Institute of Engineering

Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur

Faculty of MSc in Geotechnical Engineering

Assignment-1
(Students are requested to give answer in their own words and provide figures, data and graphs as possible)

1. Write in Brief about the Nepali Historical Earthquakes.

2. Write short report on following Earthquake. (300 words)
a. 2011 Tohoku Earthquake (Roll No. 1,2,3,4)
b. 2010 Haiti Earthquake (Roll No. 5,6,7,8,)
c. 1995 Kobe Earthquake (Roll No. 9,10,11, 12)
d. 2005 Pakistan Earthquake (Roll No. 13, 14, 15,16)
e. 2002 Gujrat Earthquake (Roll No. 17, 18, 19,20/ Material Engineering, 8,16)
3. Write summary of the paper attached below.
(Select any one form the given)

4. What are the most useful measures of ground motion? What factors control the ground motion.
5. Can one predict Earthquake. Justify.
6. How can one estimate and determine size of Earthquake? Write in Detail.
7. Write about the principle types of damages that can effect human and infrastructure. What are the main
parameters that quantify the earthquake Damage?
8. Define Earthquake. Write in brief about its types.
9. Write in Brief about the Importance of “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering” study in Nepal. Write
about the scope and field area that Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering deals with.
10. Differentiate between Intensity and Magnitude of Earthquake.

Assignment 1 Mandip Subedi mandip.subedi@gmail.com