The Çorum Public Hospital (with 650-bed capacity) was designed as a seismically isolated reinforced concrete structure. The complex is composed of 13 unit blocks connected to each other on the same diaphragm. The project included a site-specific seismic hazard analysis and a seismic isolation system design for (LRB type) 741 ea isolators. The scope of services also included accompanying the isolator prototype tests and consulting in the Structural Health Monitoring System configuration.
Location
Çorum, Turkey
Year
2016
Client
BTC Construction
Cost
$52 million
Size
102,000 m2
