CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Los Angeles - 3-story Commercial Bldg. [Demolished]
CGS - CSMIP Station 24332
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
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 ground3/2
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions227' x 520' (2-story parking garage)
Typical Floor Dimensions241' x 219' (3-story department store)
Design Date1974
Instrumentation1978. 15 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemUpper 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 SystemUpper 3 stories: steel braced frame (perimeter only) Lower 2 stories: RC shearwalls (both directions, exterior and interior)
Foundation TypeSpread footings and drilled bell caissons
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