Real-time seismic monitoring of instrumented hospital buildings
Fact Sheet
2012-3028
In cooperation with the Advanced National Seismic System and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Abstract
In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Geological Survey's National Strong Motion Project has recently installed sophisticated seismic monitoring systems to monitor the structural health of two hospital buildings at the Memphis VA Medical Center in Tennessee. The monitoring systems in the Bed Tower and Spinal Cord Injury buildings combine sensing technologies with an on-site computer to capture and analyze seismic performance of buildings in near-real time.
Suggested Citation
Kalkan, E., Fletcher, J.P., Leith, W.S., McCarthy, W.S., and Banga, K., 2012, Real-time seismic monitoring of instrumented hospital buildings: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3028, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123028.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Real-time seismic monitoring of instrumented hospital buildings |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3028 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123028 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center, Menlo Park Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| City | Memphis |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |