CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Sherman Oaks - 13-story Commercial Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24322 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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. |