Vertical Load Carrying System | Precast concrete floors (8" thick) with 2.5" concrete topping supported by 8" thick reinforced hollow unit concrete masonry walls. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Distributed 8" thick reinforced concrete block masonry shear walls in both directions. The blocks are hollow core, light weight with compressive strengths ranging from 1.5 to 3 ksi. The walls at the first 6 stories are solid grouted whereas those at the top 2 stories are grouted at every 48". |
Foundation Type | Continuous concrete spread footings supporting the masonry walls; 4" thick concrete slab on grade. |
Remarks | The building was designed according to the 1982 UBC (Seismic Zone 4). |