Investigation of the seismic behaviour of structural and non-structural components in industrial facilities by means of shaking table tests

Industrial facilities consist of a primary load-carrying structure and of process components, such as vessels, tanks, piping and cabinets, that can be seriously damaged by earthquakes. Within the SPIF project (Seismic Performance of Multi-Component Systems in Special Risk Industrial Facilities), funded by the European H2020 SERA Transnational Access programme, a full-scale three-storey industrial steel frame equipped with vertical and horizontal vessels, a cabinet and connecting pipes was tested on the shaking table of the EUCENTRE laboratories in Pavia, Italy. This contribution presents the test structure, its installations and the measurement plan, with accelerations and relative displacements of the components and pipe sections recorded at increasing peak ground acceleration levels, with the aim of supporting design recommendations for the seismic performance of vessels, pipes and their connections.