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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)
Course & Branch: M.E-W-Structural
Title of the Paper: Design of Tall Buildings Max. Marks: 80
Sub. Code: 738E07 Time: 3 Hours
Date: 27/10/2010 Session: FN
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PART - A (6 X 5 = 30)
Answer ALL the Questions
1. Discuss briefly the various kinds of loading involved in tall
buildings.
2. Describe briefly the design criteria and philosophy involved in
design of Light weight concrete.
3. Explain the analysis model of tall building subjected to over
wind.
4. Discuss briefly the differences between shear wall and coupled
shear wall.
5. Give a short note on futriger in design of tall buildings.
6. Discuss briefly on computerized general three dimensional
analysis.
PART – B (5 x 10 = 50)
Answer ALL the Questions
7. Explain briefly the design philosophy involved in design of tall
buildings.
(or)
8. Explain briefly the differences involved in the design of Light
weight concrete, high performance concrete and high strength
concrete.
9. What is meant by wind tunnel? Discuss briefly on wind tunnel
experimental method with a neat sketch.
(or)
10. Describe briefly the methods of analysis of multistoried frames
subjected to horizontal forces with a neat sketch.
11. Briefly give the differences between rigid frames and infilled
frames and its design criteria as per the codal provisions.
(or)
12. What is meant by coupled shear wall? Discuss the design
principles and its procedure with a neat sketch as per the codal
provisions.
13. Determine the member forces for the frame shown in fig.1.
Compute as per IS1893 code of practice. Assume other datas.

(or)
14. Find the deflection and cracking for the same frame shown in
Fig.1

15. What is meant by the term stability? Discuss the procedure for
the overall buckling analysis of frames.
(or)
16. Explain the following terms with a neat sketch.
(a) Translational instability
(b) Effect of foundation rotation.