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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Alameda - 3-story Hospital |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 58396 |
| 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 | 122.2541 W |
| Elevation (m) | 3 |
| Site Geology | Alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | - - |
| Site Class | E |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/0 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular (w/ reentrant corner) |
| Base Dimensions | 125 x 150 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 125 x 150 ft |
| Design Date | 1981 |
| Instrumentation | 2008, 12 accelerometers on 4 levels and penthouse roof, and 3 at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment resisting frames distributed in both directions. The moment connections are pre-Northridge type. |
| Foundation Type | Steel columns are supported by concrete pile caps tied with concrete grade beams. Each pile cap is supported by 2 to 3 prestressed precast concrete piles (12" square). |
| Remarks | The building was designed according to the 1976 UBC and was instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP agreement to instrument hospitals in California. |