Earthquake Resistant Building Construction Civil May 2016 Diploma Paper

Earthquake Resistant Building Construction Civil May 2016 Diploma Paper

                                    SECTION-A

Q1A) Fill in the Blanks                                                     1×15=15

     i) The point where earthquake originates is known as ______________
    ii) Focus is also known as __________________
   iii) The record of earthquake is known as __________________
   iv) Primary and secondary waves are also known as _______________
    v) Most of earthquake originate due to __________ cause.
   vi) The fundamental period of 15 storey building is _____________
   vii) Strong vibrations of high intensity are recorded by ________________
  viii) Removal of people to safer places is called as _______________
    ix) Process of adding the strength to a weakened structure or damaged elements is called ____________
     x) ASR and MSR stands for ____________ and ____________ respectively.
    xi) __________ is preferred where earthquakes are more frequent.
   xii) Shapes like ____________ are preferred for symmetry.
  xiii) Ductile structures _________ show damages.
  xiv) Diaphragm is another name of ______________________
   xv) Zone V (having zone factor as 0.36) have __________ seismic intensity.