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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| San Jose - 4-story Hospital |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 57495 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 37.3133 N |
| Longitude | 121.9342 W |
| Elevation (m) | 46 |
| Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 287 (inferred) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 4/1 |
| Plan Shape | L-shaped |
| Base Dimensions | 158 ft x 172 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 158 ft x 172 ft |
| Design Date | 1986 |
| Instrumentation | 2011, 15 accelerometers on 6 levels. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 8" concrete slab supported by steel columns and concrete shear walls at the first floor. Concrete fill over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns at upper floors. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Three steel moment frames (pre-Northridge) in each direction and concrete shear walls at basement. |
| Foundation Type | Concrete mat foundation. |
| Remarks | The building was designed in accordance with the California Building Code that was based on the 1979 Uniform Building Code. This hospital building is instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP agreement to instrument hospitals in California. |