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SPPU Civil Engineering (Semester 7)

Earthquake Engineering
December 2016
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary

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Solve any one question fromQ.1(a,b) and Q.2(a,b)

1(a) Define: 3M
i) Soft Storey and Weak storey
ii) Epicenter
iii) Iso-seismal

1(b) Expalin the causes and types of earthquake 3M

based on various parameters.

2(a) Classify and describe different types of 3M

waves generated during earthquake.

2(b) What do you understand by Internsity of 3M

earthquake? Classify the earthquake based on
magnitude.

Solve any one question fromQ.3 and Q.4(a,b)

3 What are the different types of vibrations? 6M

Explain the concept of 'Logarithmic Decrement'.
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4(a) Derive the equation of motion for a damped 3M
but free vibration of a SDOF system.

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4(b) A vibratory system is defined by following 3M

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parameters- Mass=3kg, spring stiffness =
100kN/m, and damping coefficient
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Determine:
i) Damping factor
ii) Natural frequency of damped vibrations.

Solve any one question fromQ.5 and Q.6

5 Explain the following (Any Two): 8M

a) Seismic Zoning.
b) Vertical irregularity in buildings.
c) Tectonic Features of India.

6 A three storeyed symmetrical RC School 8M

building situated at Bhuj with the following data.
a) Plan Dimensions:7m×7m
b) Storey Height: 3.5m,
c) Total weight of beams/storey = 130kN,
d) Total weight of slab / storey = 250kN,
e) Total weight of columns/storey=50kN,
f) Total weight of walls / storey = 530kN,
g) Total Live Load = 130kN. Addititonal weight
on terrace floor is 655 kN. The structure is
resting on hard rock. Determine seismic weight
of building and hence find the total base shear
and lateral loads at each floor levels using
seismic coefficient method.

Solve any one question fromQ.7and Q.8(a,b,c)

7 A 500mm×500mm column is supported on 16 M

isolated footing. The load coming on the footing
is 550KN and a moment of 50 KN-m due to
lateral loads. The SBC of the soil is 150kN/m2
using M25 grade of concrete and steel of grade
Fe415, design the footing.

8(a) Write types and effects of soil liquefaction. 4M

8(b) What are the different soil improvement 6M

techniques to reduce liquefaction?

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8(c) What type of forces generated due to

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earthquake and explain its effect on Foundation.
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Solve any one question fromQ.9(a,b) and Q.10(a,b)

9(a) What is disaster management? Expalin 8M

various phases of disaster management?

9(b) What are the basic precaution to be 8M

followed in rescue operations.

10(a) What are the various methods available to 8M

control the lateral forces acting on a structure?
Explain in details.

10(b) Define Active and Passive control. Write 8M

different types of the passive control system and
explain any one example.

Solve any one question fromQ.11(a,b) and Q.12(a,b)

11(a) What is retrofitting of structures? Explain 8M

its need for the buildings?

11(b) Explain any three retrofitting techniques 10 M

used for traditional buildings.

12(a) Explain the techniques used for 8M

stregthening RCC beams and Columns.

12(b) Define and explain the RCC Shear Wall and 10 M

its behavior.

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