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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Los Angeles; UCLA Factor Bldg |
| NSMP Station 5405 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 34.0668 N |
| Longitude | 118.4420 W |
| Elevation (m) | 121 |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 15/2 |
| Plan Shape | Ractangular |
| Base Dimensions | 73 x 126 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 73 x 126 ft |
| Design Date | late 1970s |
| Instrumentation | 1994, 72 accelerometers on 18 levels of the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 6.25" concrete fill over 3" steel deck supported by a system of steel beams and steel columns. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel special moment-resisting frame. |
| Foundation Type | Concrete bell caissons supported by spread foundations. |
| Remarks | Structural design was based on the 1973 Uniform Building Code. Reference: Skolnik, D., Lei, Y., and Wallace, J.W., 2006, Identification, model updating, and response prediction of an instrumented 15-story steel-frame building, Earthquake Spectra, v. 22.3, p. 781-802, https://doi.org/10.1193/1.2219487. |