CESMD

Information for Strong-Motion Station

Novato - 2-story Hospital

CGS - CSMIP Station 68430

Earthquakes recorded by this station

 

(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)	(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)

   

Latitude	38.0992 N
Longitude	122.5600 W
Elevation (m)	5
Site Geology	Shallow alluvium over rock (sedimentary)
Vs30 (m/sec)	- -
Site Class	E
Remarks/Notes	Site information sources

 

No. of Stories above/below ground	2/0
Plan Shape	V-shaped
Base Dimensions	115' x 400'
Typical Floor Dimensions	100' x 400'
Design Date	1999
Instrumentation	2009, 12 accelerometers on 3 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.

 

Vertical Load Carrying System	Concrete slabs over steel decks supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting System	Distributed concentrically-braced (K-braced) steel frames.
Foundation Type	Prestressed precast concrete piles (40 feet long).
Remarks	This hospital building was instrumented as part of OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project.