CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Berkeley - 3-story S. Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 58620
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 37.8735 N
Longitude 122.2688 W
Elevation (m) 62
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) - -
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground 3/0
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions35 x 90 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions35 x 90 ft
Design Date2014
Instrumentation2016, 14 accelerometers on 4 levels of the structure.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemPlywood deck supported by wood and steel framing at the Roof and Third Floor. 14" post-tensioned concrete slab supported by (6) 24" diameter steel pipe columns with triple friction pendulum isolators at Second Floor.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemWood-framed plywood shearwalls at interior and exterior locations at Second and Third Floors. (6) 24" diameter steel pipe columns at First Floor. Mid-story isolation occurs at First Floor with (6) Triple Friction Pendulum isolators below the Second Floor slab.
Foundation TypePost-tensioned concrete grade beams at steel pipe column locations in transverse and longitudinal directions.
RemarksThis building was designed in accordance with the 2010 California Building Code. The adjacent building is CSMIP Station #58621. It is also a wood framed building, however it is not isolated.