Eucentre is a non-profit private law foundation whose mission is to conduct research and provide training and services in earthquake and safety engineering 
Eucentre promotes science, research and innovation for the benefit of the community, offering targeted methodologies and concrete solutions for prevention, safety and resilience. It collaborates with institutions and companies to disseminate competencies for the common good.
Shake-tables
Other test systems
Eucentre carries out research activities in earthquake engineering and risk reduction through laboratory testing and numerical analysis, aiming to improve the seismic performance of structures and soils and to develop innovative seismic retrofitting techniques.
The Foundation promotes diverse and high-quality training activities aimed at academic and professional contexts, with constantly updated and innovative programs and initiatives designed to meet the evolving needs of the sector and society 
Eucentre ensures communication aimed at informing institutions, professionals, and citizens about ongoing activities and projects, with the goal of disseminating useful and accessible content and knowledge. It contributes to promoting a shared and informed culture of prevention and resilience.
A seismic testing campaign has been carried out at Eucentre’s laboratories in Pavia on vektron clip-in ceilings manufactured by kreon, to assess their behaviour under earthquake conditions and compliance with leading international standards.
The tests, conducted on three units, followed the ICC-ES AC156:2020 and ISO 13033:2013 protocols and employed Eucentre’s 6-DOF shake table. The activities included:
– design and construction of a dedicated steel reaction frame;
– installation of triaxial accelerometers and displacement transducers;
– dedicated data acquisition for dynamic testing;
– dynamic identification tests;
– triaxial seismic tests with increasing input intensity;
– data analysis and post-processing;
– preparation of a comprehensive technical report with video and photographic documentation.
These activities reaffirm EUCENTRE’s role as an international centre of excellence in the seismic assessment of non-structural components. They also reflect the growing importance and increasing focus of the industrial sector on the seismic protection of non-structural elements, now regarded as a cornerstone for building safety and the continuity of economic and social activities.