CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Emeryville; Pacific Park Plaza; Structure Array 1 |
NSMP Station 1662 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Ambient Records for NP1662 |
Latitude | 37.8420 N |
Longitude | 122.2963 W |
Elevation (m) | 3 |
Site Geology | |
Vs30 (m/sec) | |
Site Class |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 30/0 |
Plan Shape | irregular (Y shape with 3 radial wings) |
Base Dimensions | 110 x 55 ft (each wing) |
Typical Floor Dimensions | 110 x 55 ft (each wing) |
Design Date | 1983 |
Instrumentation | 1985, 21 accelerometers on 4 levels of the building, 3 accelerometers at free-field outside on the North side of the building, and a downhole array on the South of the building with 3 accelerometers on the ground surface and 3 accelerometers at 200ft below the ground surface. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 5" thick concrete slabs placed monolithically with the beams and supported by concrete columns. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Ductile moment-resisting reinforced concrete frames with some shear wall at the center core and at the wings up to the second floor level. |
Foundation Type | 5 ft thick reinforced concrete mat over friction piles driven beneath and along the column lines. |
Remarks | -- |