Analysis and Design of 3 Storey Hospital Structure Subjected To Seismic Load Using STAAD PRO

Before the disaster of the century known as ‘The Terrible Tsunami ’ caused by heavy Sumatra Andaman earthquake in December 2004, it can be said that no one in Malaysia care about earthquake. Majority of Malaysian citizen does not worry to earthquake hazard. However, after experienced several tremors in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia due to earthquakes occurred in Philippines and Indonesia, the question about ability of buildings in Malaysia to withstand the tremors are rising up. This issue has become serious when several earthquakes had occurred in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang in 2007. Since hospital is the most important place during disaster to give humanitarian aid and medical treatment, it is important to make sure that the hospital building can withstand the earthquake. The objective of this study is to make comparisons of analysis and design of a 3-storey hospital building. Several cases of seismic loads had been applied to the building separately to represent the different intensity of earthquake between Malaysia and Indonesia. The results of analysis show that the same building can withstand any intensity of earthquake. It mean that the building are suitable to be built in any area located near the epicenter such as Indonesia, or at a distant from the epicenter like Malaysia. The comparison of design due to all cases showed that the design for building located near the epicenter need more steel reinforcement to resist the bending moment