To meet the increasing demand to treat patients with complex health conditions in the growing Southwest, Mayo Clinic announced a $648 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its Phoenix campus over five years.
The Arizona Forward Project will add 1.4 million square feet of building space (to the existing 1.7 million). The highlights of the expansion include a new six-storey patient tower; a three-floor addition to the existing four-storey Mayo Clinic building; a new three-storey building to house an expanded emergency and other departments; expanded patient and infrastructure space; and additional parking.
ChallengesÂ
The project had multifaceted challenges such as the connections from column to beam box and designing the column splice connection. Moreover, modelling with the medical equipment and the Unistrut was the biggest challenge.Â
Benefit of using Tekla
- Working on the side plate connection plug in Tekla Structures was effortless. Side plate connections are used in steel structures to join different members together.
- The "Field Splice Column Connection" demanded meticulous attention to detail. It required the splice plate to be shop bolted with the bottom column, a critical aspect to ensure structural integrity and safety. The team executed the task flawlessly using Tekla Structures keeping the overall project timeline intact.Â
- Modelling with the medical equipment along with the Unistrut was made possible because of Tekla.
