Vertical Load Carrying System | Base to 3rd floor: reinforced concrete columns and walls supporting beams and concrete slab floors. 4th floor to roof: concrete columns and walls supporting concrete flat slab floors with drop panels at supports. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Perimeter concrete shear walls (10" to 14" thick) with openings. The north, east and west walls are stepped at the 3rd floor, but the south wall is continuous throughout the height of the building. |
Foundation Type | Concrete spread footings under columns and continuous concrete footings under perimeter walls. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |