Resumen:
A comparative analysis between the responses obtained with two procedures that consider the accidental
torsion on the dynamic nonlinear analysis of buildings is presented. The first one involves the use of
typical values of accidental eccentricities used in design process. The second procedure involve the
variation of parameters that incise in the accidental torsion by means Monte Carlo simulations. The
comparison is performed from the responses obtained, measured in terms of concentrated inelastic
deformations and lateral distortions. In the study two models of multi-level symmetrical buildings are
considered. The CANNY-E program is used for the nonlinear dynamic analysis of the proposed structural
models. The results suggest move the position of the center of mass a distance equal to 0.05b to consider
the effect of accidental torsion on the dynamic nonlinear analysis of buildings