Rutenberg A
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Harefuah. 1995 Mar 15;128(6):352-6, 400, 399.
The construction of health-care facilities is similar to that of other buildings. Yet the need to function immediately after an earthquake, the helplessness of the many patients and the high and continuous occupancy of these buildings, require that special attention be paid to their seismic performance. Here the lessons from the California experience are invaluable. In this paper the behavior of California hospitals during destructive earthquakes is briefly described. Adequate structural design and execution, and securing of nonstructural elements are required to ensure both safety of occupants, and practically uninterrupted functioning of equipment, mechanical and electrical services and other vital systems. Criteria for post-earthquake functioning are listed. In view of the hazards to Israeli hospitals, in particular those located along the Jordan Valley and the Arava, a program for the seismic evaluation of medical facilities should be initiated. This evaluation should consider the hazards from nonstructural elements, the safety of equipment and systems, and their ability to function after a severe earthquake. It should not merely concentrate on safety-related structural behavior.
医疗设施的建设与其他建筑类似。然而，地震后需立即投入使用的需求、众多患者的无助状态以及这些建筑的高使用率和持续占用情况，都要求特别关注其抗震性能。加利福尼亚的经验教训在此非常宝贵。本文简要描述了加利福尼亚医院在破坏性地震中的表现。需要进行充分的结构设计与施工，并确保非结构构件的安全，以保障居住者的安全，以及设备、机械和电气服务及其他重要系统的实际不间断运行。列出了地震后运行的标准。鉴于以色列医院面临的危险，特别是那些位于约旦河谷和阿拉瓦地区的医院，应启动一项医疗设施抗震评估计划。该评估应考虑非结构构件带来的危险、设备和系统的安全性及其在严重地震后的运行能力。不应仅仅专注于与安全相关的结构性能。
