@inproceedings{RajanHoltschoppenDalgueretal.2016,
  author    = {Rajan, Sreelakshmy and Holtschoppen, B. and Dalguer, L. A. and Klinkel, S. and Butenweg, Christoph},
  title     = {Seismic fragility analysis of a non-conventional reinforced concrete structure considering different uncertainties},
  series = {Proceedings of ISMA2016, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering/USD2016, International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, / ISMA 2016, USD 2016},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ISMA2016, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering/USD2016, International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, / ISMA 2016, USD 2016},
  editor    = {Sas, P.},
  publisher = {KU Leuven},
  address   = {Leuven},
  pages     = {4213 -- 4225},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RajanButenwegDalgueretal.2017,
  author    = {Rajan, S. and Butenweg, Christoph and Dalguer, L. A. and An, J. H. and Renault, P. and Klinkel, S.},
  title     = {Fragility curves for a three-storey reinforced concrete test structure of the international benchmark SMART 2013},
  series = {16th World Conference on Earthquake, 16WCEE 2017 Santiago Chile, January 9th to 13th 2017},
  booktitle = {16th World Conference on Earthquake, 16WCEE 2017 Santiago Chile, January 9th to 13th 2017},
  publisher = {Chilean Association on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ACHISINA)},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ParkElDaibButenwegetal.2011,
  author    = {Park, Jin and El-Daib, Khaled and Butenweg, Christoph and Gellert, Christoph},
  title     = {A novel macroelement approach for masonry walls},
  series = {Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011 : Leuven, Belgium, 4 - 6 July 2011 / Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, ... G. De Roeck ... (eds)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011 : Leuven, Belgium, 4 - 6 July 2011 / Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, ... G. De Roeck ... (eds)},
  publisher = {K. U. Leuven, Dep. of Civil Engineering},
  address   = {Leuven},
  organization    = {International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN <8, 2011, Leuven>},
  isbn      = {978-90-76019-31-4},
  pages     = {3281 -- 3286},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MorandiButenwegBreisetal.2022,
  author    = {Morandi, Paolo and Butenweg, Christoph and Breis, Khaled and Beyer, Katrin and Magenes, Guido},
  title     = {Behaviour factor q for the seismic design of URM buildings},
  series = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest},
  booktitle = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest},
  editor    = {Arion, Christian and Scupin, Alexandra and Ţigănescu, Alexandru},
  isbn      = {978-973-100-533-1},
  pages     = {1184 -- 1194},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Recent earthquakes showed that low-rise URM buildings following codecompliant seismic design and details behaved in general very well without substantial damages. Although advances in simulation tools make nonlinear calculation methods more readily accessible to designers, linear analyses will still be the standard design method for years to come. The present paper aims to improve the linear seismic design method by providing a proper definition of the q-factor of URM buildings. Values of q-factors are derived for low-rise URM buildings with rigid diaphragms, with reference to modern structural configurations realized in low to moderate seismic areas of Italy and Germany. The behaviour factor components for deformation and energy dissipation capacity and for overstrength due to the redistribution of forces are derived by means of pushover analyses. As a result of the investigations, rationally based values of the behaviour factor q to be used in linear analyses in the range of 2.0 to 3.0 are proposed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MistlerButenweg2005,
  author    = {Mistler, Michael and Butenweg, Christoph},
  title     = {A seismic design procedure for masonry buildings},
  series = {Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing : [Rome, Italy, 30. August - 2. September 2005] / ed. by B. H. V. Topping},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing : [Rome, Italy, 30. August - 2. September 2005] / ed. by B. H. V. Topping},
  publisher = {Civil-Comp Press},
  address   = {Stirling},
  organization    = {International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing <10, 2005, Rome>},
  isbn      = {1-905088-00-0},
  doi       = {10.4203/ccp.81.193},
  pages     = {465 -- 467},
  year      = {2005},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MistlerButenwegAnthoine2004,
  author    = {Mistler, M. and Butenweg, Christoph and Anthoine, A.},
  title     = {Evaluation of the failure criterion for masonry by homogenisation},
  series = {Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology : [Lisbon, Portugal, 7 - 9 September 2004] / ed. by B. H. V. Topping and C.A. Mota Soares},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology : [Lisbon, Portugal, 7 - 9 September 2004] / ed. by B. H. V. Topping and C.A. Mota Soares},
  publisher = {Civil-Comp Press},
  address   = {Stirling},
  organization    = {International Conference on Computational Structures Technology <7, 2004, Lissabon>},
  isbn      = {0-948749-95-4},
  doi       = {10.4203/ccp.79.201},
  pages     = {16 Seiten},
  year      = {2004},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MilkovaRosinButenwegetal.2018,
  author    = {Milkova, Kristina and Rosin, Julia and Butenweg, Christoph and Dumova-Jovanoska, Elena},
  title     = {Development of Seismic Vulnerability Curves for Region Specific Masonry Buildings},
  series = {16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, 18-21 June, 2018},
  booktitle = {16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, 18-21 June, 2018},
  pages     = {1 -- 10},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MilkovaButenwegDumovaJovanoska2020,
  author    = {Milkova, Kristina and Butenweg, Christoph and Dumova-Jovanoska, Elena},
  title     = {Methodology for development of seismic vulnerability curve for existing unreinforced Masonry buildings},
  series = {17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, September 27 to October 2, 2021.},
  booktitle = {17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, September 27 to October 2, 2021.},
