CESMD

Information for Strong-Motion Station

Moorpark - Hwy 23/118 Bridge

CGS - CSMIP Station 24738

Earthquakes recorded by this station

 

(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)	(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)

   

Latitude	34.2878 N
Longitude	118.8650 W
Elevation (m)	170
Site Geology
Vs30 (m/sec)
Site Class

 

No. of Spans	6
Plan Shape	Curved.
Total Length	1360' (414.5m). Bridge spans range from 177' (53.9m) to 250' (76.2m).
Width of Deck	47.5' (14.5m)
Construction Date	1993
Instrumentation	1996. 9 accelerometers on the bridge. 3 accelerometers at a free-field site.

 

Superstructure Type	Continuous concrete box girder with no intermediate hinges. Seat type abutments. Elastomeric/PTFE sliding bearings with shear keys at the abutments.
Substructure Type	I-shaped concrete columns. 1 column per bent.
Foundation Type	Concrete piles support the bents. Abutments are supported by spread footings or steel piles.
Remarks	This bridge was instrumented under the interagency agreement between Caltrans and DOC.