CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Los Angeles - 7-story UC Math/Sci [Abandoned]
CGS - CSMIP Station 24231
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.0694 N
Longitude 118.4433 W
Elevation (m) 123
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 398 (measured)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground7/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions60' x 48'
Typical Floor DimensionsSame as base dimensions
Design Date--
Instrumentation1976. 12 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemLightweight concrete on 2-1/2" metal floor decking (4-1/2" total thickness) at levels 5, 6, 7, and 8; 4 is open; moment resistant steel frame between levels 3 and 8; thick RC slab and shear wall structure below.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemThick shear wall nuclear reactor structure between levels 1 and 3; moment resistant steel frame above.
Foundation Type--
Remarks--