Advanced earthquake monitoring system for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical buildings--instrumentation

Erol Kalkan; Krishna Banga; Hasan S. Ulusoy; Jon Peter B. Fletcher; William S. Leith; Shahneam Reza; Timothy Cheng

doi:10.3133/ofr20121241

Advanced earthquake monitoring system for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical buildings--instrumentation

Open-File Report 2012-1241

In cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs

By: Erol Kalkan, Krishna Banga, Hasan S. Ulusoy, Jon Peter B. Fletcher, William S. Leith, Shahneam Reza, and Timothy Cheng

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121241

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Abstract

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the National Strong Motion Project (NSMP; http://nsmp.wr.usgs.gov/) of the U.S. Geological Survey has been installing sophisticated seismic systems that will monitor the structural integrity of 28 VA hospital buildings located in seismically active regions of the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico during earthquake shaking. These advanced monitoring systems, which combine the use of sensitive accelerometers and real-time computer calculations, are designed to determine the structural health of each hospital building rapidly after an event, helping the VA to ensure the safety of patients and staff. This report presents the instrumentation component of this project by providing details of each hospital building, including a summary of its structural, geotechnical, and seismic hazard information, as well as instrumentation objectives and design. The structural-health monitoring component of the project, including data retrieval and processing, damage detection and localization, automated alerting system, and finally data dissemination, will be presented in a separate report.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Advanced earthquake monitoring system for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical buildings--instrumentation
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2012-1241
DOI	10.3133/ofr20121241
Year Published	2012
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Earthquake Science Center
Description	xi, 143 p.; col. ill.; map (col.)
First page	i
Last page	143
Country	United States
Online Only (Y/N)	Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N)	N
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