NEW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN PONTE A PITRE, ABYMES, GUADELOUPE
FPC ITALIA in cooperation with Freyssinet
France, has successfully completed the supply of 212 sliding pendulum for
the seismic base isolation of the building B50 of the new university medical
center located in Pointe-à-Pitre, Abymes in Guadeloupe.
In November 2017, a severe fire destroyed part of the medical center. This type of project, for its dimensions and technical complexities, is brand new for Guadeloupe and represents a challenge to meet the medical needs of the population.
The project, entirely financed by the State, provide for the construction of a few building accommodating 618 beds, on a total area of approx. 85.000 m2.
The cost of the entire project is 580 million euro, including all the necessary equipment.
In order to satisfy the limitations and the typical characteristics of the Guadeloupe archipelago, FPC ITALIA technical dept. designed a double surface pendulum system with vertical load design capacity from 3800 kN up to 8500 kN with a displacement of +/-400 mm.
The devices have been successfully tested in ISOLAB® laboratory, according to European Standard EN 15129 for the CE marking.
The seismic protection system guarantees the functionality of the structure, the safety and the proceeding of the activities related to the hospital in case of seismic events.
Pendulum ready for shipment
