UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Q1: When is a masonry wall known as a shear wall ?

A If the earthquake load is out-of-plane

B If the earthquake load is in-plane

C If it is under reinforced

D If it is placed as infill to the frame

ANS:B - If the earthquake load is in-plane

In plane bending moment means the plate bends in its own plane such as a shear wall with horizontal and vertical forces which are applied to its plane and thus produce in-plane bending moments.



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