CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Oxnard - 4-story Hospital
CGS - CSMIP Station 25949
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.2164 N
Longitude 119.1551 W
Elevation (m) 23
Site Geology Deep alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 297 (measured)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground4/1
Plan ShapeIrregular
Base Dimensionsabout 280' x 200'
Typical Floor DimensionsSame as base dimensions.
Design Date1989
Instrumentation2001. 17 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System2.5" concrete over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemMoment-resisiting steel frames along the perimeter and inside the building in both directions. Concrete shear walls at Garden Foundation Level.
Foundation TypeConcrete spread footings with grade beams. Some footings are reinforced with strap beams on concrete piles.
RemarksThis hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project.