Seismischer Nachweis von Mauerwerksbauten in deutschen Erdbebengebieten.

Seismic verification of masonry buildings in German earthquake regions With financial support of the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mauerwerks‐ und Wohnungsbau e.V." (DGfM) and the "Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik" (DIBt) in Berlin, two consecutive research projects were carried out to improve the seismic verification of masonry buildings in German earthquake regions. First, the seismic behavior of three modern unreinforced masonry buildings in the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy during the earthquake series in 2012 was investigated in detail in cooperation with the University of Pavia. Based on the results of these investigations an improved seismic design concept for unreinforced masonry buildings was developed. The paper presents the main results of the conducted research work and their transfer into standardization and engineering practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]