Design of Masonry Structures

Q No.01. Rich cement mortars are more liable to be taken as _________ of the total vertical load on
cracking as compared to lean mortars because rich the most heavily loaded wall or column in the group
mortars have (A) 4 %
(A) High shrinkage (B) 5 %
(B) Less strength (C) 6 %
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) 7 %
(D) None of above Answer: Option D
Answer: Option A
Q No. 07. Consider the following statements
Q No.02. In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are regarding bands to be provided for strengthening
load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as masonry work in masonry buildings constructed in
(A) Sum of thickness of both leaves zone III, IV and V.
(B) Two-third of the sum of thickness of both the (i) Lintel band is provided at lintel level on partition
leaves walls,
(C) Actual thickness of the stronger leaf (ii) Gable band is provided at top of gable masonry
(D) Larger of (B) and (C) below the purlins,
Answer: Option D (iii) The bands shall be to full width of the wall and
not less than 7.5 cm in depth,
Q No. 03. Assertion A: For identical strength, a (iv) The bands shall be made of reinforced concrete
composite cement-lime mortar is preferred over only.
cement mortar. Of these statements, the correct statements are
Reason R: Composite cement-lime mortar has (A) (i) and (ii)
higher drying shrinkage than cement mortar. (B) (i) and (iii)
Select your answer based on the codes given below: (C) (ii) and (iv)
(A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct (D) (ii) and (iii)
explanation of A Answer: Option D
(B) Both A and R is true but R is not a correct
explanation of A Q No. 08. The basic stress in masonry units having
(C) A is true but R is false height to width ratio of 1.5 may be increased by a
(D) A is false but R is true factor of
Answer: Option C (A) 1.2
(B) 1.4
Q No. 04. For earthquake resistant masonry
buildings, the vertical distance between openings (C) 1.6
one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not (D) 2.0
be less than Answer: Option C
(A) 50 cm Q No. 09. The timber floor not spanning on the
(B) 60 cm masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall
(C) 75 cm gives
(D) 100 cm (A) Lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
Answer: Option B (B) Rotational restraint but not lateral restraint
(C) Both lateral and rotational restraints
Q No. 05. The mode of failure of a very short (D) Neither lateral nor rotational restraint
masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is Answer: Option A
by Q No. 10. A free-standing brick wall 20 cm thick is
(A) Shear subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m². The
(B) Vertical tensile splitting maximum height of wall from stability
(C) Buckling consideration is
(D) Any of the above (A) 0.64 m
Answer: Option A (B) 0.96 m
(C) 1.28 m
Q No. 06. Where a structural component or a (D) 1.5 m
system is providing lateral support to five or more Answer: Option A
walls or columns, the lateral load to be resisted may