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Friedemann Wenzel is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, contributing primarily to the field of Engineering with a focus on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, and Global and Planetary Change. Their research spans several specialized subfields, including Advanced Condensed Matter Physics and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes work published in venues such as Natural hazards and earth system sciences, Physical Review Letters, Scientific Reports, npj natural hazards, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. These publications address a range of topics from seismic performance analysis to magnetic properties of thin films and environmental impacts of light.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Many-Body Physics of Single and Double Spin-Flip Excitations in NiO" (2020) published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Residential building stock modelling for mainland China targeted for seismic risk assessment" (2021) published in Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • "Review article: Review of fragility analyses for major building types in China with new implications for intensity-PGA relation development" (2020) published in Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • "Development of thermo-reporting nanoparticles for accurate sensing of geothermal reservoir conditions" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "The supplementary data for the mainland China residential building stock modeling work of Xin et al." (2021) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

The primary research topics covered by Friedemann Wenzel include:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Friedemann Wenzel are:

  • Danhua Xin
  • James Daniell
  • Hing-Ho Tsang
  • Zhenguo Zhang
  • Xiaofei Chen

The scientist's work is often situated at the intersection of structural engineering and geophysical phenomena, emphasizing seismic risk assessment and building fragility analysis. Their engagement with condensed matter physics topics extends to studies on spin-flip excitations and magnetic transport properties, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Partially Molten Middle Crust Beneath Southern Tibet: Synthesis of Project INDEPTH Results

    K. D. Nelson;Wenjin Zhao;L. D. Brown;J. Kuo

  • The World Stress Map database release 2016 : Crustal stress pattern across scales

    Oliver Heidbach;Mojtaba Rajabi;Xiaofeng Cui;Karl Fuchs

  • Direct mapping of seismic data to the domain of intercept time and ray parameter—A plane‐wave decomposition

    Paul L. Stoffa;Peter Buhl;John B. Diebold;Friedemann Wenzel

  • Seismogenic index and magnitude probability of earthquakes induced during reservoir fluid stimulations

    Serge A. Shapiro;Carsten Dinske;Cornelius Langenbruch;Friedemann Wenzel

  • Plate boundary forces are not enough: Second‐ and third‐order stress patterns highlighted in the World Stress Map database

    Oliver Heidbach;John Reinecker;Mark Tingay;Birgit Müller

  • Multi-hazard and multi-risk decision-support tools as a part of participatory risk governance: feedback from civil protection stakeholders

    Nadejda Komendantova;Nadejda Komendantova;Roger Mrzyglocki;Arnaud Mignan;Bijan Khazai

  • Slab break-off - abrupt cut or gradual detachment? New insights from the Vrancea Region (SE Carpathians, Romania)

    B. Sperner;F. Lorenz;K. Bonjer;S. Hettel

  • High‐resolution teleseismic body wave tomography beneath SE‐Romania – II. Imaging of a slab detachment scenario

    M. Martin;F. Wenzel

  • The CATDAT damaging earthquakes database

    J. E. Daniell;B. Khazai;F. Wenzel;A. Vervaeck

  • P-wave mantle velocity structure beneath northern Eurasia from long-range recordings along the profile Quartz

    J. Mechie;A.V. Egorkin;K. Fuchs;T. Ryberg

  • Synthetic seismograms for a complex crustal model

    K.-J. Sandmeier;F. Wenzel

  • Vrancea Earthquakes: Tectonics, Hazard and Risk Mitigation

    Friedemann Wenzel;Dan Lungu;Olaf Novak

  • Framework for improving the resilience and recovery of transportation networks under geohazard risks

    Nazli Yonca Aydin;H. Sebnem Duzgun;Hans Rudolf Heinimann;Friedemann Wenzel

  • TOPO-EUROPE: the geoscience of coupled deep earth-surface processes

    S. A. P. L. Cloetingh;P. A. Ziegler;P. J. A. Bogaard;P. A. M. Andriessen

  • Crustal-scale structure of the southern Rhinegraben from ECORS-DEKORP seismic reflection data

    J. P. Brun;F. Wenzel

  • Investigation of superstorm Sandy 2012 in a multi-disciplinary approach

    M. Kunz;B. Mühr;T. Kunz-Plapp;J. E. Daniell

  • The world stress map

    Oliver Heidbach;Karl Fuchs;Birgit Müller;Friedemann Wenzel

  • Earthquake early warning for Bucharest, Romania : Novel and revised scaling relations

    Maren Böse;C. Ionescu;F. Wenzel

  • Integration of stress testing with graph theory to assess the resilience of urban road networks under seismic hazards

    Nazli Yonca Aydin;H. Sebnem Duzgun;Friedemann Wenzel;Hans Rudolf Heinimann

  • Origin and nature of crystal reflections: Results from integrated seismic measurements at the KTB superdeep drilling site

    H.-P. Harjes;K. Bram;H.-J. Dürbaum;H. Gebrande

  • PreSEIS: A Neural Network-Based Approach to Earthquake Early Warning for Finite Faults

    Maren Böse;Friedemann Wenzel;Mustafa Erdik

  • Losses Associated with Secondary Effects in Earthquakes

    James E. Daniell;Andreas M. Schaefer;Friedemann Wenzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Fuchs
Karl Fuchs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Trond Ryberg
Trond Ryberg University of Potsdam
Oliver Heidbach
Oliver Heidbach University of Potsdam
Marc Tittgemeyer
Marc Tittgemeyer Max Planck Society
Mustafa Erdik
Mustafa Erdik Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
James Mechie
James Mechie University of Potsdam
Mark Tingay
Mark Tingay University of Adelaide
Zvi Ben-Avraham
Zvi Ben-Avraham Tel Aviv University
Maren Böse
Maren Böse ETH Zurich
Annegret H. Thieken
Annegret H. Thieken University of Potsdam

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