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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Sherman Oaks - 14-story Commercial Bldg |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 24680 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 34.1515 N |
| Longitude | 118.4544 W |
| Elevation (m) | 206 |
| Site Geology | Shallow alluvium over rock (sandstone) |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 294 (inferred) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 14/0 |
| Plan Shape | Irregular |
| Base Dimensions | 235' x 137' |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | Rectangular 156' x 76' |
| Design Date | 1965 |
| Instrumentation | 1994. 15 accelometers, on 5 levels in the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 8" and 9" thick concrete flat slabs supported on concrete columns, shear walls, and spandrel beams. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | 12" thick, multiple concrete shear walls in both directions. Exterior spandrel frames and interior flat slab-column frames also share part of the lateral load. |
| Foundation Type | 12' diam., 41' long, cast-in-place Raymond step-tapered piles with corrugated steel shells. Both vertical and battered piles are used. |
| Remarks | Building was designed as per the provisions of the 1964 Los Angeles City Building Code. |