Author
GELLERT, C.; PARK, J.; BUTENWEG, C.
RWTH Aachen, Chair of Structural Statics and Dynamics

Abstract
This paper presents the application of a deformation-based verification procedure adapted for masonry structures to a typical residential building in Germany. Necessary single shear wall capacity curves are determined by a new bilinear approximation approach especially developed for this purpose. The new approach is based on experimental results of cyclic shear wall tests which have been carried out within the framework of recent European Union research projects. The verification procedure and its application to residential buildings have been approved by the building authorities in Baden-Württemberg opening new opportunities for masonry constructions in Germany’s higher earthquake zones.

Key words
seismic design, deformation-based verification procedure, unreinforced masonry, pushover analysis