“…The last earthquakes in Italy, particularly the ones that struck Emilia Romagna region (Northern Italy) in 2012, highlighted major vulnerabilities in reinforced concrete (RC) precast industrial buildings designed before the entry into force of modern anti-seismic provisions and accurate seismic zonation of the Italian territory (Belleri et al, 2015a;Belleri et al, 2015b;Ercolino et al, 2016;Bournas et al, 2014;Minghini et al, 2016;Nastri et al, 2017;Palanci et al, 2017;Savoia et al, 2012;Toniolo and Colombo, 2012). The main collapses observed were due to failure of the RC fork supporting the beams, the development of short columns due to ribbon glazing, or to the loss of support of the main structural elements due to underdesigned or friction-based connections (Brunesi et al, 2015;Casotto et al, 2015;Demartino et al, 2018;Titi et al, 2018;Bosio et al, 2020). On the beam-to-column faying surface, a neoprene bearing pad is generally included both for spreading the vertical load and to allow for thermal expansions; the neoprene pads lead to a reduction of the coefficient of friction from 0.5, typical of concrete-to-concrete contact, to values also in the order of 0.1 (Magliulo et al, 2011), therefore facilitating relative displacements during earthquakes.…”