CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
CA Los Angeles; Wadsworth VAMC B. 500 |
NSMP Station 5082 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.0527 N |
Longitude | 118.4525 W |
Elevation (m) | 97 |
Site Geology | |
Vs30 (m/sec) | |
Site Class |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 6-story steel structure |
Plan Shape | Square |
Base Dimensions | 420'x420' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 420'x420' |
Design Date | Initial Design - 1974 |
Instrumentation | 2010: 24 accelerometers on 8 levels in the building. 6 accelerometers at 2 reference free-field sites. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Steel moment frames |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment resisting frames |
Foundation Type | Columns on isolated pile caps resting on piles |
Remarks | This building was instrumented as part of the VA/USGS Hospital Instrumentation Project. |