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UAE

New Al Ain Hospital – Heliport

Project description

The design phase of New Al Ain Hospital project began in 2009. The Hospital has the size of 358,000 m2, more than 700 beds and an underground parking facility for 1,500 cars.

The entire design of the hospital is done according to the German building standard, which is one of the strictest in the world.

The hospital complex was designed to be as environmentally sustainable as possible. Hence, the building is equipped with a solar system for a renewable energy source and an efficient water supply to reduce water consumption.

There is also a heliport located on the roof of the hospital, where the high up-lift forces posed a particular challenge.

mageba scope

To secure the rooftop’s heliport it is crucial to properly allocate the high up-lift forces within the platform structure. Therefore, mageba supplied four project-specific designed VIBRAX-BLOCK UPLIFT deformation bearings with up-lift claws in order to withstand high up-lift forces.

Furthermore, to ensure the required natural frequency, each bearing was equipped with two smaller additional VIBRAX-BLOCK vibration isolation bearings. This design is essential to avoid disturbing vibration noise throughout the building which the turbines of a landed but still running helicopter would generate.

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The cross section of the installed bearings

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Installation of one of the delivered bearings

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Type:

VIBRAX-BLOCK UPLIFT deformation bearings

Features:

VIBRAX-BLOCK Anti-vibration bearings

Installation:

2017

City:

Al Ain

Type:

Hospital

Built:

2017

Owner:

Abu Dhabi General Services

Contractor:

Arabtec-Sanjose J.V

Engineer:

IFO

Architect:

ICME, Faust Consult and Obermeyer