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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| SC Charleston - Cha Pla Hotel |
| NSMP Station 2544 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 32.7810 N |
| Longitude | 79.9320 W |
| Elevation (m) | -- |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 8/0 |
| Plan Shape | regular |
| Base Dimensions | 464x177 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 464x177 ft in the first 4 floors and 165x65ft in other floors |
| Design Date | 1985 |
| Instrumentation | 1986, 12 accelerometers on 3 levels in the building., and 3 accelerometers at free-field outside on the North-West of the building |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 7.5-inch post-tensioned flat slab supported by reinforced concrete girders and columns |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Reinforced concrete moment frames and shear walls |
| Foundation Type | Pile supported spread footings connected by tie and grade beams |
| Remarks | -- |