Earthquake Engineering MCQ

Q1. Who proposed the theory of elastic rebound to explain earthquake origin?

Q2. Which scale is commonly used for measuring earthquake magnitude?

Q3. What is the range of depth of focus for shallow earthquakes?

Q4. Which type of seismic wave causes most damage in earthquakes?

Q5. What is base isolation in earthquake engineering?

Q6. Seismic retrofitting aims at:

Q7. What is meant by natural period of a structure?

Q8. Which soil is most susceptible to liquefaction?

Q9. The earthquake zone with maximum risk in India is:

Q10. What is the function of a seismic hazard map?

Q11. The Modified Mercalli Intensity scale measures:

Q12. What does the term "moment magnitude" represent?

Q13. Which design approach incorporates dynamic analysis of structures under seismic loading?

Q14. The term "seismic base shear" refers to:

Q15. Which is a common structural damping system?

Q16. Soil-structure interaction affects:

Q17. Which of the following increases earthquake resiliency?

Q18. What is an accelerograph?

Q19. The phenomenon of resonance in structures occurs when:

Q20. The term (retrofit) in seismic engineering means:

Q21. Which building materials improve earthquake resistance?

Q22. Seismic zonation maps indicate:

Q23. Which of the following is a measure of building stiffness?

Q24. Base isolation technique helps to:

Q25. Dynamic analysis of structures requires:

Q26. An earthquakes epicenter is:

Q27. Which seismic wave is the fastest?

Q28. What is the primary cause of an earthquake?

Q29. What kind of foundation is best for earthquake zones?

Q30. Which factor increases ground shaking during an earthquake?

Q31. What is liquefaction?

Q32. The duration of strong ground motion is called:

Q33. Which organization provides seismic design codes?

Q34. Which term defines the speed at which a building oscillates?

Q35. The primary purpose of seismic design is:

Q36. The term "response spectrum" refers to:

Q37. What is meant by damping in seismic design?

Q38. Which type of retrofitting technique is cheapest and simplest?

Q39. How can building ductility be improved?

Q40. Buildings with irregular geometry are: