CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Los Angeles - 6-story Univ. Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 24652
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.0207 N
Longitude 118.2877 W
Elevation (m) 54
Site Geology Deep alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 268 (measured)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground5/1
Plan ShapeSquare
Base Dimensions93'6" x 93'6"
Typical Floor Dimensions93'6" x 93'6"
Design Date1988
Instrumentation1993. 15 accelometers, on 4 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System3.25" light weight concrete on 3" metal deck supported by steel beams, girders, and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemChevron type steel braced frames provide the lateral resistance, and moment resisting steel frames provide the torsional resistance to the building. The lateral and torsional load resting elements are located in rectangular towers at the four corners of the building.
Foundation TypeThe columns of the lateral load resisting frames are supported by 4' and 5' thick mat foundations and the remaining columns are supported by 2' and 3' thick spread footings.
RemarksThe building was designed according to the 1985 LA City Building Code.