CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Hayward - 4-story CSUH Science Bldg. |
CGS - CSMIP Station 58488 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.6563 N |
Longitude | 122.0540 W |
Elevation (m) | 167 |
Site Geology | Rock (igneous) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 517 (measured) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 4/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 69' x 326' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1961 |
Instrumentation | 1984. 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. 1 accelerometer on roof of adjacent building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slab supported on interior and exterior bearing walls and interior beams and columns of reinforced concrete. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Concrete floor and roof diaphragms on interior and exterior reinforced concrete shear walls. |
Foundation Type | Combined footings and spread footings |
Remarks | 1st floor partially buried on 3 sides, discontinuous shear walls above 1st floor, and adjacent building of similar construction. |