Design wind pressures were extremely high as illustrated by the maximum component and cladding wall and roof uplift pressures of approximately 180 psf and 260 psf, respectively. GRMC is designed in accordance with the International Building Code (IBC), 2009 edition, and ASCE 7-05 for a three-second gust wind speed of 170 mph (the highest value included in IBC 2009), seismic accelerations of S s = 1.50g and S 1 = 0.60g and a corrosive tropical environment. Typhoon Winds and High Seismic Requirements View from tower crane during construction. Finally, the unique criteria relevant to hospital function, such as stringent vibration control of the floor system, were incorporated through meticulous coordination with the first two challenges. Second, Guam is extremely remote and locally available labor, materials and construction techniques were a major concern in the final selection of the structural systems.
Navy is in the early stages of planning for the relocation of 5,000 Marines from Okinawa, Japan.Ĭompletion of the five-story state-of-the-art medical facility overcame several major design and construction challenges: First, Guam is subjected to some of nature’s most destructive forces, including damaging earthquakes, major typhoons, and a corrosive tropical environment. Located approximately 4,000 miles west of the Hawaiian Islands in the Micronesia region of the Western Pacific Ocean, Guam has a population of approximately 165,000 and a land area of 212 square miles (about three times the size of Washington D.C.). Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) is a new, private, $240 million, 130-bed acute care facility in Dededo, Guam.
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