CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Saratoga - 1-story Gymnasium
CGS - CSMIP Station 58235
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 37.2619 N
Longitude 122.0097 W
Elevation (m) 116
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 348 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground"1/0"
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions148' x 112'
Typical Floor DimensionsSame as base dimensions
Design Date1971
Instrumentation1976. 11 accelerometers, on 2 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System3/8" plywood over T & G sheathing; steel trusses on concrete columns
Lateral Force Resisting SystemIsolated perimeter RC shear walls
Foundation TypeSpread footings
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