Structural Engineering III MCQ with Answers

Structural Engineering III MCQ with Answers

186) Direct load carrying capacity of a brick masonry wall standing freely as against when it supports RC slab will be

Answer is:

less

187) 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

Answer is:

15

188) 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

Answer is:

0.1

189) The basic stress in masonry units having height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a factor of

Answer is:

1.6

190) 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

Answer is:

A is true but R is false.