USN 16/17CSE22

Second Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, June/July 2018

Earthquake Resistant Structures

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 80

Note: Answer FIVE full questions, choosing
ONE full question from each module.
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

Module-1
1 a. What are the causes and sources of earthquakes? (06 Marks)
b. Explain the plate tectonic theory for the origin of earthquakes. (05 Marks)
c. What are the types of seismic waves? (05 Marks)
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.

OR
2 a. Explain the different ground motion characteristics. (06 Marks)
b. What are the basic difference between magnitude and intensity? (05 Marks)
c. Explain the concept of base isolation and applications in structural design. (05 Marks)

Module-2
3 a. Explain the construction procedure of elastic and in elastic design spectrum. (06 Marks)
b. A four storeyed RCC – SMRF residential building has two equal spans of 5m in both x and
y – directions. The height of each story is 3.5m. Evaluate the base shear and determine the
lateral force distribution on each floor. Take live load as 3.5 kN/m2. The columns are of size
250  450 mm. The beams are 250  400 mm and slabs of 100 mm thick. Consider 250mm
thick brick masonry wall along x–direction and 150 mm thick brick masonry along
y–direction. The soil type is hard rock. The location is Delhi. Neglect the influence of
stiffness of the masonry in fill in the computation of natural period. (10 Marks)

OR
4 A residential building of RCC – SMRF founded on soft soil and situated in zone V.
Determine the seismic forces by dynamic analysis procedure. Following data are the seismic
weights and Fre-vibration results of buildings.

Mode – I Mode – 2 Mode – 3

Seismic weight (kN) Natural period (sec)
0.883 0.404 0.302
392 Roof 1.000 1.000 1.000
784 2nd Floor 0.791 0.000 –0.791
1568 Ist Floor 0.250 –1.000 0.250
(16 Marks)

Module-3
5 a. Explain the different vertical irregularities. (06 Marks)
b. What is soft storey effect and what are the IS codal provisions. (05 Marks)
c. What are the problems associated with the configuration of buildings and its possible
remedial measures. (05 Marks)
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6 a. Explain the significant effect of masonry in fill in the frame under the lateral loadings.
(06 Marks)
b. Explain the seismic behaviour of masonry structures and failure modes. (05 Marks)
c. List the different weakness in the materials of masonry and the construction of masonry.
(05 Marks)

Module-4
7 a. Explain the advantages of a ductility in a RCC structures and what all the provisions made in
IS codes. (06 Marks)
b. Explain the codal provisions of placing vertical bars and closed ties in of RC columns.
(05 Marks)
c. What are the codal dimensioning requirements for ductile detailing of flexural members?
(05 Marks)

OR
8 a. What are the different energy absorptions in buildings? (06 Marks)
b. What are the principles of earthquake resistance RC design? (05 Marks)
c. Explain the different types of detailing of shear walls. (05 Marks)

Module-5
9 a. What are the earthquake control systems? Explain any one control device. (06 Marks)
b. Explain the capacity design approach. (05 Marks)
c. What are the linear and nonlinear procedures of seismic analysis? (05 Marks)

OR
10 a. Explain the concept of strong–column and weak–beam. (06 Marks)
b. Explain the different methods of retrofitting of structures. (05 Marks)
c. What is the concept of performance based seismic engineering methodology. (05 Marks)

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