Is there any advance method to deflect ground motion for stone masonry residential buildings (1 to 2 storied buildings)?

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Mohamed Afifi

Check the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) either 2010 or 2015 versions. They have a pretty simplified way of computing ground motions and have special factors for masonry structures

You can look that up online here: https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/publications/codes_centre/2015_national_building_code.html

Mohamed Abdelmegeed

From my obenion the good method is to try to connect all the building structural elements to behave as a box to avoid the ground motion hazards in masonry buildings spcially wall bearing walls. There are many methods used.