STUDYONSEISMICEFFECTOFFLOATINGCOLUMNSINSTR UCTURALPERFORMANCE

Abstract

Multi-story buildings with floating columns play a virtual part in modern India's construction. 
Column-free gaps in structural buildings can be filled with these floating columns, which are 
primarily employed to provide a pleasing architectural perspective. In seismic zones, a floating 
column has been built for this building at one or more levels. Structures in active prone areas and 
earthquake zones are the focus of this study, which examines how floating columns affect structural 
performance. Response spectrum analysis has been presented as a method for studying the impact 
of earthquakes on structural buildings. Structural response of the structure in relation to time 
period, story drift and story displacement has been studied. The goal is to arrive at a definitive 
conclusion. ETABS has been used to conduct the research.