CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Los Angeles - 6-story County Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24250 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.0578 N |
Longitude | 118.2077 W |
Elevation (m) | -- |
Site Geology | Rock (sandstone) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 420 (inferred) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 6/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 270 x 262 ft |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 270 x 262 ft |
Design Date | 2002 |
Instrumentation | 2008, 17 accelerometers and 3 relative displacement sensors, 5 levels. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Lightweight concrete slab over metal deck supported by steel beams, columns and rubber isolators. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel concentrically braced frames isolated by 87 high damping rubber bearings. |
Foundation Type | Concrete spread footings tied with concrete grade beams. |
Remarks | The building was designed and instrumented according to the 1998 California Building Code. |