CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
North Hollywood - 20-story Hotel
CGS - CSMIP Station 24464
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.1374 N
Longitude 118.3600 W
Elevation (m) 209
Site Geology Rock (sandstone/shale)
Vs30 (m/sec) 464 (inferred)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground20/1
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions96'-4" x 198'-7"
Typical Floor Dimensions57'-10" x 183'-6"
Design Date1967
Instrumentation1983. 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System4-1/2" - 6" concrete slab supported by reinforced concrete columns and beams.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemConcrete ductile moment resisting frames.
Foundation TypeSpread footings.
RemarksThe building was designed according to the 1966 Los Angeles Building code.