CESMD
Information for Strong-Motion Station
Pasadena - 12-story Commerce/Office Bldg
CGS - CSMIP Station 24546
Earthquakes recorded by this station
 
(Station Photograph - click to enlarge)(Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File)
   
Latitude 34.1461 N
Longitude 118.1467 W
Elevation (m) 256
Site Geology Deep alluvium
Vs30 (m/sec) 433 (inferred)
Site Class C
Remarks/Notes Site information sources
 
No. of Stories above/below ground12/1
Plan ShapeRectangular
Base Dimensions277' x 144'
Typical Floor Dimensions215' x 111'
Design Date1971
Instrumentation1989. 15 accelerometers, on 5 levels in the building.
 
Vertical Load Carrying SystemConcrete slab on steel deck supported by steel frames.
Lateral Force Resisting SystemMoment resisting perimeter steel frames on the perimeter and around the core of the building.
Foundation TypeSpread footing; continuous around perimeter of the building.
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