What Is Seismic Design for Hospitals (OSHPD/HCAI)?
Hospitals (the HCAI's — the OSHPD's; the California's) are designed for (the operational — the 72-hour; the NPC's) via (the 1.5x — the importance's; the preapproved's — the OPM's). The design: the NPC (the 1-5's — the nonstructural; the 2030's), the SPC (the 1-5's — the structural; the 2030's), the OPM (the preapproval's — the 5,000's; the equipment's), and the 72-hour (the operational's — the fuel's; the water's). The hospital's — the post-earthquake operational.
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The HCAI's seismic program
The SPC (the 1-5's — the structural; the 5's — the compliant; the 2030's — the deadline), the NPC (the 1-5's — the nonstructural; the anchored's — the braced), the 2030 (the deadline's — the SPC-2's; the retrofit's — the rebuild's), the 1.5 (the Ie's — the importance's; the 1.5's), and the 72-hour (the operational's — the fuel's; the water's — the 72's).
Equipment preapproval
The OPM (the 5,000's — the preapproved; the OSP's — the special), the shake (the table's — the tested; the ICC-ES's — the AC156's), the anchorage (the calculated — the 17's; the special's — the inspection), and the 100% (the braced — the nonstructural's; the ceilings').
Design and cost
The 15-25% (the premium's — the HCAI's; the standard's), the 2-year (the review's — the plan check's; the phased), the inspectors (the IOR's — the full-time's; the 3's), and the 2030 (the $100B's — the statewide; the retrofit's). The hospital's — the 72-hour's promise; the HCAI's — the nation's strictest.
The bottom line
Design California hospitals per HCAI/OSHPD (SPC/NPC 1-5 ratings, 2030 SPC-2 deadline, Ie 1.5, OPM preapproved equipment via AC156 shake-table, 72-hour operational fuel/water) — budget 15-25% premium and 2-year plan review.
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