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Abstract : Analytical models prepared from field drawings do not generally provide results that match with experimental results. The error may be due to uncertainties in the property of materials, size of members and errors in the modelling process. It is important to improve analytical models using experimentally obtained data. For the past several years, data obtained from ambient vibration testing have been successfully used in many cases to update and match dynamic behaviors of analytical models with real structures. This paper presents a comparison between artificial neural network (ANN) and eigensensitivity based model updating of an existing multi-story building. A simple spring-mass analytical model, developed from the structural drawings of the building, is considered and the corresponding spring stiffness and lumped mass of all floors are chosen as updating parameters. The advantages and disadvantages of these updating methods are discussed. The advantage is that both methods ensure a physically meaningful model which can be further employed in determining structural response and health monitoring.