The Sichuan (China) and L'Aquila (Italy) earthquakes have again highlighted the question of our preparedness for natural hazards. Within a few seconds, an earthquake can demolish many buildings, destroy infrastructure, and kill and injure thousands of people. In order to reduce the impact of earthquakes on human life and to prepare hospitals to cope with future disasters, this paper discusses earthquake-related damage to healthcare facilities. It investigates the damage to 34 healthcare facilities in seven countries caused by nine earthquakes between 1994 and 2004, in order to determine common and specific issues. The investigation shows that structural and architectural damage tended to be different and specific to the situation, while utility supplies and equipment damage were similar in most cases and some common trends emerged.
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August 01, 2011
Earthquake-Induced Structural and Nonstructural Damage in Hospitals
Nebil Achour
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Nebil Achour
a)
Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
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Masakatsu Miyajima
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Masakatsu Miyajima
b)
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-1192 Japan
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Masaru Kitaura
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Masaru Kitaura
b)
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-1192 Japan
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Andrew Price
Andrew Price
a)
Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
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Earthquake Spectra (2011) 27 (3): 617–634.
Article history
received:
26 Nov 2008
accepted:
12 Apr 2010
first online:
04 Jun 2020
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Nebil Achour, Masakatsu Miyajima, Masaru Kitaura, Andrew Price; Earthquake-Induced Structural and Nonstructural Damage in Hospitals. Earthquake Spectra 2011;; 27 (3): 617–634. doi: https://doi.org/10.1193/1.3604815
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