Select your answer according to the codes give below.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
Related Mcqs:
- Assertion A : From consideration of structural soundness and economy of design, most codes control the maximum slenderness ratio of masonry walls and columns. Reason R : By controlling the maximum slenderness ratio, failure is by excessive stress and not by buckling.?
Select your answer according to 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. - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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. - Assertion A : Lime based mortars give higher ratio of brickwork strength to mortar strength as compared to non-lime mortar. Reason R : Lime based mortars have lower bond strength as compared to non-lime mortars?
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 mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by _______________?
A. shear
B. vertical tensile splitting
C. buckling
D. any of the above - 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. 10%
B. 25%
C. 33 1/3%
D. 50% - Assertion A : For identical strength, a composite cement-lime mortar is preferred over cement mortar. Reason R : Composite cement-lime mortar has higher drying shrinkage than cement mortar_____________?
Select your answer based on the codes given below Codes?
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 a correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true - The basic stress in masonry units having height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a factor of_________________?
A. 1.2
B. 1.4
C. 1.6
D. 2.0
