ABSTRACT
An extensive dynamic experimental testing programme is scheduled to be performed in the Structural Laboratory of the University of Basilicata (Ponzo et al. 2013).The prototype structure is three stories in height and has a single bay in both directions. All design has been performed in accordance with the current version of the Italian design codes. The interstorey height of the building is 3 m and the frame footprint is 6 m by 4.5 m. The building has been designed to represent an office structure (live loading Q = 3 kPa) with the final floor being a rooftop garden. A scale factor of 2/3 has been applied to the prototype structure resulting in the test frame having an interstorey height of 2 m and a building footprint of 4 m × 3 m. The test frame is made from glulam grade GL32h.
