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of this typology characterised by non-seismically detailed connections between structural members. Due to cracking in the mortar wall-to-floor joints caused by in-plane rocking response of the precast panels, as well as at the base of stability and lateral walls induced by out-of-plane rocking, the dynamically tested specimen soon became unable to ensure shear strength transfer mechanisms, apart from purely friction-based resistance across cracked mortar portions, which in turn caused a high concentration of shear demand in poorly-detailed and already damaged/slackened panel connectors, with the latter thus becoming the weakest link of the tested system. Such an outcome was corroborated by the testing of the remaining full-scale precast building specimen, as well as by cyclic-asymmetric tensile testing of wall panel connections, integrated with friction characterisation testing of fabric felt material to permit calibration of numerical models and further fragility analysis efforts. In closing, it is noted that all experimental data processed and presented here, and more extensively in a series of separate scientific contributions by Brunesi et al. (2020; 2019a; 2019b; 2018a; 2018b), are archived at the Experiments platform of the Built Environment Data initiative, to which interested readers are referred. Acknowledgments This paper describes activities that are part of the project entitled “Experimental campaign on RC buildings typical of the Groningen region”, carried out at Eucentre and undertaken within the framework of the research program for hazard and risk of induced seismicity in Groningen sponsored by the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM). The authors would like to thank all the experimental laboratories of Eucentre and the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Pavia that performed the tests, together with NAM, Arup, and TU Delft. We also acknowledge Jeroen Uilenreef and Filippo Dacarro for their support and feedback in the different phases of the project. References Bommer JJ, Crowley H, Pinho R. A risk-mitigation approach to the management of induced seismicity. J Seismol 2015; 19(2): 623-646. Bourne SJ, Oates SJ, Bommer JJ, Dost B, van Elk J, Doornhof D. A Monte Carlo method for probabilistic hazard assessment of induced seismicity due to conventional natural gas production. Bull Seismol Soc Am 2015; 105(3): 1721-1738. Brunesi E, Peloso S, Pinho R, Nascimbene R. Friction characterization testing of fabric felt material used in precast structures. Struct Concr 2020; 21(2): 735-746. Brunesi E, Peloso S, Pinho R, Nascimbene R. Shake-table testing of a full-scale two-story precast wall-slab-wall structure. Earthq Spectra 2019a; 35(4): 1583-1609. Brunesi E, Peloso S, Pinho R, Nascimbene R. Cyclic tensile testing of a three-way panel connection for precast wall-slab-wall structures. Struct Concr 2019b; 20(4): 1307-1315. Brunesi E, Peloso S, Pinho R, Nascimbene R. Cyclic testing of a full-scale two-storey reinforced precast concrete wall-slab-wall structure. Bull Earthq Eng 2018a; 16(11): 5309-5339. Brunesi E, Peloso S, Pinho R, Nascimbene R. Cyclic testing and analysis of a full-scale cast-in-place reinforced concrete wall-slab-wall structure. Bull Earthq Eng 2018b; 16(10): 4761-4796. Brunesi E, Nascimbene R. Experimental and numerical investigation of the seismic response of precast wall connections. Bull Earthq Eng 2017; 15(12): 5511-5550. Crowley H, Polidoro B, Pinho R, van Elk J. Framework for developing fragility and consequence models for Local Personal Risk. Earthq Spectra 2017; 33(4): 1325-1345. Crowley H, Pinho R, van Elk J, Uilenreef J. Probabilistic damage assessment of buildings due to induced seismicity. Bull Earthq Eng 2019; 17(8): 4495-4516. Glass J. The future for precast concrete in low-rise housing. British Precast Concrete Federation, Leicester, UK; 2000. Hawkins NM, Wood SL, Fonseca FS. Evaluation of tilt-up systems. Proceedings of the Fifth US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Chicago, Illinois; 1994. Kruiver PP, van Dedem E, Romijn R, de Lange G, Korff M, Stafleu J, Gunnink JL, Rodriguez-Marek A, Bommer JJ, van Elk J, Doornhof D. An integrated shear-wave velocity model for the Groningen gas field, The Netherlands. Bull Earthq Eng 2017; 15(9): 3555-3580. NAM. Assessment of hazard, building damage and risk for induced seismicity in Groningen. Update 1st November 2017. Available from URL: www.nam.nl/feiten-en-cijfers/onderzoeksrapporten.html. Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NEN). National Annex to NEN-EN 1990+A1+A1/C2: Eurocode: Basis of structural design, Delft, the Netherlands; 2011. van Elk J, Bourne SJ, Oates SJ, Bommer JJ, Pinho R, Crowley H. A probabilistic model to evaluate options for mitigating induced seismic risk. Earthq Spectra 2019; 35(2): 537-564. Wilson JL, Robinson AJ, Balendra T. Performance of precast concrete load-bearing panel structures in regions of low to moderate seismicity. Eng Struct 2008; 30(7): 1831-1841.