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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Truckee - 1-story School Bldg |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 76290 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 39.3250 N |
| Longitude | 120.2206 W |
| Elevation (m) | 1807 |
| Site Geology | Alluvium over rock (volcanic) |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 387 (inferred) |
| Site Class | C |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 1/0 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 248' x 72' |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
| Design Date | 1958 |
| Instrumentation | 1976. 12 accelerometers, on 2 levels in the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Bearing block walls (low-lift stacked bond) and steel columns with steel beams and girders and metal deck. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Concrete block shear walls alongside corridors and 8' elements in outer walls take longitudinal lateral forces; crosswalls at 64' spacing (typical) take transverse lateral loads; metal deck acts as diaphragm between shear walls. |
| Foundation Type | Continuous reinforced concrete spread footings with spread footings under isolated columns. |
| Remarks | 6 miles from fault that ruptured in 1966 |