Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be___________________?

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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%...

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...

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 … Assertion A : Limiting value of slenderness ratio for a column is less than that of a wall. Reason R : A column can...

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 … Consider the following statements regarding bands to be provided for strengthening masonry work in masonry buildings constructed in zone III, IV and V?Read More...

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...