homes with floating column is an ordinary characteristic within the modern multistory construction

in urban India. Such functions are particularly unwanted in building built in seismically energetic

regions. This have a look at highlights the significance of explicitly recognizing the presence of

the floating column in the evaluation of constructing. Alternate measures, regarding stiffness

balance of the first storey and the storey above, are proposed to lessen the irregularity introduced

by using the floating columns.