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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| UT:SLC;Bennett Fed Bld |
| NSMP Station 7215 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 40.7665 N |
| Longitude | 111.8867 W |
| Elevation (m) | 1309 |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 7/2 |
| Plan Shape | regular |
| Base Dimensions | 300 x 125 ft |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 300 x 125 ft |
| Design Date | 1963 |
| Instrumentation | 2004, 26 accelerometers on 8 levels of the building |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 8" thick two-way flat plate floors supported by reinforced-concrete columns |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Original reinforced-concrete column-slab system strengthened by added external steel braced frames. |
| Foundation Type | Spread footings on piles |
| Remarks | The building was seismically upgraded in 2001 using 344 buckling-restrained braces to meet life safety performance under BSE-1 and collapce prevention under BSE-2 earthquake intensity according to FEMA-273 regulations. |