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Click to enlargepadThe Vertical Transportation Handbook<BR> by George R. Strakosch

This edition has been expanded and is designed so that the entire basis of elevator and escalator application is outlined, including the particular concern of application to various types buildings.

The "Bible of the Elevator Industry" goes into its third edition.It is a valuable guide for both the practitioner and the uninitiated personwho is faced with understanding and making decisions about the applicationof elevators and escalators. The book is designed so that the entire basisof elevator and escalator application is outlined, including the particularconcern of application to various types of buildings.

The book describes the application process, construction, operation, maintenance, problem solving and unique applications. Recommended for architects, building operators, facility managers, real estate companies and elevator personnel. This edition includes contributions by numerous industry experts and has been updated to include the latest elevator and escalator technology.


Table of Contents

Preface................vii
List of Contributors................ix
1) The Essentials of Elevatoring................1
2) The Basis of Elevatoring a Building................33
3) Passenger Traffic Requirements................63
4) Incoming Traffic................71
5) Two-Way Traffic................97
6) Outgoing Traffic................117
7) Elevator Operation and Control................129
8) Space and Physical Requirements................169
9) Escalators and Moving Walks................219
10) Elevatoring Commercial Buildings................245
11) Elevatoring Residential Buildings................281
12) Elevatoring Institutional Buildings................303
13) Service and Freight Elevators................327
14) Nonconventional Elevators, Special Applications and Environmental Considerations................353
15) Automated Material Handling Systems................419
16) Codes and Standards................451
17) Elevator Specifying and Contracting................471
18) Economics, Maintenance and Modernization................485
19) Traffic Studies and Performance Evaluation................507
20) The Changing Modes of Horizontal and Vertical Transportation................527
Appendix: Literature on Elevators and Escalators................543
Index of Tables and Charts................547
Index of Examples................549
Subject Index................551


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