Mercy Joplin Replacement Hospital - Healthcare
The new 9-story, $350M, full-service Mercy hospital will serve as a replacement to the facility damaged by the ‘Joplin’ tornado in May, 2011.
The project incorporates a “storm hardening” design through the use of:
- “Hard” Exterior Skin
- Increased Strength and Stiffness of Windows and Glass Curtain Wall Systems
- Concrete-Filled Decks for Selected Roof Areas to Provide Additional Uplift Resistance and Hardening in Those Areas
- Increased Column Depth at Moment-Resisting Lateral Frames to Improve Overall Building Stiffness
The “Checkerboard” composite steel beam and concrete floor slab system utilized was selected to improve vibration performance, allow the use of shallower girders and reduce erection time.
Given the pressing need for a shortened construction schedule, a fast-track process was implemented. A mill order package was released early in the design phase to facilitate timely procurement of structural steel members while sitework and foundations were being constructed. Miscellaneous steel details were issued later, allowing the steel framing work to begin while the design team completed the detailing.
At all phases of the design, BIM models created in RAM Structural System and Revit were available to the contractor.
SidePlate Moment Resisting Lateral Frames were used to speed erection time and reduce erection costs.
The structural steel topping out ceremony took place earlier this year and completion is scheduled for 2015.
Dallas based HKS, Inc. serves as the architect for the project and McCarthy is the general contractor.
