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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1. The effective height of free standing nonload bearing wall and column respectively will be_________________?

   A. 1.OH and 1.OH
   B. 1.5Handl.5H
   C. 2.0Handl.5H
   D. 2.0H and 2.0H

   where H is the height of wall or column between centers of supports.

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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%

9. The bending stress in a wall or column subjected to effective vertical load need not be considered, if the eccentricity ratio is_________________?

   A. less than or equal to 1/24
   B. less than or equal to 1/6
   C. more than 1/24
   D. less than or equal to 1/12

10. 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