CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Walnut Creek - 3-story Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 58199 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.8916 N |
Longitude | 122.0587 W |
Elevation (m) | 46 |
Site Geology | Alluvium over rock |
Vs30 (m/sec) | - - |
Site Class | C/D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/1 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 290 x 96 ft (88.4 x 29.3 m) |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 290 x 116 ft (88.4 x 35.4 m) |
Design Date | 1996 |
Instrumentation | 2003. 16 accelerometers, on 6 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slabs over steel deck supported on steel beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment frames in both directions and concrete shear walls at the basement. |
Foundation Type | Drilled-in concrete piers and continuous concrete footings. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |