Elevator Traffic Handbook: Theory and Practice

by Lutfi Al-Sharif and G C Barney

Book Overview

Vertical transportation systems (elevators, lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors) are used in almost all buildings of more than a few stories high. Traffic design and control, namely the movement of people by natural and mechanical means, need to be planned carefully as the costs of under- or over-provision are considerable and changes are not always possible. The subject is covered in four sections. The basic principles of circulation and an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415511003
• ISBN13: 9780415511001
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"