Evaluation of Seismic Effect Reduction Techniques using SAP

The design of any structure has been constantly updating with many innovations in structural engineering field. Even though the consequences of seismic force are unchanged, many seismic retrofitting measures have come into existence which can minimize the seismic effect. Some of those methods are utilized in this research work to study the behavior of buildings during Earthquake. As a matter of fact all the methods perform a similar task i.e. minimizing the vibrations of the building caused due to the earthquake by inducing enough amount of damping onto the building. The intention of this research work is to evaluate the efficiency of these methods and thereby declare the extent of seismic effect reduction for the design conditions and zone chosen. The methods considered for this study include the installation of Shear walls and Bracings. The efficiency of each method will be expressed through the building response under the seismic effect.