Master Theses

[M12] Alexander Keller (2018) 3D Rocking of a Circular Surface Foundation: Development of a Simplified Analysis Technique
[M11] Sebastian Klar (2018) Validation of the Robustness of Simplified Models of Rocking Structures
[M10] Christian Fankhauser (2017) Dynamic response of a structure isolated via a rocking floor
[M9] Patrick Blöchlinger (2017) Rigid body rocking spectra for recorded earthquake ground motions
[M8] Mathias Strand (2017) Statistical validation of rigid body rocking response models against experimental and numerical data
[M7] Antonia Psychari (2016) Seismic Response Analysis of Three Rocking Bridge Models
[M6] Stefan Burger (2016) 3d motion of a rigid cylinder constrained to rock and roll on its circumference
[M5] Marius Egger (2016) 3d motion of a deformable cantilever structure constrained to rock and roll on the circumference of a circular foundation
[Μ4] Quentin Studemann (2015) Design of Rocking Structures: Investigation of Three Conceptual Rocking Systems
[M3] Dimitris Piskas (2014) Windturbines on Rocking Foundations
[M2] Rico Trüniger (2014) Experimental Testing of Flexible Rocking Oscillators Under Ground Shaking (SGEB Preis 2014)
[M1] Anastasis Tsiavos (2012) Inelastic Response of Base Isolated Structures (SGEB Preis 2012)

Project Theses (Master's)

[P8] Matthias Fischer and Jonas Henken (2018) Dynamic response of structures allowed to uplift, roll and rock on specially designed columns
[P7] Sharveen Rajah (2016) Dynamic response of a rectangular plate supported on four cylindrical columns allowed to uplift and wobble
[P6] David Walker (2016) Is PGD a “good” intensity measure for rocking structures?
[P5] Patrick Blöchlinger and Matthias Wellauer (2015) Experimental and analytical investigation of the seismic response of a column rocking and rolling on a concave base
[P4] Stefan Burger and Marius Egger (2015) Three-dimensional analysis of rocking and rolling of a rigid cylinder
[P3] Christoph Jost and Quentin Studemann (2015) Experimental and analytical investigation of a seismic response of a rocking frame
[P2] Xavier Bellagamba and Romain Crettaz (2014) Earthquake response of rocking structural frames
[P1] Rico Trüniger (2013) Experimental Investigation of Rocking of Elastic Columns

Project Theses (Bachelor's)

[BP1] Alessandro Allenspach and Sharusan Suthakaran (2018) Mechanical properties of materials 3D printed with Binder Jet technology