CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Irvine - 8-story UCI Engineering Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 13329 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 33.6448 N |
Longitude | 117.8409 W |
Elevation (m) | 38 |
Site Geology | Thin alluvium over rock (sandstone) |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 319 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 8/1 |
Plan Shape | Cross-shaped |
Base Dimensions | 146' x 130' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1967 |
Instrumentation | 1978. 12 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Basement to 3rd floor: 4-1/2" concrete slab in 20" pan; inverted L-shaped vertical concrete exterior walls and interior walls; 3rd floor to roof: 5" concrete slab over steel frames. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Basement to 3rd floor: inverted L-shaped concrete exterior supports and interior RC shear walls; 3rd floor to roof: steel frames. |
Foundation Type | -- |
Remarks | Extension of Newport-Inglewood Fault System is located approximately 250' from the building. |