SNEHA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

NINTH SEMESTER B.ARCH DEGREE

FIRST SERIES TEST-2020

AR12 -96 EARTH QUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN & DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Duration: 1hr 30mins

Maximum: 50 marks

PART A

4 x 5 = 20 marks

Answer all the questions, each question carries 5 marks

(Illustrate the answers with suitable neat sketches)

Write short notes on the following

1. What is seismic zoning?

2. What are the social and economic consequences of earthquakes?

3. How is ground motion measured?

4. What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?

PART B

2 x 15 = 30 marks

Answer all the questions, each question carries 15 marks

(Illustrate the answers with suitable neat sketches)

1. Explain the causes of earthquake observed from the case studies?

2. Write a note on various scales of magnitude of earthquakes?