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UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

What is the effective height of a free-standing masonry wall for the purpose of computing slenderness ratio ?

A 0.5 L

B 1.0 L

C 2.0 L

D 2.5 L

ANS:C - 2.0 L

Assume the wall is fixed at one end and free at other end as a column, if one end fixed and other end free means both for wall and column the formula is l= 2L.