CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Pasadena - 3-story University Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 24454
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.1355 N
Longitude 118.1262 W
Elevation (m) 229
Site Geology Alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 390 (inferred)
Site Class D
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground 3/1
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions231 x 127 ft
Typical Floor Dimensions227 x 105 ft
Design Date2007
Instrumentation2010, 15 accelerometers on 4 levels. 3 accelerometers at a reference free-field site.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete flat slabs supported by concrete beams and columns.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemSpecial concrete moment frames at perimeter and two interior. Concrete shear walls at the basement.
Foundation TypePerimeter columns are suported by continous concrete footings, and interior columns are supported by concrete spread footings.
RemarksStructural design is based on the 2001 California Building Code.