CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Stanford - 3-story Hospital |
CGS - CSMIP Station 58055 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.4350 N |
Longitude | 122.1747 W |
Elevation (m) | 20 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 380 (measured) |
Site Class | C |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 3/1 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 297' x 187' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1985 |
Instrumentation | 2001. 12 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | 4.5" concrete (6.5" at First Floor) over steel deck supported by steel beams and columns. Concrete walls below the first floor also support the steel frames above. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Distributed moment resisting frames in both directions from the first to the third stories. Concrete shear walls below the first floor along the perimeter and at the middle of the building. |
Foundation Type | Concrete spread footing with grade beams. |
Remarks | This hospital building was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. |