CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Palmdale - 4-story Hotel
CGS - CSMIP Station 24232
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.5812 N
Longitude 118.1352 W
Elevation (m) 821
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 444 (measured)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground4/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions248'-8" x 60'-8"
Typical Floor DimensionsSame as base dimensions
Design Date1971
Instrumentation1976. 9 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System6" RC floor slabs (5" RC roof slab) supported by 8" concrete block and slump block walls in both directions throughout.
Lateral Force Resisting System8" concrete block and slump block walls in both directions throughout
Foundation TypeSpread footings
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