CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Salinas - 3-story County Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 47796 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 36.6967 N |
Longitude | 121.6331 W |
Elevation (m) | 26 |
Site Geology | Alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | - - |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 275' x 100' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1994 |
Instrumentation | 1999. 15 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 3.25" concrete over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Chevron-braced steel frames along the perimeter and inside the building in both directions. |
Foundation Type | Braced steel frames are supported on concrete continuous footings; gravity steel columns are supported on concrete spread footings. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |