A. 5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm
Related Mcqs:
- For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than_________________?
A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 75 cm
D. 100 cm - For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, where seismic coefficient is less than 0.08, the horizontal distance between two openings shall not be less than_________________?
A. Vt x height of shorter opening
B. Vt x height of longer opening
C. Ax height of shorter opening
D. Vi x height of longer opening - In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as________________?
A. sum of thickness of both leaves
B. two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves
C. actual thickness of the stronger leaf
D. larger of (B) and (C) - Minimum thickness of stiffening wall for 1 to 3 storeys shall not be less than_______________?
A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 30 cm - 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_________________?
A. 0
B. between 0 and 1
C. 1
D. greater than 1 - 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 A. B. C. D. ?
A.090
B.095
C.100
D.105 - 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 - 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.
Select your answer according to the codes given below.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true. - The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives________________?
A. lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
B. rotational restraint but not lateral restraint
C. both lateral and rotational restraints
D. neither lateral nor rotational restraint - 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 _______________?
A. 0.4 kg/cm2
B. 0.7 kg/cm2
C. 1.0 kg/cm2
D. 1.2 kg/cm2
