CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Los Angeles - 7-story Univ. Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24605 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.0620 N |
Longitude | 118.2015 W |
Elevation (m) | 115 |
Site Geology | Rock (sedimentary) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 423 (inferred) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 7/1 |
Plan Shape | S-shaped |
Base Dimensions | 363 x 253 ft (110.6 x 77.1 m) |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 303 x 253 ft (92.4 x 77.1 m) |
Design Date | 1988 |
Instrumentation | 1991. 24 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slabs over steel decks supported by steel frames and rubber isolators. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Diaginally braced perimeter steel frames isolated by lead-rubber and elastomeric isolators. |
Foundation Type | Continuous and isolated concrete spread footings. |
Remarks | Funding for the building instrumentation was provided by the owner as required by OSHPD. |