Question

Slenderness ratio of a wall does not depend on __________

(a) Height of the wall

(b) Length of the wall

(c) Mass of the wall

(d) Thickness of the wall

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This question is from Load Bearing Walls topic in section Load Bearing Walls of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) Mass of the wall

Easy explanation: When vertical loads act on a wall, then the strength of the load intensity depends on the slenderness ratio. The slenderness ratio further depends on the length, height and thickness of the wall. It also depends upon the support conditions.