CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
San Jose - 3-story Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 57562
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 37.2115 N
Longitude 121.8076 W
Elevation (m) 223
Site Geology Rock (serpentinite)
Vs30 (m/sec) 648 (measured)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground3/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions250' x 92'-8"
Typical Floor Dimensions250' x 92'-8"
Design Date1983
Instrumentation1989. 10 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field station.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete over steel deck supported by steel frames.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemMoment resisting steel frame with exterior aluminum cladding on the sides.
Foundation TypeSpread footings on rock.
RemarksThis bldg. is one of the five rectangular structures (1 "spine" and 4 wings) separated by 4" expansion joints. The 810' long "spine building" is 2-stories and each of the four wings is 3-stories high.