CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
WA Seattle - VAMC
NSMP Station 2129
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 47.5620 N
Longitude 122.3050 W
Elevation (m) tbd
Site Geology  
Vs30 (m/sec)  
Site Class  
 
No. of Stories above/below ground8-story steel structure
Plan ShapeIrregular
Base Dimensions173'x120'
Typical Floor Dimensions173'x120'
Design DateInitial Design - 2008
Instrumentation2010: 27 accelerometers on 8 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemSteel moment frame
Lateral Force Resisting SystemSteel moment resisting frame
Foundation TypeColumns attached to reinforced concrete wall footings
RemarksThis building was instrumented as part of the VA/USGS Hospital Instrumentation Project.