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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Castro Valley - 3-story Hosp [Demolished] |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 58661 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 37.6975 N |
| Longitude | 122.0886 W |
| Elevation (m) | 58 |
| Site Geology | Shallow alluvium over rock |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | 457 (measured) |
| Site Class | C |
| Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
| No. of Stories above/below ground | 2/1 |
| Plan Shape | Rectangular |
| Base Dimensions | 72' x 94' |
| Typical Floor Dimensions | 72' x 94' |
| Design Date | 1986 |
| Instrumentation | 1993. 11 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
| Vertical Load Carrying System | 3.5" lightweight concrete slab over metal deck supported on steel framing. |
| Lateral Force Resisting System | Distributed moment resisting steel frames with composite floor diaphragms. Concrete shear walls in the basement are tied to the steel frames by floor diaphragms. |
| Foundation Type | Isolated spread footings interconnected by tie beams. |
| Remarks | (1) Building was designed as per UBC 1979 and the California Adminstrative Code, Title 24. (2) It was instrumented as part of the OSHPD/CSMIP Hospital Instrumentation Project. (3) Building instrumented is the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) addition. |