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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Van Nuys - 7-story Hotel |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 24386 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| 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. |