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@article{180517,
        author = {DAGDE HARSH and MOHAMMED JALAL UDDIN and DR KHAJA FAREED UDDIN},
        title = {SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF SOFT-STOREY BUILDINGS USING STIFFENING STRATEGIES},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {1},
        pages = {1976-1985},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=180517},
        abstract = {Soft-story 
buildings 
are 
structurally 
vulnerable due to discontinuities in their stiffness and 
strength, especially when subjected to lateral loads 
during seismic events. This study investigates the 
seismic retrofitting of soft-story high-rise buildings 
using shear wall stiffeners. A G+30 storied building is 
modelled using ETABS 21 software, analysing the 
structural response of retrofitted and non-retrofitted 
conditions across varying soil types. Key parameters 
studied include lateral displacement, storey drift, base 
shear, and column forces at the bottom, middle, and 
top soft stories. Results indicate significant 
improvements in structural performance upon 
retrofitting, particularly with shear wall placement in 
X and L configurations.},
        keywords = {Soft-story structures, seismic retrofitting,  ETABS, lateral displacement, storey drift},
        month = {June},
        }