  pages     = {13 Seiten},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Seismic behavior of an existing unreinforced masonry building built pre-modern code, located in the City of Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia has been investigated in this paper. The analyzed school building is selected as an archetype in an ongoing project named "Seismic vulnerability assessment of existing masonry structures in Republic of North Macedonia (SeismoWall)". Two independent segments were included in this research: Seismic hazard assessment by creating a cite specific response spectra and Seismic vulnerability definition by creating a region - specific series of vulnerability curves for the chosen building topology. A reliable Seismic Hazard Assessment for a selected region is a crucial point for performing a seismic risk analysis of a characteristic building class. In that manner, a scenario - based method that incorporates together the knowledge of tectonic style of the considered region, the active fault characterization, the earth crust model and the historical seismicity named Neo Deterministic approach is used for calculation of the response spectra for the location of the building. Variations of the rupturing process are taken into account in the nucleation point of the rupture, in the rupture velocity pattern and in the istribution of the slip on the fault. The results obtained from the multiple scenarios are obtained as an envelope of the response spectra computed for the cite using the procedure Maximum Credible Seismic Input (MCSI). Capacity of the selected building has been determined by using nonlinear static analysis. MINEA software (SDA Engineering) was used for verification of the structural safety of the chosen unreinforced masonry structure. In the process of optimization of the number of samples, computational cost required in a Monte Carlo simulation is significantly reduced since the simulation is performed on a polynomial response surface function for prediction of the structural response. Performance point, found as the intersection of the capacity of the building and the spectra used, is chosen as a response parameter. Five levels of damage limit states based on the capacity curve of the building are defined in dependency on the yield displacement and the maximum displacement. Maximum likelihood estimation procedure is utilized in the process of vulnerability curves determination. As a result, region specific series of vulnerability curves for the chosen type of masonry structures are defined. The obtained probabilities of exceedance a specific damage states as a result from vulnerability curves are compared with the observed damages happened after the earthquake in July 2017 in the City of Ohrid, North Macedonia.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MilkovaButenwegDumovaJovanoska2021,
  author    = {Milkova, Kristina and Butenweg, Christoph and Dumova-Jovanoska, Elena},
  title     = {Region-sensitive comprehensive procedure for determination of seismic fragility curves},
  series = {1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1CroCEE 22-24 March 2021 Zagreb, Croatia},
  booktitle = {1st Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 1CroCEE 22-24 March 2021 Zagreb, Croatia},
  publisher = {University of Zagreb},
  address   = {Zagreb},
  doi       = {10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.158},
  pages     = {121 -- 128},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Seismic vulnerability estimation of existing structures is unquestionably interesting topic of high priority, particularly after earthquake events. Having in mind the vast number of old masonry buildings in North Macedonia serving as public institutions, it is evident that the structural assessment of these buildings is an issue of great importance. In this paper, a comprehensive methodology for the development of seismic fragility curves of existing masonry buildings is presented. A scenario - based method that incorporates the knowledge of the tectonic style of the considered region, the active fault characterization, the earth crust model and the historical seismicity (determined via the Neo Deterministic approach) is used for calculation of the necessary response spectra. The capacity of the investigated masonry buildings has been determined by using nonlinear static analysis. MINEA software (SDA Engineering) is used for verification of the structural safety of the structures Performance point, obtained from the intersection of the capacity of the building and the spectra used, is selected as a response parameter. The thresholds of the spectral displacement are obtained by splitting the capacity curve into five parts, utilizing empirical formulas which are represented as a function of yield displacement and ultimate displacement. As a result, four levels of damage limit states are determined. A maximum likelihood estimation procedure for the process of fragility curves determination is noted as a final step in the proposed procedure. As a result, region specific series of vulnerability curves for structures are defined.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MilijašŠakićMarinkovićetal.2022,
  author    = {Milijaš, Aleksa and Šakić, Bogdan and Marinković, Marko and Butenweg, Christoph and Gams, Matija and Klinkel, Sven},
  title     = {Effects of prior in-plane damage on out-of-plane response of masonry infills with openings},
  series = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest},
  booktitle = {The Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology September 4 - September 9, 2022, Bucharest},
  editor    = {Arion, Cristian and Scupin, Alexandra and Ţigănescu, Alexandru},
  isbn      = {978-973-100-533-1},
  pages     = {2747 -- 2756},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Masonry infill walls are the most traditional enclosure system that is still widely used in RC frame buildings all over the world, particularly in seismic active regions. Although infill walls are usually neglected in seismic design, during an earthquake event they are subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane forces that can act separately or simultaneously. Since observations of damage to buildings after recent earthquakes showed detrimental effects of in-plane and out-of-plane load interaction on infill walls, the number of studies that focus on influence of in-plane damage on out-of-plane response has significantly increased. However, most of the xperimental campaigns have considered only solid infills and there is a lack of combined in-plane and out-of-plane experimental tests on masonry infills with openings, although windows and doors strongly affect seismic performance. In this paper, two types of experimental tests on infills with window openings are presented. The first is a pure out-of-plane test and the second one is a sequential in-plane and out-of-plane test aimed at investigating the effects of existing in-plane damage on outof-plane response. Additionally, findings from two tests with similar load procedure that were carried out on fully infilled RC frames in the scope of the same project are used for comparison. Test results clearly show that window opening increased vulnerability of infills to combined seismic actions and that prevention of damage in infills with openings is of the utmost importance for seismic safety.},
  language  = {en}
}