Katrin Beyer

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide the ratios of different horizontal component definitions in relation to the specification of seismic input for dynamic structural analyses, highlighting the importance of consistency between the component definition used to derive the elastic design-response spectrum and the way that biaxial dynamic loading input is prepared.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of quasi-static cyclic tests on six reinforced concrete (RC) walls performed at the ETH Zurich and show the importance of the reinforcement content and the ductility properties of both the boundary and web reinforcement for the deformation behaviour of the walls.

TL;DR: The aim of this study is to shed some light on a number of aspects involved when selecting and scaling records for bi-directional analysis and post-processing results of such analyses.

TL;DR: The 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand revealed improved structural response resulting from historical design advancements, but poor structural performance due to previously identi cation as discussed by the authors, due to previous identici cation.

TL;DR: In this article, a quasi-static cyclic testing of two U-shaped walls at the structural engineering laboratories of the ETH Zurich was conducted to evaluate the bending behavior in different directions and therefore the walls were subjected to a bi-directional loading regime.