1000+ Civil Engineering Design of Masonry Structures MCQ Questions - 1
Question: 1
Minimum length of stiffening wall shall be
(A) height/2
(B) height/3
(C) height/4
(D) height/5
Ans: D
height/5
Question: 2
The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives
(A) neither lateral nor rotational restraints
(B) lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
(C) rotational restraint but not lateral restraint
(D) both lateral and rotational restraints
Ans: B
lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
Question: 3
If H is the height of wall between centres of supports, then the effective height of wall where concrete floors have a bearing on wall irrespective of the direction of span will be
(A) 0.25 H
(B) 0.75 H
(C) 1.0 H
(D) 1.5 H
Ans: B
0.75 H
Question: 4
Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be
(A) 100%
(B) more
(C) less
(D) the same in both the cases
Ans: C
less
Question: 5
For masonry built in 1: 1 : 6 cement-lime-sand mix mortar or equivalent, the horizontal shear stress permissible on the area of a mortar bed joint is
(A) 0.075 MPa
(B) 0.125 MPa
(C) 0.1 Mpa
(D) 0.15 MPa
Ans: D
0.15 MPa
Error Report!
1000+ GATE Previous Year Papers with Solutions Pdf More
1000+ Maintenance Engineering Question Bank with Answers Pdf More
1000+ Business Management Questions and Answers Pdf More
1000+ Business Management Objective Questions and Answers Pdf More
1000+ Business Management Quiz Questions with Answers Pdf More
Computer Science Questions & Answers for Competitive Exams More
1000+ Civil Engineering Previous Year Question Papers with Answers More
Synonyms & Antonyms Multiple Choice Questions with Answers More
1000+ Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ More
Important Computer Questions for Competitive Exams Pdf More