Solved question paper for ERBC May-2015 (DIPLOMA 6th)

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Earthquake resistant building and construction May-2015

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 6th • May-2015

ERBC is the Earthquake Resistant Building and Construction subject for Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering Cvil Engineering 6th semester students. On this page, students can find subject-wise previous year question papers, old papers, and exam preparation material to revise important topics and understand the usual exam pattern for this subject. Using ERBC previous year papers can help you identify repeated questions, practice answer writing, and prepare more confidently for semester exams. BRpaper is not the official website of the university or board, but it helps students search for question papers and related study support in one place.

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  1. The waves which can pass through solids but fail to propagate through fluids are _________.
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  2. Earthquakes caused by volcanic eruptions are __________.
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  3. ____________ is the measure of energy released in an earthquake.
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  4. Richter scale expresses ____________ of earthquake.
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  5. The loads which do not change with time are known as _____________.
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  6. Delhi comes under _____________ seismic zone.
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  7. The increased size and number of walls and openings lead to _____________.
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  8. The horizontal resisting elements like roof slabs are termed as _____________.
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  9. Shear failure is observed as _____________.
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  10. India is divided into _________ no. of seismic zones.
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  11. An earthquake resistance structure should have _____________ number of openings.
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  12. Bhuj earthquake was occurred in 2006.
    True / False 1 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  13. A focus is also called hypocenter.
    True / False 1 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  14. Flexible buildings have greater fundamental periods.
    True / False 1 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  15. Chamole Earthquake occurred in the year 2000.
    True / False 1 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  16. What do you understand by earthquake?
    Short Answer 3 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  17. What is fault and tectonic plate?
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  18. What do you mean by P-waves and S-waves?
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  19. What is fundamental period?
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  20. What is seismic zone mapping?
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  21. What do you mean by out of plan failure?
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  22. What is magnitude and intensity of an earthquake?
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  23. Explain the construction and working of seismograph.
    Short Answer 3 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  24. Explain important factors contributing towards low seismic efficiency of masonry buildings.
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  25. Common modes of failure of RCC buildings.
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  26. Prepare a list of rescue equipments.
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  27. What is causality management?
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  28. Explain the different retrofitting measures for traditional buildings.
    Long Answer 10 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  29. What is disaster management? Explain different safety methods carried out in rescue operations.
    Long Answer 10 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  30. What are the precautions to be followed while planning and designing an earthquake resistant building?
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  31. Explain in detail the main provisions made in IS 4326-1993.
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  32. Explain with sketches different types of horizontal bands and their uses.
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01 Where can I find ERBC previous year question papers?

You can use this page to look for ERBC subject-wise previous year papers for Diploma in Engineering Civil 6th semester.

02 Is this page for PSBTE Diploma Civil 6th semester ERBC papers?

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03 Can I use ERBC old papers for exam revision?

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04 Are these official question papers from the board?

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05 Do these ERBC papers help identify repeated questions?

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