erol kalkan, phd, pe u. s. geological survey, menlo park, ca
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Instrumentation of Veteran Administration Medical Centers. Erol Kalkan, PhD, PE U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Project Status. List of buildings (total = 27). VA Medical Centers. Building Instrumentation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Instrumentation of Veteran Administration Medical Centers
Project StatusProject Status
List of buildings (total = 27)
FY 2009 [4 structure] FY 2010 [9 structure] FY 2011 [7 structure] FY 2012 [7 structure]
Menlo Park
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Sepulveda
o Anchorage
o San Juan
o Seattle
o West Los Angeles
o West Los Angeles
o Livermore
o San Francisco
o Los Angeles
o Portland
o Memphis
o Reno
o Reno
o Memphis
o White City
o Fort Harrison
o Roseburg
o American Lake
o Poplar Bluff
o Salt Lake City
o San Diego
o Charleston
o San Juan
o Marion
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VA Medical CentersVA Medical Centers
Building InstrumentationBuilding Instrumentation
To facilitate research studies to understand dynamic of structures, soil structure interaction effects.
Free field sites.
Downhole arrays.
Direct displacement recording through GPS antennas.
Rotational sensors to record rotational components.
Continuous or trigger recording
Project Status – FY 2009Project Status – FY 2009
The information available online at: www.strongmotiondatacenter.org
Los Angeles Sepulveda VA Building 10 (completed) Sensor layout shows locations of 24
channels in the building and associated free-field site
Photo shows areal view of 3 story structure
Photo shows 24-channel recorder installed at the basement in the IT room
Automated Damage Alerting Automated Damage Alerting SystemSystem
• Local server and LCD display for real time data processing and information broadcasting for building management.
• Web-based continuous health status monitoring
• Real time damage alerting system (Notifications: e-mail, SMS message)
• Earthquake early warning
Local Display for Health Status Local Display for Health Status InformationInformation
Floor may experienced damage
Floor may experienced damage
Real timedata stream from select floors
Real timedata stream from select floors
Different views of the structureDifferent views of the structure
USGS/NSMP will maintain USGS/NSMP will maintain system integrity and its system integrity and its health in real time and health in real time and keep updates.keep updates.
USGS/NSMP will also USGS/NSMP will also maintain the recording maintain the recording units (periodic battery units (periodic battery changes – firmware changes – firmware updates)updates)
USGS/NSMP Control SystemUSGS/NSMP Control System