Objective Type Questions on Earthquake Resistant Structure
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Following two statements are written below, select the correct answer from the following –
(1) Earthquakes are mainly caused due to gradual slip at faults in earth.
(2) Faults are classified according to the slip of the fault and are mainly of three types.
Of these statements
(a) (1) & (2) both are correct.
(b) (1) & (2) both are incorrect.
(c) (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect.
(d) (2) is correct, (1) is incorrect.
Following two statements are written below, select the correct answer from the following
(1) S waves indicates that earth’s outer core is mostly liquid.
(2) As the S waves pass through mantle it disappears.
Of these statements
(a) (1) & (2) both are correct.
(b) (1) & (2) both are incorrect.
(c) (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect.
(d) (2) is correct, (1) is incorrect.
Following two statements are written below, select the correct answer from the following
(1) Earthquake magnitude is qualitative estimate and intensity is a quantitative measure.
(2) Larger earthquake shows bigger wave amplitude and intensity is visual observation
Of these statements
(a) (1) & (2) both are correct.
(b) (1) & (2) both are incorrect.
(c) (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect.
(d) (2) is correct, (1) is incorrect.
Following two statements are written below, select the correct answer from the following
(1) Sometimes dynamic loads may proved to be dangerous than static loads.
(2) Dynamic loads may or may not be of certain pattern and may shake the ground substantially.
Of these statements
(a) (1) & (2) both are correct.
(b) (1) & (2) both are incorrect.
(c) (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect.
(d) (2) is correct, (1) is incorrect.
Following two statements are written below, select the correct answer from the following
(1) EHigh rise structures have more fundamental natural period due to high flexibility.
(2) Time taken in one second for computing one cycle of oscillation is called fundamental natural period.
Of these statements
(a) (1) & (2) both are correct.
(b) (1) & (2) both are incorrect.
(c) (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect.
(d) (2) is correct, (1) is incorrect.
Which is most prone to the earthquake?
(a) Water tank at roof slab
(b) Water tank above staircase hall.
(c) Water tank at ground-floor
(d) Water tank at Mid-storey height.
Find the INCORRECT statement out of the following
(a) Long supported walls are more sensitive to earthquake.
(b) Overturning tendency of wall can be reduced by increasing its length to thickness ratio.
(c) A wall with small lenth to width ratio, generally develop horizontal crackes due to tension.
(d) Bending of walls results in development of tensile stresses.
Find the CORRECT statement out of the following
(a) The walls perpendicular to the direction of earthquake force are more stronger.
(b) Shear walls are the walls which lie perpendicular to the direction of earthquake force.
(c) To reduce the effect of inertia force, weight of the roof slab should be more.
(d) R.CC roof slab shows the rigid diaphragm action.
Choose the INCORRECT statement
(a) Large openings in shear walls reduce the strength against inertia force.
(b) Diagonal cracks are developed above and below the openings in wall due to earthquake force.
(c) Pounding action plays role during earthquake when adjacent structures are at different level.
(d) Cracking and overturning of partition wall is an example of non-structural component failure.
The ability of the structure to undergo large deformation without collapse is called
(a) Ductility
(b) Deformability
(c) Damageability
(d) Lateral strength
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