A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather, is known as

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• The minimum thickness of a wall in stone masonry should not be less than
• In order that the wall may be stable, the lowermost course of the wall footing is made
• A partition wall is designed as a no load bearing wall.
• The depth of the concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing should never be less than its projection beyond the wall base.
• A horizontal member of stone, concrete or wood provided to give support for the vertical members of a wooden window, is called
• A course of stone provided immediately below a cornice, is called
• A block of stone or concrete provided under the end of tie beam to spread the load from the roof over a large area of bearing, is called
• A course of stone masonry provided immediately above the cornice, is called
• A wall built to resist the pressure of earth filling, is known as
• The exterior angle or corner of a wall is known as quoin.