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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| El Centro - Imperial Co Srvcs Bld [Demolished] |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 01260 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 32.7930 N |
| Longitude | 115.5630 W |
| Elevation (m) | tbd |
| Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 192 (measured) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 6/0 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 136'-10" x 85'-4" |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
| Design Date | 1968 |
| Instrumentation | 1976. 13 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 5" RC slabs supported by RC pan joists spanning in transverse direction; joists supported by RC frame. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | RC shear-walls in transverse direction; RC frame in longitudinal direction. |
| Foundation Type | Raymond step-taper piles under each column; pile caps interconnected with RC tie beams |
| Remarks | Damaged in the 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake; demolished after the earthquake. |