CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Los Angeles - 12-story Comm./Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 24581
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.0488 N
Longitude 118.2595 W
Elevation (m) 83
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 314 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground12/2
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions335' x 108'
Typical Floor Dimensions319' x 106'
Design Date1925
Instrumentation1990. 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemSteel beams and columns embedded in concrete; wood floor on 3" concrete slab and concrete pan joists.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemComposite steel-concrete frame with infill unreinforced masonry walls on the perimeter.
Foundation TypeConcrete spread footings.
RemarksThe LA subway system runs parallel to Flower St., along the side of the building.