CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Menlo Park; McKelvey, Bldg 15 |
NSMP Station 1745 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.4570 N |
Longitude | 122.1703 W |
Elevation (m) | 16 |
Site Geology | |
Vs30 (m/sec) | |
Site Class |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 2/1 |
Plan Shape | L-shaped |
Base Dimensions | -- |
Typical Floor Dimensions | -- |
Design Date | 1996 |
Instrumentation | 1998, 9 accelerometers on two levels of building. There is a free-field station with 3 channels close to this building, which is located inside a one-story steel building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | -- |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment-resisting frame |
Foundation Type | -- |
Remarks | A seismic joint separates plan into two rectangular sections perpendicular to each other |