Katrin Beyer

TL;DR: This paper uses a literature search and an evaluation of crack map databases to investigate the sensitivity of the measured fractal dimensions of crack maps on reinforced concrete and unreinforced masonry walls to these four parameters, and formulates recommendations for the choice of these factors.

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental campaign of cyclic shear compression tests on six large-scale walls of this topology was investigated, and the effect of the axial load and shear span ratio on the wall behaviour, notably on wall stiffness, strength, and drift capacity, was found.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the response of the corresponding wall boundary elements, twelve reinforced concrete members with a single layer of vertical rebars were tested under tension-compression cycles to gain insight into the parameters governing wall instability and out-of-plane failure, namely the thickness, reinforcement ratio and eccentricity of the longitudinal rebars with respect to the member axis.

TL;DR: In this article, a model for the nonlinear force-displacement response of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls developing a flexural rocking mode including their displacement capacity is presented.