?
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The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives__________?
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If the eccentricity ratio is more than 1/24, then increase in the permissible stress in the design of wall subjected to eccentric loading as per code is__________?
A free standing brick wall 20 cm thick is subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m2. The maximum height of wall from stability consideration is__________?
The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than__________?
The effective height of free standing nonload bearing wall and column respectively will be__________?
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________________?
A. 0.75 H
B. 0.85 H
C. 1.0 H
D. 1.5 H
Correct Answer:
0.75 H
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Last Updated:
January 20, 2019