Code No: RR-83/BA

B. Arch vIII Semester (RR) Regular Examination, April -2011

DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 50

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks.

1. What are Natural Hazards that effect buildings in different geographical

locations in India? What measures do you take in design to reduce the
following vulnerabilities:

a) Cyclone areas
b Land slides and hill slopes

2. What are the factors that lead to occurrence of earth quakes world wide.
Explain the following in detail.
a) Plate tectonics
b) Epicenter and magnitude of earth quake.

3. What is the scale that is used to measure the intensity of earthquake and
release of energy by ground acceleration and motion? What are short period
and long period building structures and how are they affected by

earthquake.

4. What are economic consequences of strong earthquake? Wiat are the

aspects to be taken care in building configuration and massing to develop

earth quake resistant buildings?

5. What are the following concepts in earthquake design and strengthening

a) Centre of mass and rigidity
b) Base isolation of high rise buildings
c) Building symmetry and damping

6. What structural measures you under take as per 1S: norms to achieve

seismic design of architectural structures.

7. What is the importance of design and construction quality to construct earth

quake resistant building? Explain the following:

a) Weakness of buildings
b Supervision and checkk
c Testing of materials

8. Write short notes on any three of the following:

a) Building form and earthquake

b) Tsunami resistant architecture
c) Richter scale
d) NBC norms for earthquake
e Building behavior and collapse pattern during earthquake
 B. Arch VIII,
Semester Reg ular Examination, December-20
Time: 3 hours
DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE
Answer any FIVE Max. Marks: 5
All questionas
questions carry equal
marks.
1 w/hat is the role oI the
lndian
it help and
support government and NGOs during
socio-economically. Discuss. disaster? How doe
S.

Define disaster. what are

natural disasters?
How
+he measures taken to
prevent them? they caused and what arc
are

Explain any one disaster with

examples.
3. Explain the theory of plate tectonics? What
are the type of
Explain with sketches. plate boundaries?

Define earthquake. what causes

earthquakes and where do earthquake usualy
occur? Elaborate.

5. Define:

a) Seismograph
b) Liquefaction
c)Damping
6. In earthquake prone area what are the factors
an
to be considered from site
selection to its planning stage, the measures to be taken during construction
and selection of materials. Support with sketches.

.Discuss the details during construction of a staircase and overhead tank. In an

carthquake prone area. What are the precautions and guidelines to be
considered?

8. Define:

a. Retrofitting
b. Base-isolated dampers
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Code No: R10/83.4/BA

B. Arch VII Semester

Supplementary Examination, February-2020
DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 50

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks.

or
in designing
1. Discuss various safety aspects required to be considered
Elaborate the
the occupants.
buildings for protection of life and property of
following:
a) Cyclone resistant structure
b) Fire safety in high rise buildings
What are the
of earthquake intensity.
the Richter scale
measurement
2. Explain them earthquake
to make
various measures to be taken in building design

resistant?

detail:
3. Explain in
magnitude of earthquake
a) Epicenter and
b) Tectonic plates
Discuss with a
consequences
of earthquake?
economic
4. What are the social and

suitable example.
the intensity of
used to m e a s u r e
scale that is
What is the
seismograph? magnitudes.
5. What is buildings
suffer for different
damage
earthquake? Explain the
building
details to be adopted for the following
construction

6. Provide appropriate resistant to earthquakes:

the building
components
to make

a) Overhead tanks

b) Openings
construct
and construction quality to
of design
importance
7. What is the Explain the following:
buildings?
resistant
earthquake at certain stages
certification
and
Critical checkpoints
a) evaluation of existing buildings.
vulnerability
Seismic
b)
three of the following:
notes on any
8. Write short
a) Foundation and soil stabilization
b) Soil upture

c)Earthquake resistant staircases and isolation of structure

d Local practices of any region for earthquake resistance

e) Lab simulations of models

Code No: R10/83.4/BA

B. Arch VII Semester Regular/Supplementary Exam, August-2019

DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 50

Answer any FTVE questions

All questions carry equal marks.

in
1. What are the various types of Natural Hazards faced by mankind? Write
detail about any two the following

a Earth quakes
b. Floods
c. Landslides

various
of Building safety. How is it achieved under
2. What is the importance
in and cities
type of hazards faced
towns

posed by it to life
and hazards
3. Explain in detail the Phenomenon of earthquake
in
Explain with sketches the performance of buildings
and property.

earthquake.
How
the intensity of earthquake.
the instruments used to
measure
4. What are

affect the amount of damage caused to buildings?

docs intensity of earthquake
seismic waves and soil liquefaction.
of the
Briefly explain phenomenon
the importance of
of earthquake? Explain
5. What are the Social consequences

relief and rehabilitation.

