RCC Structures Design - Engineering

Q1:

An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2 m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9 m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be designed for self weight plus

A triangular load of the wall

B UDL of wall

C UDL of wall + load from the roof

D triangular load + load from the roof.

ANS:C - UDL of wall + load from the roof

The load over the lintel is in the form of equilateral triangle.