CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Sherman Oaks - 14-story Commercial Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24680 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.1515 N |
Longitude | 118.4544 W |
Elevation (m) | 206 |
Site Geology | Shallow alluvium over rock (sandstone) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 294 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 14/0 |
Plan Shape | Irregular |
Base Dimensions | 235' x 137' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Rectangular 156' x 76' |
Design Date | 1965 |
Instrumentation | 1994. 15 accelometers, on 5 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 8" and 9" thick concrete flat slabs supported on concrete columns, shear walls, and spandrel beams. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | 12" thick, multiple concrete shear walls in both directions. Exterior spandrel frames and interior flat slab-column frames also share part of the lateral load. |
Foundation Type | 12' diam., 41' long, cast-in-place Raymond step-tapered piles with corrugated steel shells. Both vertical and battered piles are used. |
Remarks | Building was designed as per the provisions of the 1964 Los Angeles City Building Code. |