UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Report No. CE 04-01
 

INSTRUMENTED BUILDINGS OF

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA¾

STRONG MOTION DATA, METADATA AND

SOIL-STRUCTURE SYSTEM FREQUENCIES

by

T-Y. Hao, M. D. Trifunac and M. I. Todorovska

April 2004


 

Abstract

Acknowledgements

List of Symbols

Introduction

Description of the Buildings and Recorded Strong Motion Data

Determination of the Soil-Building System Frequencies

Results and Analyses

Summary and Conclusions

References

  • Appendices

Appendix A1:  Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE)  (PDF ~3.4 Mb)

Appendix A2:  Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM)  (PDF ~5.1 Mb)

Appendix A3:  Webb Tower (WTO)  (PDF ~5.4 Mb)

Appendix A4:  Fluor Tower (FLT)  (PDF ~8.1 Mb)

Appendix A5:  Waite Phillips Hall of Education (WPH)  (PDF ~7.1 Mb)

Appendix A6:  Pardee Tower (PTD)  (PDF ~6.6 Mb)

Appendix A7:  Kaprielian Hall (KAP)  (PDF ~1.4 Mb)

Appendix A8:  Parking Structure "A" (PSA)  (PDF ~3.8 Mb)

Appendix A9:  Hedco Neurosciences Building  (HNB)  (PDF ~3.5 Mb)

Appendix A10:  USC University Hospital (UNH)  (PDF ~22.1 Mb)

Appendix A11:  Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute (NOR)  (PDF ~3.7 Mb)

Appendix A12:  Elaine Stevely Hoffman Medical Research Center (HMR)  (PDF ~9.2 Mb)

Appendix A13:  John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center (PSC)  (PDF ~10.4 Mb)