Katrin Beyer

TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of RC walls with different cross-sections (T-shaped and U-shaped) subjected to bi-directional (in-plane and out-of-plane) loading is simulated by means of NLFEA.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors used simple machine learning models to predict: 1) three ratios encoding the degradation of stiffness, strength, and displacement capacity of damaged rubble stone masonry piers as a function of the observed crack features and the applied axial load and shear span ratio; and 2) the pre-peak vs. post-peak regime, based on the crack features.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a seismic conservation strategy for cultural heritage buildings in Switzerland, which is a country of low to moderate seismicity, based on the performance states for heritage buildings that were developed within the Pereptuate project.

TL;DR: In this article , a 3D masonry microstructure generator was proposed for micromodeling numerical simulations of stone masonry walls, which can serve as input for simulations of individual walls, multiscale analyses of entire structures as well as for homogenization techniques.

TL;DR: In this paper, a collaborative project between the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and the Universidad del Valle, the EIA University, and the University of Medellin in Colombia, equivalent reinforced concrete columns with a single vertical reinforcement layer are tested at EPFL in order to investigate the effect of loading history, reinforcement ratio and eccentricity of the longitudinal rebars with regard to the element axis ration the out-of-plane response.