Jan 2016 Failure behaviour of masonry under compression based on numerical and analyticalmodelling. Kenan Michel. PhD thesis. TU-Dresden, Germany.

Jun 2015 Redistribution of internal forces in bracing system (Schnittgrößenumlagerungen bei der Gebäudeaussteifung); Kenan Michel, Wolfram Jäger, Frank Steinigen; Journal: Masonry Structures, Zeitschrift Mauerwerk. Berlin, Heft 6/2015.

May 2015 Contribution into Three Axial Modelling of Mortar Behaviour in Masonry Structure Using the Extended Drucker-Prager Cap Yielding Function, , Kenan Michel and Wolfram Jaeger; 12th North American Masonry Conference Masonry, Denver, Colorado, USA. May 17 – 20, 2015.

May 2015 Compression Strength in Masonry when Deformation Properties of Units are Bigger than That of Mortar, and vice versa, Kenan Michel and Wolfram Jaeger; 12th North American Masonry Conference Masonry, Denver, Colorado, USA. May 17 – 20, 2015

Jul 2014 Appropriate Compressive Strength for Masonry Considering the Performance of Units and Mortar, JAEGER, WOLFRAM; VAN BALEN, KOENRAAD; MICHEL, KENAN, 9th International Masonry Conference 2014 in Guimarães, Portugal.

Oct 2012 Numerical Simulation of Post-Failure Behaviour of Masonry Structures Based on Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM). K. Michel, T. Bakeer, W. Jäger. ANSYS Conference & 30th CADFEM Users' Meeting. Kassel, Germany.

Academic Publications

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PUBLICATIONS

Technical Reports

Feb 2015 Forschungsbericht: Verbesserung der Praxistauglichkeit der Baunormen durch pränormative Arbeit (Improvement of practicality of building standards through prenormative work) - Teilantrag 5: Mauerwerksbau. Brameshuber, W.; Graubner, C.-A.; Jäger, W.; K. Michel Und Seim, W, PRB Initiative Praxisgerechte Regelwerk im Bauwesen e. V. Berlin 27.02.2015.

Dec 2010 Analysis of crack initiation and propagation in laminate structures using the Kickert matrix method. K. Michel & K. Ben Nasr. Unpublished report for the EADS. Hamburg, Germany, 2010.

Technical Presentations

Jul 2014 Three Axial Material Behaviour of Mortar in Masonry, at EuLA (The European Lime Association) Meeting after Conference in Guimaraes, Portugal. 10.07.2014. W. Jäger & K. Michel.

Mar 2014 Relevant Compressive Strength for Masonry Performance Including Creep and Extended Drucker-Prager Cap Yielding Function, at EuLA (The European Lime Association) Roundtable in Dresden, Germany. 31.03.2014. W. Jäger & K. Michel.

Dec 2013 Relevant Compressive Strength for Masonry Performance, at EuLA (The European Lime Association) Roundtable in London, UK. 02.12.2013. W. Jäger & K. Michel.