CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Los Angeles - 156-ft Campanile |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24216 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.0586 N |
Longitude | 118.2455 W |
Elevation (m) | 118 |
Site Geology | Rock (sedimentary) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 392 (measured) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 13/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 53' x 61.5' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 44' x 51' |
Design Date | 1999 |
Instrumentation | 2002. 8 accelerometers at 3 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | concrete slab (8" thick) on steel beams supported by concrete walls and base isolators. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Concrete shear walls isolated at the foundation with 4 friction pedulum bearings. |
Foundation Type | Continuous concrete spread footings and belled caissons. |
Remarks | Tension restraint systems were installed on the friction pendulum bearings to resist uplift. The isolation system can accommodate 29" of lateral displacement. |