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Response study of a 51-story-tall Los Angeles, California building inferred from motions of the Mw7.1 July 5, 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake

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A 51-story building in downtown Los Angeles that is equipped with a seismic monitoring accelerometric array recorded the Mw7.1 Ridgecrest, California earthquake of July 5, 2019. The building is a dual-core reinforced-concrete shear-wall and perimeter-column structure with ~ 80% of floors constructed as post-tensioned flat slabs, which makes it a trending design. Using system identification methods, spectral analyses, and coherence-phase angle computations, the recorded response data allowed the identification of dynamic response characteristics (fundamental frequencies of [NS] 0.21 Hz, [EW] 0.28 Hz, and [Torsional] 0.45 Hz, critical damping percentages < 2.5%, and associated mode shapes), as well as computation of drift ratios with maximum peaks of 0.145% for both NS and EW directions. The critical damping percentages are consistent with those recommended by LATBSDC (2017). There is no indication from the records that post-tensioned slab design played any role in altering the dynamic characteristics.

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Çelebi, M., Swensen, D. & Haddadi, H. Response study of a 51-story-tall Los Angeles, California building inferred from motions of the Mw7.1 July 5, 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake. Bull Earthquake Eng 19, 1797–1814 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-021-01053-9

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