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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Sherman Oaks - 13-story Commercial Bldg |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 24322 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 34.1540 N |
| Longitude | 118.4653 W |
| Elevation (m) | 215 |
| Site Geology | Shallow alluvium over rock (sandstone) |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 259 (measured) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 13/2 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 209 x 125 ft (63.7 x 38.1 m) |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 193 x 75 ft (58.8 x 22.9 m) |
| Design Date | 1964 |
| Instrumentation | 1977. 15 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 4.5 in. (11.4 cm) concrete slabs supported by concrete beams and columns. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Moment resisting concrete frames in both directions for the upper stories; concrete shear walls in the basements. |
| Foundation Type | Concrete piles. |
| Remarks | The building was strengthened with friction dampers after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. |