CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Los Angeles - 3-story Commercial Bldg. [Demolished] |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24332 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.0578 N |
Longitude | 118.4180 W |
Elevation (m) | 87 |
Site Geology | Alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 258 (measured) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/2 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 227' x 520' (2-story parking garage) |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 241' x 219' (3-story department store) |
Design Date | 1974 |
Instrumentation | 1978. 15 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Upper 3 stories: 3" metal deck with 3-1/4" lightweight concrete fill supported by E-W steel beams supported by N-S steel girders supported by steel columns. Lower 2 stories: 18-1/2" RC waffle slab. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Upper 3 stories: steel braced frame (perimeter only) Lower 2 stories: RC shearwalls (both directions, exterior and interior) |
Foundation Type | Spread footings and drilled bell caissons |
Remarks | -- |