CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Colton - 1-story School Gym
CGS - CSMIP Station 23540
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.0721 N
Longitude 117.3359 W
Elevation (m) 311
Site Geology Deep alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 279 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground1/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions165' x 109'
Typical Floor Dimensions165' x 109'
Design Date1973
Instrumentation1988. 13 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemRC tilt-up bearing walls and cast-in-place columns with steel beams & girders and corrugated steel deck.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemTilt-up concrete shear walls with concrete columns around the perimeter.
Foundation TypeSpread RC footings and 4" RC slab on grade.
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