CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
SC Charleston - Cha Pla Hotel |
NSMP Station 2544 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 32.7810 N |
Longitude | 79.9320 W |
Elevation (m) | -- |
Site Geology | |
Vs30 (m/sec) | |
Site Class |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 8/0 |
Plan Shape | regular |
Base Dimensions | 464x177 ft |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 464x177 ft in the first 4 floors and 165x65ft in other floors |
Design Date | 1985 |
Instrumentation | 1986, 12 accelerometers on 3 levels in the building., and 3 accelerometers at free-field outside on the North-West of the building |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 7.5-inch post-tensioned flat slab supported by reinforced concrete girders and columns |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Reinforced concrete moment frames and shear walls |
Foundation Type | Pile supported spread footings connected by tie and grade beams |
Remarks | -- |