The timber floor not spanning on the masonry wall but properly anchored to the wall gives________________?

A. Lateral restraint but not rotational restraint
B. Rotational restraint but not lateral restraint
C. Both lateral and rotational restraints
D. Neither lateral nor rotational restraint

The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by _______________?

A. Shear
B. Vertical tensile splitting
C. Buckling
D. Any of the above

If the eccentricity ratio is more than 1/24, then increase in the permissible stress in the design of wall subjected to eccentric loading as per code is_________________?

A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 33 1/3%
D. 50%

A free standing brick wall 20 cm thick is subjected to a wind pressure of 75kg/m2. The maximum height of wall from stability consideration is___________________?

A. 0.64 m
B. 0.96 m
C. 1.28 m
D. 1.5 m

The thickness of each leaf of a cavity wall shall not be less than_________________?

A. 5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 15 cm

The effective height of free standing nonload bearing wall and column respectively will be_________________?

A. 1.oh and 1.oh
B. 1.5handl.5h
C. 2.0handl.5h
D. 2.0h and 2.0h

If Hs is the significant wave height, then the average wave height and highest wave height respectively are given by_______________?

A. 0.6 hs and 1.67 hs
B. 0.6 hs and 1.87 hs
C. 1.27 hs and 1.87 hs
D. 1.27 hs and 1.67 hs

Assertion A : Basin walls have to be of much grater height than dock walls. Reason R : Tidal basins are subject to fluctuations of levels due to tidal variations?

SelEct your answer based on the coding system given below.
D. None of these

Consider the following statements in regard to Beaufort scale for wind speeds______________?

A. (i) the beaufort number ranges from 1 to 12.
B. (ii) higher beaufort number indicates higher speed of wind,
C. (iii) beaufort number for calm is smallest and for hurricane is highest
D. Select the correct statments.

Dead weight tonnage of a ship_______________?

A. I) varies with latitude and season
B. Ii) is more than displacement tonnage
C. Iii) is the difference between displacement load and displacement light
D. Select the correct statemens.