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 aluminium-glass 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 shake-table 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.