PUBLIC BUILDING AND EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT - Quiz

1) Which precaution should be taken for site selection to prevent earthquake?

Near unstable embankments On sloping ground Columns of different height Continuity of subsoil

2) Which shape of building plan is safer for earthquake resisting building?

Square plan T- shaped plan H- shaped plan Plan have length morethan twice the width

3) Which device act like shock absorbers between the building and its foundation?

Damper Spring Base isolation Air bag

4) Which isolation bearings are highly elastic?

Wood Steel Rubber Bearing pads