CESMD

Information for Strong-Motion Station

Valencia - 2-story Hospital

CGS - CSMIP Station 24344

Earthquakes recorded by this station

 

(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)	(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)

   

Latitude	34.3978 N
Longitude	118.5537 W
Elevation (m)	372
Site Geology	Deep alluvium over rock (sedimentary)
Vs30 (m/sec)	307 (inferred)
Site Class	D
Remarks/Notes	Site information sources

 

No. of Stories above/below ground	2/1 (with partial basement)
Plan Shape	Irregular
Base Dimensions	240 x 222 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions	240 x 222 ft
Design Date	1975, 1997 (Retrofit)
Instrumentation	2007, 12 accelerometers on 3 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.

 

Vertical Load Carrying System	Concrete slabs over steel decks supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting System	Distributed moment resisting frame all around and x-braced steel frame on the south and east sides.
Foundation Type	Steel columns supported by concrete spread footings with tie beams.
Remarks	This building is instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP agreement to instrument hospitals in California.