The mortars used for masonry construction are classified based on strength in IS 2250 and IS 1905 according to their designations L1,L2, H1, H2, M, M2.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Maximum slenderness ratio of load bearing walls for a dwelling having more than 2 storeys________________?

i) shall not exceed 12 if lime mortar is used ii) shall not exceed 18 if cement lime mortar 1:2:9 is used iii) shall not exceed 24 if cement mortar 1:6 is used the correct statments is ? A. (i) and (ii) are correct B. (ii) and (iii) are correct C. (i) and (iii) are … Maximum slenderness ratio of load bearing walls for a dwelling having more than 2 storeys________________?Read More...