CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Fairfield - 3-story Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 68032 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 38.2618 N |
Longitude | 122.0481 W |
Elevation (m) | 10 |
Site Geology | Thin alluvium over rock (claystone) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | - - |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 188' x 102' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1991 |
Instrumentation | 2000. 12 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 3.75" light-weight concrete over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Eccentrically-braced steel frames along the perimeter and moment resisting steel frames in various locations in the building. |
Foundation Type | Concrete spread footing (supported on single concrete drilled pier) with grade beams under braced frames. Concrete spread footings under gravity columns. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |