CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Ventura - 4-story Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 25744 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.2765 N |
Longitude | 119.2527 W |
Elevation (m) | 46 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 273 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 4/partial |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 100' x 90' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 100' x 90' |
Design Date | 1982 (OSHPD # H1119) |
Instrumentation | 1996. 12 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 10" lightweight concrete flat slab supported on concrete walls at the perimeter and 18"x18" concrete columns inside. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Perimeter concrete shear walls in both directions. Walls are 10" and 16" thick with vertical boundary elements. |
Foundation Type | Precast concrete driven piles, 1' square, 25' to 43' long, 40 to 100 ton capacity, in groups of 1 to 6 piles. 6" slab on grade. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |