CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Valencia - 2-story Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24344 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.3978 N |
Longitude | 118.5537 W |
Elevation (m) | 372 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium over rock (sedimentary) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 307 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 2/1 (with partial basement) |
Plan Shape | Irregular |
Base Dimensions | 240 x 222 ft |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 240 x 222 ft |
Design Date | 1975, 1997 (Retrofit) |
Instrumentation | 2007, 12 accelerometers on 3 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slabs over steel decks supported by steel beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Distributed moment resisting frame all around and x-braced steel frame on the south and east sides. |
Foundation Type | Steel columns supported by concrete spread footings with tie beams. |
Remarks | This building is instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP agreement to instrument hospitals in California. |