CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
San Francisco - 7-story Hospital
CGS - CSMIP Station 58574
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 37.7556 N
Longitude 122.4057 W
Elevation (m) 20
Site Geology Shallow alluvium over rock
Vs30 (m/sec) 426 (measured)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground7/2
Plan ShapeElliptical
Base Dimensions320 x 230 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions274 x 186 ft
Design Date2010
Instrumentation2014, 20 accelerometers on 6 levels and 4 relative displacement sensors in the building and 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete fill over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns. The structure is supported on triple friction pendulum bearings.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemIntermediate moment resisting steel frames at perimeter and interior locations at each level. Concrete shear walls at Basement 2 level. Isolation at the base using 115 triple friction pendulum bearings.
Foundation Type4' thick concrete mat foundation; mat is thickened to 6' at the elevator shaft. Concrete mat is sloped in some areas and has pedestals to support the bearings.
RemarksStructural design is based on the 2007 California Building Code. Funding for instrumentation was provided by the owner as required by OSHPD. CSMIP provided assistance in instrumentation.