A. providing buttresses at certain intervals
B. providing a deeper foundation
C. using a richer mortar
D. using stronger bricks
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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___________________?
A. 0.64 m
B. 0.96 m
C. 1.28 m
D. 1.5 m - 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 - 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% - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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________________?
A. 15
B. 19
C. 20
D. 25 - 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
