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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| CA Los Angeles; Wadsworth VAMC B. 500 |
| NSMP Station 5082 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 34.0527 N |
| Longitude | 118.4525 W |
| Elevation (m) | 97 |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 6-story steel structure |
| Plan Shape | Square |
| Base Dimensions | 420'x420' |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 420'x420' |
| Design Date | Initial Design - 1974 |
| Instrumentation | 2010: 24 accelerometers on 8 levels in the building. 6 accelerometers at 2 reference free-field sites. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Steel moment frames |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment resisting frames |
| Foundation Type | Columns on isolated pile caps resting on piles |
| Remarks | This building was instrumented as part of the VA/USGS Hospital Instrumentation Project. |