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The effective thickness should be _________ of the sum of actual thicknesses of the two skins of a cavity wall if both the skins have uniform thickness throughout.(a) One-fourth(b) Half(c) Two-thirds(d) One-thirdThe question was posed to me in unit test.My doubt is from Effective Length and Thickness of Wall topic in chapter Load Bearing Walls of Construction & Building Materials

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The correct answer is (C) TWO-thirds

Explanation: The effective thickness should be two-thirds of the sum of the actual thicknesses of the two skins of a CAVITY WALL. This is applicable only if both the skins or leaves of the cavity wall are of UNIFORM thickness throughout.



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