Shake-Table Tests for Seismic Performance Assessment of Glass-Aluminium Partition Walls with Viscoelastic Dissipative Devices

This study illustrates the experimental validation of an innovative aluminiumglass partition wall designed to withstand strong horizontal accelerations without damage. The proposed solution features a high-dissipative rubber interface between the aluminium frame and the glass panels, enabling a dissipative mechanism activated by their relative motion. The testing campaign includes small-scale material characterization and full-scale shaketable tests on three-dimensional assemblies. The obtained experimental results are discussed and compared to numerical predictions, demonstrating that the proposed solution ensures damage-free performance, offering a safer solution for glazing partition walls in seismic areas when compared to conventional partition walls of the same typology.