Heritage Court Tower
15-story reinforced concrete shear core building
Location: Downtown Vancouver, BC
Date built: 1998
Date of test: April 1998
Purpose of Test: During the final stages of construction, ambient vibration tests were performed on the Heritage Court Tower to determine its modal characteristics. It was of practical interest to test this building because of its shear core, which concentrates most of lateral and torsional resisting elements at the center core of the structure. These types of buildings may exhibit increased torsional response when subjected to earthquake loading, depending on the lateral to torsional frequency ratio.
