Author : Aasif Khan and Ankit Pal

India is the fastest growing economy in the world and infrastructure plays a very important role in it. The Construction of high rise buildings in India is growing day by day. Therefore new ideas and venture are needed to make the building safe, economic and durable. The base shear reduction by using Optimum Size of column in Top Floors in Multistoried Building under seismic loading is the one of them. It reduces the size of column at the top levels of the building to reduce its self-weight.

Keywords: Base shear reduction, shear wall, column, multistory building

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.10, No.2 (March/April 2020)