CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Pleasanton - 5-Story Office Building 1
CGS - CSMIP Station 57448
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 37.6996 N
Longitude 121.8912 W
Elevation (m) --
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 257 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground 5/0
Plan ShapeL - shaped
Base Dimensions208 x 264 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions208 x 264 ft
Design Date2002
Instrumentation2009, 18 accelerometers on 7 levels and 2 reference free-field stations.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemEccentrically braced steel frames at interior and perimeter.
Foundation TypeSteel braced frames are supported by concrete mat foundation.
RemarksThe building design conforms to the 1997 UBC and 1998 CBC. Building directly adjacent is lightly instrumented for comparison purposes.