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The accelerometers measurements were elaborated through Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) techniques, in order to identify natural frequencies, damping coefficients, and modal shapes of the structure. Once these parameters have been determined, a numerical model calibrated on the identified frequencies and verified on the corresponding mode shapes was created for each building. The structural operational efficiency index of the buildings was determined by using the Seismic Model Ambient Vibration (SMAV) methodology, which allows us to evaluate their seismic vulnerability. The results obtained from the experimental analysis (on three different tests for each analyzed building) concern the frequencies and the modal shapes of the structure. 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