CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
San Bernardino - 9-story Comm. [Abandoned]
CGS - CSMIP Station 23515
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.1040 N
Longitude 117.2920 W
Elevation (m) 316
Site Geology Deep alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 339 (measured)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground"9/0"
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions150' x 133'
Typical Floor Dimensions110' x 133'
Design Dateapprox. 1974
Instrumentation1986. 13 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete fill on metal deck, steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemSteel moment frame (distributed)
Foundation TypeCast-in-place concrete piles
Remarks"Non-structural" concrete walls at stairs on east and west sides of building extend from ground to 3rd floor. These walls may behave as shear walls and affect behavior at first 2 stories.