SRI SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TUMKUR.

(A Constituent College o f Sri Siddhartha Academy o f Higher Education, Agalakote, Tumkur.)

M.Tcch SEMESTER END EXAMINATIONS - JAN 2015

13CCS31 : EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES

flME: 3.00 Hrs

SEMESTER : III

MAX MARKS: 100

N O T E : ]. Answer any 5 full questions.

2. Assum e missing data suitably.
3. Use o f ! S 1893:2002 is permitted.

1. a

What types of waves

characteristics briefly.

are

generated

during

an

earthquake?

Explain

their

10

Define the terms:

i)

Magnitude of earthquake ii) Seismic intensity

iii) Iso-siesmals

Write a note on limit state of damage and collapse

2. a
b

What is a response spectrum? How is this response spectrum constructed?

What are the iessons learnt from the damages caused due to earthquake?

Discuss IS Codal provisions of earthquake resistant design of buildings.

3. a
b

4. a
b

5. a)
b)

Discuss the building foundation failures and remedial measures.

What are the different types of devices used for seismic base isolation?

W hat are the major causes of damage of structures during an earthquake?

8
6
6

10
10

12

Simplicity & symmetry are the key in making a building earthquake resistant. Explain
the concept with the help of examples.

Discuss the various structural systems in detail.

What is the design philosophy of a building for earthquake?

12

6. a)
b)

7. a)

What are the causes of damage in masonry buildings & how do you improve the
behavior of masonry wail
Discuss the choice of materials for the earthquake resistant design

What are the principles of earthquake resistant design of RCC buildings?

b) A four storey (G+3) reinforced concrete office building built in medium soil site has a
ground plan 20X15 m and its elevation is as shown in fig. the imposed load on the roof
is 1..5 kN/m2 and that on floor is 3kN/m2. Determine the seismic load on the frame by
IS 1893:2002. Assume that there is a shear wall in the Y-direction. The roof & floor
slabs are 150mm thick. The size of the beam is 250x400mm and columns
400X500mm. the height of floor is 3m There is a 12cm thick brick wall around each
floor of the building. Assume location in zone - III . Assume SMRF construction is
used.

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a)

Explain briefly, strong cofumn-weak concept in earthquake resistant design

k)

In what ways do stirrups help RCC beams

c)

A three storied school building is in seismic Zone IV. Its foundation is an isolated
footing on medium soil and the period of oscillation of the building time 0.2 sec.
Compute the horizontal seismic co-efficient Oh by
i) Static method
ii) Dynamic method. Assuming damping factor 5% for SMRF & OMRF(Ah)

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