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Abstract

In this paper, dynamic properties and seismic behavior of single-storey building constructed by prefabricated 3D sandwich panel’s method is carried out under shaking table test. In this experiment, the specimen is tested in full-scale dimension. In this study, the seismic behavior of system under dynamic loading such as earthquake motions is obtained. Linear and non-linear characteristics of structure, deformations, stiffness and fracture mechanism are investigated. In analysis, comparison of the results obtained from the test and numerical analysis are presented. The result indicates the 3D-panel system, due to its high rigidity, can resist mainly in linear domain and has adequate load bearing capacity against seismic excitation. The results could help the unknown parameters of dynamic analysis and design of this system.