CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Pasadena - 3-story University Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 24454 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.1355 N |
Longitude | 118.1262 W |
Elevation (m) | 229 |
Site Geology | Alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 390 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/1 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 231 x 127 ft |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 227 x 105 ft |
Design Date | 2007 |
Instrumentation | 2010, 15 accelerometers on 4 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete flat slabs supported by concrete beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Special concrete moment frames at perimeter and two interior. Concrete shear walls at the basement. |
Foundation Type | Perimeter columns are suported by continous concrete footings, and interior columns are supported by concrete spread footings. |
Remarks | Structural design is based on the 2001 California Building Code. |