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Basics of Structural Dynamics

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on dynamics and seismic design. The five units cover: 1) fundamentals of dynamics including D'Alembert's principle, types of damping, and vibration analysis; 2) resonant frequency, impulsive forces, shear frames, and model analysis; 3) earthquake fundamentals including seismic waves, epicenters, and plate tectonics; 4) response spectra, base isolation, design spectra, and earthquake resistance; 5) reducing earthquake effects through base isolation, ductility, capacity design, and dynamic vibration absorbers. The course includes both theoretical derivations and design applications of seismic analysis and earthquake-resistant structures.

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Basics of Structural Dynamics

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on dynamics and seismic design. The five units cover: 1) fundamentals of dynamics including D'Alembert's principle, types of damping, and vibration analysis; 2) resonant frequency, impulsive forces, shear frames, and model analysis; 3) earthquake fundamentals including seismic waves, epicenters, and plate tectonics; 4) response spectra, base isolation, design spectra, and earthquake resistance; 5) reducing earthquake effects through base isolation, ductility, capacity design, and dynamic vibration absorbers. The course includes both theoretical derivations and design applications of seismic analysis and earthquake-resistant structures.

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CE 1403- BASICS OF DYNAMICS AND ASEISMIC DESIGN

UNIT-I

PART-A
1. State D’Alembert’s principle of dynamic equilibrium.
2. What is meant by frequency response curve for damped system?
3. Distinguish between ‘Static Problem’ and ‘Dynamic problem’.
4. List the types of damping.
5. Distinguish between static and dynamic loading.
6. What is logarithmic decrement?
7.
PART-B
1. Derive the governing equation of single degree of freedom of damped free vibration.
2. Derive the governing equation of single degree of freedom of undamped free vibration.
3. Derive the governing equation of single degree of forced undamped vibration.
4. A mass of 1 kg is suspended by a spring having a stiffness of 600 N/m. The mass is displaced
downward from its equilibrium position by a distance 0.01m. Find
(1) Equation of motion of the system
(2) Natural frequency of system
(3) Response of the system
5. A system vibrating with a natural frequency of 6 Hz starts with an initial amplitude xo of 2 cm
and an initial velocity of 25 cm / Sec. Determine the natural period (T) amplitude (A) maximum
velocity ( ) , maximum acceleration ( ) and phase angle ( ). Also write the equation of motion
of a vibrating system
6. Explain the following.
(1) Duhamel Integral
(2) Consequences of vibration
(3) Assumptions in shear building model
(4) Lumped parameter model

UNIT-II

PART-A
1. Define resonant frequency.
2. What is impulsive force?
3. What is a shear frame?
4. What is mode superposition?
5. How frequency is affected in the free vibration of a shear frame?
6. What is model analysis?
PART-B
UNIT-III

PART-A
1. State Elastic rebound theory.
2. What is the difference between magnitude and intensity of earthquake?
3. What is the difference between epicentre and hypocenter?
4. List the types of seismic waves.
5. What are the types of earthquake?
6. What is ‘Seismograph’ and ‘Seismogram’?

PART-B
1. What are seismic waves? Explain the types of seismic waves with neat sketches.
2. Explain the working principle of seismogram with neat sketches.
3. Explain briefly the tectonic plate theory.
4. Explain the following:
(a) Seismic waves
(b) Principle of seismograph
(c) Characteristics of strong ground motion.
(d) SSI effects
5. Explain about the information on some disastrous earthquqke.
6. Define seismic intensity scale. Explain the details of modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI)
with intensity numbers.

UNIT-IV

PART-A
1. What is the significance of response spectrum? List out the types.
2. Differenciate between isolation mode and structural mode of base isolation system.
3. What is a design spectrum?
4. What are the requirements of a earthquake resistant reinforced building?
5. What is liquefaction?
6. List any two factos that increase ductility in RC structures with seismic loading.

PART-B
1. Discuss briefly about the Response spectrum and design spectrum.
2. Write a note on the different method of introducing ductility into RC structures.
3. Explain the concepts of response spectrum. How will you construct response system for a
given ground motion.
4. Explain the importance of ductility in earthquake resistant design of R.C. building and what
are the factors affecting ductility.
5. Discuss the dynamic soil properties needed in the analysis and design of a structure
subjected to seismic loads.
6. List the requirements and analysis for soil susceptible to liquefaction.
UNIT-V

PART-A
1. How to reduce the earthquake effects on buildings?
2. Draw a neat sketch of a reinforced concrete beam column junction with detailing.
3. What is base isolation effective?
4. Explain the ‘Strong-column weak-column beam’ design method.
5. What are the two design philosophies in the earthquake resistant structural design?
6. List any four isolation devices.

PART-B
1. What are the effects of base isolation? Explain with suitable examples.
2. Explain the important points in mitigating the effects of earthquake on structure.
3. Write briefly about:
(a) Special confining reinforcement
(b) Principle of capacity design
4. Explain the principle of dynamic vibration absorbers.
5. A four storied residential building situated at Chennai is having 4 bays @ 4m c/c in x-
direction and 5 bays @ 5m c/c in y-direction.Total height of building is 5m ( 4.5m at base
and 3.5m each for other stories). The building is supported on raft foundation resting on hard
soil. The frame is infilled with brick masonry.The weight due to all dead load is 12kn/m2 on
floors and 6kn/m2 on the roof.The floors are to center for live load of 3kn/m2 on floors and
1.5kn/m2 on the roof. Determine and design seismic load on the structure.
6. Discuss briefly the various codal provisions for the dynamic analysis of a building.

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