CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
El Segundo - 14-story Office Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 14654 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 33.9206 N |
Longitude | 118.3914 W |
Elevation (m) | 33 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 338 (measured) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 14/0 |
Plan Shape | Square with clipped corner |
Base Dimensions | 178' x 178' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Hexagonal 101' x 251' |
Design Date | 1985 |
Instrumentation | 1993. 16 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 3.25" lightweight concret over 3" steel deck supported on steel frames. All steel beams supporting steel deck are provided with Nelson Studs at 1 foot intervals to act as shear connectors. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Chevron type braced frames at the core of the building and ductile moment resisting steel frames at the perimeter. |
Foundation Type | 6' to 9' wide, 8.5' deep concrete grade beams in both directions supporting building columns |
Remarks | The building was designed as per the requirements of the 1982 Uniform Building Code (UBC) |