Construction of multi storey buildings is must in developing countries like India in order to occupy space and also due
to increase in population. These constructions of multi storey buildings often have soft stories due to requirement or needs of the
occupants in the building. For example, open ground storey for the purpose of vehicle parking or for the commercial use such as
showrooms etc. This soft storey due to lack of stiffness fail to resist the lateral loads due to Earthquake forces which may lead to
the damage or collapse of the building.