BRITISH RULE IN INDIA QUIZ

Water retentivity for brick masonry should not be less than

50 %

80 %

70 %

60 %

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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:

Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is false but R is true

A is true but R is false

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

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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.of these statements, the correct statements are

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (ii)

(i) and (iii)

(ii) and (iv)

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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:

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

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The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than

7.5 cm

5 cm

15 cm

10 cm

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If the horizontal cross-sectional area of a wall is 1200 cm², then the basic stress shall be multiplied by a reduction factor equal to

0.85

0.95

0.6

0.75

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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

0.1

0.105

0.095

0.09

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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

Between 0 and 1

1

Greater than 1

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The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by

Any of the above

Shear

Buckling

Vertical tensile splitting

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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

100 cm

50 cm

75 cm

60 cm

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