CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
King City - 2-story Hospital
CGS - CSMIP Station 47231
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 36.2055 N
Longitude 121.1330 W
Elevation (m) 91
Site Geology Shallow alluvium over rock (sedimentary)
Vs30 (m/sec) 351 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground2/Partial
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions256 x 125 ft (78.0 x 38.1 m)
Typical Floor Dimensions235 x 105 ft (71.6 x 32.0 m)
Design Date1998
Instrumentation2004, 10 accelerometers, on 3 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying System3.25'' concrete slab over 3'' steel deck supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting System--
Foundation TypeSpread footings
RemarksThis building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project.