CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
San Bernardino - 9-story Comm. [Abandoned] |
CGS - CSMIP Station 23515 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.1040 N |
Longitude | 117.2920 W |
Elevation (m) | 316 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 339 (measured) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | "9/0" |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 150' x 133' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 110' x 133' |
Design Date | approx. 1974 |
Instrumentation | 1986. 13 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Concrete fill on metal deck, steel beams and columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel moment frame (distributed) |
Foundation Type | Cast-in-place concrete piles |
Remarks | "Non-structural" concrete walls at stairs on east and west sides of building extend from ground to 3rd floor. These walls may behave as shear walls and affect behavior at first 2 stories. |