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 | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IBARE-073I
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.Arch.) Term-End Examination
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BARE-073 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES (ELECTIVE
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from the remaining ones. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches.
1. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4x3 1/2 =14
Need of Ductility in Buildings
SDOF System
Characteristics of Earthquakes
Losses due to Earthquakes
Liquefaction
2. What are basic features of an earthquake resistant building Support your answer with neat sketches. 14
3. Discuss the need of the concept of seismic zones in a country like India. How does the design of a building change based on the change in its location from one seismic zone to another one Explain the change of seismic base shear in such a case. 14
4. Why are steel structures good at resisting earthquakes? What precautions should be taken in the making of connections in such structures? 14
5. What types of rescue and mitigation measures should be planned for a likely seismic event in a thickly populated urban area? Discuss briefly. 14
6. Briefly discuss any two strengthening measures which may be adopted for a stone masonry building. Provide neat sketches to elaborate. 14
7. Define the following and differentiate between any two: 2x7=14
Weak storey and Soft storey
Free vibration and Forced vibration
Intensity of earthquake and Magnitude of earthquake
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.Arch.) Term-End Examination
.....·.....·..... December, 2016
." .J"
. L-L-.L
no·
BARE-073 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES (ELECTIVE
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from the remaining ones. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches.
1. Write short notes on any four of the following: 4x3 1/2 =14
Need of Ductility in Buildings
SDOF System
Characteristics of Earthquakes
Losses due to Earthquakes
Liquefaction
2. What are basic features of an earthquake resistant building Support your answer with neat sketches. 14
3. Discuss the need of the concept of seismic zones in a country like India. How does the design of a building change based on the change in its location from one seismic zone to another one Explain the change of seismic base shear in such a case. 14
4. Why are steel structures good at resisting earthquakes? What precautions should be taken in the making of connections in such structures? 14
5. What types of rescue and mitigation measures should be planned for a likely seismic event in a thickly populated urban area? Discuss briefly. 14
6. Briefly discuss any two strengthening measures which may be adopted for a stone masonry building. Provide neat sketches to elaborate. 14
7. Define the following and differentiate between any two: 2x7=14
Weak storey and Soft storey
Free vibration and Forced vibration
Intensity of earthquake and Magnitude of earthquake
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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