CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Pasadena - 6-story Office Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24541 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.1462 N |
Longitude | 118.1480 W |
Elevation (m) | 255 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 433 (inferred) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 6/1 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 126' x 143' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | "U" shaped 117' x 125' |
Design Date | 1906 |
Instrumentation | 1988. 16 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Steel frame with unreinforced masonry walls. Floors consisting of hollow clay tile with concrete. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Unreinforced masonry shear walls around the perimeter. |
Foundation Type | Spread footings on deep alluvium soil. |
Remarks | -- |