 |  |
| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| El Centro - 1-story Hospital |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 01699 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
| |
| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 32.7806 N |
| Longitude | 115.5684 W |
| Elevation (m) | -9 |
| Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 229 (inferred) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | -- |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 80' x 108' (SW. Wing), 48' x 171' (N. Wing) |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 80' x 108' (SW. Wing), 48' x 171' (N. Wing) |
| Design Date | 1973 (Southwest Wing, HL-5001) 1962 (North Wing) |
| Instrumentation | 1994. 12 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Lightweight concrete over metal deck supported on steel I beams and tube columns for southwest wing. Poured gypsum roof on steel truss joists for north wing. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Composite floor diaphragm and tube braces in both directions for southwest wing. Reinforced concrete block wall for north wing. |
| Foundation Type | Isolated spread footings under all columns |
| Remarks | The building was instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |