UG TERM END EXAMINATION JAN 2017 lll SEMESTER B.ARCH (2015 BATCH) 15BARC308 CLIMATOLOGY Duration: 3 Hours Tot iar Wart Note:- i. Answer any FIVE of the following full questio _ ii. Each full question carries TWENTY marks. \(Bx2 iii, Draw diagrams/sketches where necessary. ee 41. a. How does the tilt of the Earth's axis to the orbital plane cause seasonal changes? Explain. (7) b. ‘The total amount of heat absorbed by the earth each year is balanced by a corresponding heat loss’ — Explain both the types of absorption and types of heat loss. Illustrate. (7) c. ‘At the global level, the north-easterly trade winds and south — easterly trade winds are resultant of thermal forces and the Coriolis force’. Explain and illustrate. (6) 2. a. What are tropical climates? What is their classification? (6) b. Briefly state the characteristics of hot-dry climatic zone. (7) c._ Sketch the thermal section of a small court yard house in a hot dry climate. (7) 3. a. What is site climate? Why is it important for the architect? (7) b. Explain the influence of the following on site climate:- i) topography ii) ground surface and iii) three dimensional objects. (7) c. Sketch the precipation patterns on both windward and leeward sides of hills. (6) Page 1 of 3*) CMR UNIVERSITY 4. a. Sketch and explain the body's heat exchange with the environment (7) b. How is heat lost by the body when the air is hot and there is considerable radiation? (7) c. Mention any three subjective variables affecting discomfort. What is the mechanism of their action? (6) 5. @. What are conductivity (k) and resistivity (2) with respect to conduction through a body in direct contact? Indicate the units of measurement for both. (6) b. Provide the values of both k and = for brickwork (light), concrete (ordinary, dense) and timber (softwood). (3) c. With'the help of a graph, explain the concepts of time-lag and decrement factor. (7) d. What is the implication of both concepts for construction in hot-dry climate? (4) 6.- a. What are the functions of Ventilation? Explain each of them. (7) b. With the help of sketches, show the movement of air inside a single storey building (in section) under various inlet and outlet conditions. (7) c. With the help of sketches, explain how canopy (chejja) design influences air movement inside the room. (6) 7. a. With the help of sketch, explain how solar altitude angle and solar azimuth angle are determined. (8) b. With respect to the enclosed solar chart for 12°N in Figure 7b),write the altitude and azimuth angles for i) June 22, 8 am ii) August 30, 4 pm iii) March 21, 11 am and iv) April 15, 5 pm. (4) c. What is summer solistice, winter solistice and equinox, in the Northern hemisphere? Explain. (8) Page 20f38. a. What is Effective Temperature? (4) b. What is corrected ET? (4) c. Explain the day light factor concept. (8) d. What is kata thermometer? Explain. (4) Figure 7b. oss “ a, LATITUDE 12*woRTiT ba was hee } ise 28 Fe. env Boe! 28 sayy ee) 10" Page 3 of 3