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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| San Diego - 19-story Commercial Bldg |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 03603 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 32.7186 N |
| Longitude | 117.1606 W |
| Elevation (m) | 23 |
| Site Geology | Shallow alluvium over rock (sandstone) |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 278 (measured) |
| Site Class | D |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 19/4 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 190'-8" x 285'-4" |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 192' x 86' |
| Design Date | 1980 |
| Instrumentation | 1991. 16 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | Above ground: floors, made of 2.5" concrete slab on 3" steel deck with welded studs, supported by steel frames. Below ground: concrete floors supported by concrete columns and walls. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Eccentrically braced steel frames, EBF, (8 in each direction) at the east and west cores. The EBF's transfer the loads to concrete shear walls below the Plaza level. |
| Foundation Type | Concrete spread footings under interior columns; 6'4" thick mat foundation under east and west cores. |
| Remarks | The building was designed in accordance with the 1976 UBC and the ATC 3-06 provisions. The building is described in the 1984 SEAOC convention proceedings. |