This document discusses pushover analysis, which is a static nonlinear analysis method used to evaluate the performance of buildings subjected to seismic loads. It involves applying incremental lateral loads to a structure along with gravity loads and analyzing the structure's response until a failure condition is reached. The key outputs are a capacity curve showing the structure's strength and a demand curve representing expected seismic demands. Performance points are identified based on where these curves intersect. The document then presents a study analyzing 5, 10 and 15-story reinforced concrete frames with and without X and inverted V bracing systems using pushover analysis in Etabs software. The results show braced frames have better performance with less displacement and hinge formation compared to unbraced frames. X bracing