Vertical Load Carrying System | 12" concrete flat slab supported on 20" square concrete columns and 10" thick shear walls. Columns have 8' square caps 6" thick. Edge beams 10" thick 18" deep support the slab betweeen the perimeter shear walls. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | 10" thick concrete shear walls along the perimeter and inside the building. Shear walls terminate at various levels. 12" thick flat slab serves as the horizontal diaphragm. |
Foundation Type | All building columns (including those at the ends of shear walls) are supported by 4'6" diameter concrete caissons 10' to 46' in depth. |
Remarks | This building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |