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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| San Francisco - 15-story Univ. Hospital |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 58257 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 37.7627 N |
| Longitude | 122.4572 W |
| Elevation (m) | 125 |
| Site Geology | Weathered rock (sandstone/shale) |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 678 (inferred) |
| Site Class | C |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 15/1 |
| Plan Shape | Irregular below 8th floor; rectangular upper floors. |
| Base Dimensions | 214 x 181 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 239 x 77 ft |
| Design Date | 1977 |
| Instrumentation | 2005, 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete slabs over metal decks supported by steel beams and columns. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Composite steel plate shear walls with a 25% moment resisting steel frame. The composite shear walls consists of steel plates encased in concrete on both sides. |
| Foundation Type | Concrete mat foundation on the east side and 5-feet diameter caissons on the west side. |
| Remarks | This building is instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP agreement to instrument hospitals in California. |