A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 75 cm
D. 100 cm
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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.the correct statements are?
A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) and (iv)
D. (ii) and (iii) - 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 - The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than_________________?
A. 5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm - 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 - For designing masonry components of a structure, seismic forces provision in the design calculation is not necessary for buildings constructed in________________?
A. Zone I only
B. Zone I and II
C. Zone I, II and III
D. Zone I, II, III and IV - Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be___________________?
A. more
B. less
C. the same in both the cases
D. 100% - 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) - 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
