Question

In reinforced brick masonry, the reinforcement is laid only horizontally.

(a) True

(b) False

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Answer 1

Right choice is (b) False

To explain: In reinforced brick masonry, the reinforcement can be laid both horizontally or vertically. In horizontal reinforcement, bars are placed in such a way that they go all the way through the wall while in vertical reinforcement, vertical steel bars are placed at all the corners of the walls.