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Real-time seismic monitoring of instrumented hospital buildings

April 7, 2012

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.

Publication Year 2012
Title Real-time seismic monitoring of instrumented hospital buildings
DOI 10.3133/fs20123028
Authors Erol Kalkan, Jon Peter B. Fletcher, William S. Leith, William S. McCarthy, Krishna Banga
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2012-3028
Index ID fs20123028
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earthquake Science Center; Menlo Park Science Center