CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Mammoth Lakes - 1-story High School Gym |
CGS - CSMIP Station 54301 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.6411 N |
Longitude | 118.9625 W |
Elevation (m) | 2396 |
Site Geology | Alluvium (glacial deposits) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 347 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 1/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 110' x 144' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1973 |
Instrumentation | 1977. 10 accelerometers on 2 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 3/4" plywood on 2" x 6" joists @ 12" o.c. (longitudinal direction) supported by parallel chord steel trusses (transverse direction) on steel columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Horizontal steel bracing system in plane of lower chord; vertical steel bracing encased in cast-in-place concrete shear walls. |
Foundation Type | RC spread footings |
Remarks | 9 miles from the Hilton Fault |