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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Long Beach - 7-story Office Bldg. [Demolished] |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 14323 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 33.7543 N |
| Longitude | 118.2013 W |
| Elevation (m) | 3 |
| Site Geology | Thin fill over deep alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 230 (measured) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 7/0 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 220'-2" x 75' |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
| Design Date | 1967 |
| Instrumentation | 1977. 18 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 7" concrete slabs supported by steel frame. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment frames. |
| Foundation Type | 40' piles supporting column footings; 8" concrete slab throughout. |
| Remarks | Considered to be 2 buildings for strong-motion instrumentation purposes; site on 45' - 50' of dredged hydraulic fill. |