Purasinghe, RRanganathan, G2017-04-242017-04-24http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/12680Use of viscous dampers in seismic applications for drift control as well as for reduction of base shear in building frames is studied using a simplified method. This study reports the results of a parametric study performed using the finite element method for multi-story building frames with a range of viscous damping values and the results are compared with a simplified analytical model developed for a single degree of freedom system for a bridge model. The results obtained from the approximation agreed very well with the finite element results. This method may be useful for designers of buildings for earthquake applications.enSimplified MethodViscous DamperDrift ControlDynamic AnalysisTime History AnalysisConference-AbstractEngineering20167th International Conference on Sustainable Built EnvironmentKandyProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environmentrpurasi@calstatela.edu