Safety of health facilities (hospitals) is only partially related to the performance of primary structural members. Modern seismic codes provide strict requirements to both structural and non-structural components, since the latter are also critical to ensure that the system remains fully operational in the case of frequent earthquakes. Thus, performance and safety checks apply also to electro-mechanical and medical equipment, elevators, tanks, power supply systems, distribution systems, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. In the present paper attention is focused on the analysis of the factors which make health facilities vulnerable and on the issues related to a rational and objective assessment of performance and health state of structural and non-structural components. This is not a trivial task, since functions and resilience of the system as a whole depend also on the ability of inspectors and managers to integrate theoretical evaluations with field measurements and their physical meaning. In this context, strategies and recommendations for a sustainable implementation of Smart Health Facilities, which fulfil AtoE characteristics (Accuracy, Budget compliance, Computational burden, Durability, Ease of use) on a long term basis, are discussed, taking into account the specific requirements and characteristics of the different subsystems in a hospital.


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    Title :

    Sustainable Design of Smart Health Facilities in Seismically Prone Areas


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    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    8 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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