Civil Engineering MCQS
Design of Masonry Structures Question No. 01 Rich cement mortars are more liable to cracking as compared to lean mortars because rich mortars have (A) High shrinkage (B) Less strength (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of above Answer: Option A Question No. 02 In a cavity wall, both leaves of which are load bearing, the effective thickness is taken as (A) Sum of thickness of both leaves (B) Two-third of the sum of thickness of both the leaves (C) Actual thickness of the stronger leaf (D) Larger of (B) and (C) Answer: Option D Question No. 03 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: (A) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A (B) Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true Ans