EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA
RECORDING STATIONS

STATION ID TYPE OF BUILDING/SITE SOIL TYPE  
STC Santa Cruz Reinforced concrete shack Soft  
      Recent alluvial sediment
LIB Liberia 2 story, RC Rocky  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
ALJ Alajuela RC building, 1story Soft  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
SRM San Ramόn RC college building Soft  
      Quat. Sediments
PCL Puriscal 2 story, RC Soft  
      Tert. Volcanic materials
ICE ICE Building 15 story, RC Stiff  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
HTO Hatillo RC Clinic Soft  
      Recent alluvial sediment
BNC Banco Nacional 20 story. RC Stiff  
      Quat. volcanic deposits
AUR Aurola Hotel 17 story RC Stiff  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
INS INS Building 14 story. RC Stiff  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
GLF Golfito 2 story RC Rocky  
      Cretaceous volcanic deposits
CMA UCR Library 4 story, RC Soft  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
GTS Guatuso Steel Rocky  
      Tert. Sediments
FRA Frailes Wood Rocky  
      Meteorized tert. Rocks
PTS Puntarentas 10 story hospital, RC Soft  
      Quat. Coastal sediments
RCP Recope Free field Stiff  
      Quat. Volcanic deposits
CTG Cartago Free field Soft  
      Recent alluvial deposits
CDN Ciudad los Niños Free field Rocky  
      Tertiary sediments
CCH Cachi Concrete darn Rock  
      Teftary volcanic materials
ISD San Isidro 2 story, RC Stiff  
      Tertiary sediments
LIM Limon 1story, steel Rocky  
      Q sediments
QPS Quepos Reinforced masonry Rocky  
      Tertiary sediments
ECA Escuela Catolica Free field Stiff  
       Quat. Volcanic deposits
TEC Cartago Tech. Free field Soft  
      Recent alluvial sediments

 

 

Data source (Country report)

1.      Name: Alfredo GONZALEZ FONSECA

2.      Organization: Ingeniero de Proyectos 

3.      Course: 1998-99 E

4.      Title: