Structural Engineering Design
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Construction of Medical Center
Regional Medical Center - San Jose, CA
Regional Medical Center - San Jose, CA
Services/Work Provided
- Creiteria Compliance
- Structural Design and Analysis
- Anchorage Design
- Design Drawings
- Plan Check Approval
Description:
As part of a $155 million expansion project launched in 2005, Karagozian & Case (K&C) engineers performed structural analyses and generated designs for three new hospital buildings which consisted of a patient wing, ED/ICU, and central plant. The patient wing and ED/ICU are steel framed structures with special moment resisting frames (SMRF). All three buildings are designed for continued operation following a design level earthquake. Due to site conditions and potential for liquefaction, the foundation system is consists of drilled, cast-in-place friction concrete piles and grade beams.
In addition to the structural framing, K&C provided design and detailing for anchorage and support of non-structural components such as medical equipment, MEP components, partitions, and exterior wall framing. The exterior wall framing utilizes an in-plane slip connection designed to accommodate story drifts while maintaining the integrity of the exterior building envelope.
