CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
San Jose - 10-story Residential Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 57356 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 37.3379 N |
Longitude | 121.8883 W |
Elevation (m) | 25 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | - - |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 10/0 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 208'-9" x 57'-6" |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1971 |
Instrumentation | 1979. 13 accelerometers, on 4 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | One-way post-tensioned flat slabs on RC bearing walls. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | RC shear walls at regular intervals in tranverse direction; RC shear walls along interior corridors in longitudinal direction (stepped at 6th floor). |
Foundation Type | Precast-prestressed concrete piles under all walls. |
Remarks | -- |