achieve Earthquake resistance. Explain in

buildings to
6. Explain how to design
about o n e of the following
detail any
a. Low rise buildings
b. High rise buildings

ol buildings to make them earthquake

7. Explin methods for Surengthening
about any two
of the following
resistant. Explain in detail
a. Foundations
b. Walls and openings
C. Water tankss

any three
of the following
8. Write short notes on

a. Structural strengthening
b. Vulnerability of buildings
C. Seismic base isolation
d. Plate tectonics
e. Seismic retrofitting
Code No:
B. Arch VII VIII Semester
Regular/Supplementary Examination, July-2018
DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE on, July-2018
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 50
Answer any FIVE
All questlons
questions carry equal marks.
What are natural hazards that
effect buildings in different
situation? How do you
reduce the geographica
vulnerabilities of buildings which are
susceptible to the
following:
al Fire safety in high rise
buildings
b) Flood prone coastal areas

2. a) Suggest some satety measures to be

adopted in building design against fire
threats.

b) Suggest appropriate construction to be adopted for the following building

components to make the building resistant to earthquakes.
i. Foundation
i. Openings

3. What is seismograph? What is the scale that is used to measure the intensity of

the likely damage building suffer for different

earthquake? Clearly explain
magnitudes.

What are economic consequences of strong earthquake? What are the aspects

to be taken care in building configuration and massing to develop earthquake

resistant buildings?

What is the collapse pattern of buildings during earthquake and seismic

measures do you
ettects? What building configuration and strengthening
undertake to reduce destruction?

into different earthquake zones based on

iow is the Indian land m a p divided
the structural details suggested as per 1S
inerability and hazards? What are
m p r o v e the performance of buildings
in the event
of an earthquake.
 A c c o
rding to you what are tthe earthquakes resistance construction
taken in the cases offollowing: measures to
be

astruction details of elevators water tanks

Construction

Staircas
in apartments
b)

8Writeshort notes on any three of the

following
al Storm surge

hquakes and
rupture soils of
bbStrong ofseismic
cd
Concept retrofitting of existing buildings
Seismic waves

damping techniques in tall

eEarthqua
buildings
Code No: RR-83.4/BA
B. Arch Vm Semester (RR) Supplementary Examination, September-20O1o

DISASTER RESISTANT ArCHITECTUREE

Max. Marks: 50
Time: 3 hours

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks.

in
be performed
. What are the various quality control tests that have to

a building? Discuss them.

in earthquake
2. Describe the of structural detailing
significance
resistant structures.

3. Explain the following:

a) Seismic vulnerability

b) Concepts of restoration

of cyclones and
4. Enumerate with the help of neat sketches the causes

its effects.

on:
5. Write short notes
and its effects
a) Aging of building
restoration
b) Equipments for

Discuss them.
6. What are earthquake eifects?

of vibration.
in detail the theory
7. Explain

in desiening
local traditional practices
role played by
8. Discuss the
earthquake resistant structures.

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C o d e No: KiO-83,47BA

B. Arch VIII Semester

(R10) Regular
Examination,
DISASTER RESIsTANT ARCHITECTUREAugust-z0 *
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 50
Answer any FIVE
All questions
questions carry equal marks.
1. What are the different types
of natural disasters and their causes
impacts. Explain any one with example.
2. Write briefly about any three of the
following with reference to earthquake:
a) Epi center
b) Hypo center
c)Magnitude
d) Richter scale
e)Intensity

3. What is the theory of plate tectonics? Explain the type of plate boundaries.

4. What the
are
guidelines to be followed while designing a structure in an
earthquake prone area from the stage of site selection to its construction?

a) Explain briefly the Theory of Vibrations. Bring out the significance of

damped systems.

5. What are the social and economic consequences of earthquakes? Explain its
impact on the society.

6. Explain earthquake resistant construction details, precautions to be takern

and draw the following details to suitable scale:

a) Staircase
b) Deep foundation

What is the importance of retrofitting for seismic strengthening? Explain the

process of retrofitting in a load bearing structures.
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Code No: R I 0 - 8 3 . 4 / B A

II
B. Arch VIII Semester (RR}
Supplementary Examination, Decem ion, December-2014

DISASTER RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 50

Answer any FIVE

questions
All questions carry equal marks.

What the
Define disaster? are the classifications of hazards? Explain
different types of hazards which cause threat to the buildings.

effected area ana

2. What causes tloods? State any case examples of a flood
precautionary measures to be considered for flood mitigation?

and
tectonics? Describe the of pate boundaries? Explain
Define plate types
3.
sketches the type of faults.
support with

the following:
4. Define
a) Strike fault

b) Seismograph

c) Liquefaction

d) Base isolator

resistant
earthquake
followed for designing
criteria to be
the
5. What are

buildings?
wal1
foundation, retaining
construction
details of
various types of
6. Explain area.

in an earthquake prone
and staircase

on:
7. Write short notes
architecture
Tsunami r e s i s t a n t
a prone
areas

NBC norms of earthquake

b
earthquakes?

economical
consequences
of strong
and affect the seismic
the social built form
What are of a
and proportion
How does size, shape configuration.
building
PerTormance
related to