Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
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There is a project for the design of a hospital, a seven-floor building. I am a young civil engineer and please, if somebody could tell me about some infomation relating special details for hospial design I would really appreciate it. All he information will be welcome, but my interest is specially about structural design. The company which I work for is in charge of the project, and they are also young engineers, and we all need all the information that can be gathered.





RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
If the client can't (or won't) give you a clear brief, write one yourself outlining what you are going to provide and to what deign code you will be doing the design. State any assumptions and design criteria as clearly as you can. GET THE CLIENT TO SIGN UP TO YOUR BRIEF.
Now, if you want to seem to be more experienced than you actually are, be careful that you don't cross over the line into fraud.
Hospitals are often keen on the following.
Floor vibration response - especially of whole systems rather than simple natural fequency checks of individual elements. - Mode shapes.
Open plan structure to accommodate furture changes in layout.
Easy access for services - big service risers and distribution spaces free of obstrutions such as beams.
Wide variations in imposed loading are common between different medical functions but locations may not be clear or even known at the early stages.
RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals
Greenone's comment about specialized equipment is very important. The special requirements of medical equipment can play a major roll in the structural design of a medical facility. Shielding for some types of X-ray machines can require very thick concrete protection, vibration control for MRI machines and other lab equipment can be very strict. Most of this information is available from the equipment manufactures. There are also specialty consultants that can provide this.
I would think one of the first steps would be to get a list of all the new and used equipment to be installed in the facility. Then, start contacting the manufacturers for their design criteria.
Just a few thoughts!
RE: Technical Specificaions for Hospitals