The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio o – McqOptions

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1.	The mode of failure of a very short masonry member having h/t ratio of less than 4 is by
A.	shear
B.	vertical tensile splitting
C.	buckling
D.	any of the above
Answer» B. vertical tensile splitting

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