Exam Details
| Subject | Earthquake Resistant Structures (Elective 1) | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH) | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Draw a neat sketch of the internal structure of the earth. Describe the characteristics of each layer.
2. Explain the phenomena of 'Ground shaking' and 'Liquefaction' associated with earthquakes. Describe the possible effects of these two phenomena on structures.
3. Differentiate between the following:
Earthquake intensity and Earthquake magnitude
p-waves and s-waves
Interplate earthquakes and Intraplate earthquakes
Focus and Epicentre
4. What do you understand by seismic control of structures Explain the mechanism of passive structural control. Discuss the features and working of anyone passive control device.
Describe the procedure of locating epicentre of an earthquake.
Discuss the relationship between earthquake magnitude and the energy released in an earthquake.
6. Write the differential equation of motion for free vibrations of a viscously damped SDOF system. Discuss its solution for three different cases based on the magnitude of the damping factor.
7. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Elastic Rebound Theory
Seismic Zonation of India
MDOF Model
Tsunami
Indian Seismic Codes
2. Explain the phenomena of 'Ground shaking' and 'Liquefaction' associated with earthquakes. Describe the possible effects of these two phenomena on structures.
3. Differentiate between the following:
Earthquake intensity and Earthquake magnitude
p-waves and s-waves
Interplate earthquakes and Intraplate earthquakes
Focus and Epicentre
4. What do you understand by seismic control of structures Explain the mechanism of passive structural control. Discuss the features and working of anyone passive control device.
Describe the procedure of locating epicentre of an earthquake.
Discuss the relationship between earthquake magnitude and the energy released in an earthquake.
6. Write the differential equation of motion for free vibrations of a viscously damped SDOF system. Discuss its solution for three different cases based on the magnitude of the damping factor.
7. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Elastic Rebound Theory
Seismic Zonation of India
MDOF Model
Tsunami
Indian Seismic Codes
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- (Urban Designing) (Elective - 2)
- Advanced Building Services (Elective 1)
- Architectural Sciences & Services - Iv (Energy Systems And Hvac)
- Architectural Sciences And Services - I (Climatology)
- Architectural Sciences And Services - Ii (Illumination And Acoustics)
- Architectural Sciences And Services - Iii (Water Supply And Sanitation)
- Culture And Built Forms - Iii
- Culture And Built Forms-I
- Culture And Built Forms-Ii
- Culture And Built Forms-Iv
- CULTURE AND BUILT FORMS-V
- Culture And Built Forms-Vi
- Disaster Management (Elective - 2)
- Earthquake Resistant Structures (Elective 1)
- Estimating And Costing
- Green Architecture And Environmental Planning (Elective - 2)
- Intelligent Building Systems (Elective - 2)
- Interior Design (Elective - 1)
- Professional Practice And Building Bye Laws
- Project Management
- Site Planning (Elective 1)
- Theory Of Structures - I
- Theory Of Structures - Ii
- Theory Of Structures - Iii
- Theory Of Structures-Iv
- Theory Of Structures-V
- Topographic Systems
- Town Planning