A wall built to resist the pressure of earth filling, is known as

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• 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 retaining wall may be built in
• The filling in cavities with cement slurry is known as
• The process of filling up all mail holes, cracks etc. with putty is known as
• Weep holes are provided in the retaining walls to drain off the water from the filling behind.
• A stone wall provided to protect the slopes of cutting in natural ground from the action of weather, is known as
• The exterior angle or corner of a wall is known as quoin.
• The minimum thickness of a wall in stone masonry should not be less than