Analysis and design of emergency field isolation hospital building using innovative rapidly construction prefabricated units to treat patients infected with COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Coronavirus pandemic is the most catastrophic phenomena of nature. In a major disaster which affected substantially to human lifecycle and property loss. Instant rehabilitation for the people affected with coronavirus was essential. As an immediate measure, it led to the application of light-gauge steel within Saudi Arabia for quick construction, in addition for the safety purposes during disaster in the forthcoming. Several hospital buildings with changeable categories of earthquake and seismic performance design needs are present. Broadly, the earthquake performance is categorized into two types structural and non-structural, either under unsatisfactory conditions can be dangerous to occupants in the building once damage occurs. The deprivation in structural support of hospital building’s systems (i.e. lateral and vertical force resisting systems) like frames and walls in the hospital building comes under structural damage, whereas the non-structural damage means the damage which doesn’t affect the structural support system reliability such as pipes damage and pumps disruption, window breaking, breakdown of chimney viz. Furthermore, the non-structural damage is life intimidating also uneconomical. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.