CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Aliso Viejo - 9-story Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 13364
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 33.5851 N
Longitude 117.7294 W
Elevation (m) 137
Site Geology Shallow fill over rock (siltstone)
Vs30 (m/sec) - -
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground 9/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions220 x 110 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions220 x 110 ft
Design Date2006
Instrumentation2007, 15 accelerometers on 5 levels.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete slabs supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemPerimeter steel moment frames with SSDA SlottedWeb conncetions.
Foundation TypeEach column is supported by a 4-ft thick pile cap on 5 precast prestressed concrete piles. All piles are 14-inch square and 60-ft long.
RemarksStructural design was based on the 2001 California Building Code.