CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
CA Livermore - VAMC Bldg 62 |
NSMP Station 1226 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.6255 N |
Longitude | 121.7630 W |
Elevation (m) | 203 |
Site Geology | |
Vs30 (m/sec) | |
Site Class |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 6-story reinforced concrete structure |
Plan Shape | Irregular |
Base Dimensions | 286'x49' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 286'x49' |
Design Date | Initial Design - 1948 |
Instrumentation | 2009: 24 accelerometers on 6 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Cast-in-place concrete slabs, supported on concrete beams and girders and concrete shear walls. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Concrete walls and concrete moment frames in transverse and longitudional directions. |
Foundation Type | Columns on isolated spread footings; shearwalls on continuous footings. |
Remarks | This building was instrumented as part of the VA/USGS Hospital Instrumentation Project. |