CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Van Nuys - 7-story Hotel |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24386 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.2201 N |
Longitude | 118.4710 W |
Elevation (m) | 245 |
Site Geology | Alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 284 (measured) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 7/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 151 x 63 ft (46.0 x 19.2 m) |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 151 x 63 ft (46.0 x 19.2 m) |
Design Date | 1965 |
Instrumentation | 1980, 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 8.5" or 10 in. (20 - 25 cm) concrete slabs supported by concrete columns and spandrel beams at the perimeter. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Interior concrete column-slab frams and exterior concrete column-spandrel beam frames. |
Foundation Type | Concrete friction piles. |
Remarks | The builidng was repaired and strengthened with concrete shear walls after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. |