Question No : 36
Consider the following statements:
1. Masonry in rich cement mortar though having good strength with high shrinkage is much liable for surface cracks.
2. Lime mortar possesses poor workability and poor water retentivity and also suffers high shrinkage.
3. Masonry in lime mortar has better resistance against rain penetration and is less liable to crack when compared to masonry in cement mortar.
Which of these statements are correct?
Question No : 37
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:
Question No : 38
Where a structural component or a system is providing lateral support to five or more walls or columns, the lateral load to be resisted may be taken as _________ of the total vertical load on the most heavily loaded wall or column in the group
Question No : 39
Rich cement mortars are more liable to cracking as compared to lean mortars because rich mortars have