CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Los Angeles - 32-story Residential Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 24288
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.0560 N
Longitude 118.2517 W
Elevation (m) 115
Site Geology Shallow alluvium over rock
Vs30 (m/sec) 362 (inferred)
Site Class C/D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground32/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions125' x 90'
Typical Floor Dimensions125' x 90'
Design Date1967
Instrumentation2005. 16 accelerometers at 5 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemLightweight concrete slab (5" or 6" thick) supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemPerimeter moment resisting steel frames (tube).
Foundation TypeContinuous concrete spread footings and belled caissons.
RemarksThis building was instrumented during the 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Earthquakes.