STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA

ITEM
HOISTWAY 1. The walls of the shaft or hoistway shall be poured concrete with a minimum
wall thickness of 150mm.
2. Guide rails, switch ramps, service ladders, and similar
support equipment are bolted into the shaft or hoistway walls
are complete, but before the shaft is enclosed or roofed.
3. Construction of hoistway enclosure should be fire resistant,
generally 2-hour fire rating and in accordance with the applicable
building regulations.
4. All elements that are part of the elevator system, particularly
guide rail tie backets, intermediate spreader brackets and framing
as well as supports and attachments for driving machinery shall be
spaced dictated by seismic conditions, design particulars and
codes.
5. Beveling of the top surface of projections and setbacks in the
hoistway enclosures shall be in accordance with Rule 100.6 of ASME 17.1.
6. Where the hoistway enclosure is concrete construction, provide rough
openings for hoistway entrances and grouting following installation.
7. Provide rough openings for control/signal fixture recessed mounting
boxes and grouting thereof as required to maintain fire resistive
characteristics of the hoistway enclosure.
PIT
1. Pit shall meet the ASME A17.1 Code requirements. Elevator pit shall be
waterproofed as required by site conditions and codes.
2. Pit shall have a concrete floor reinforced as necessary to withstand
vertical forces of elevator car or counterweight buffer impact, application
of car or counterweight safeties to guide rails, or operation of the
hydraulic jack.
MACHINE ROOM
1. Elevator machine room shall be large enough for the elevator equipment,
including space for controlllers. Machine room shall provide required
clearances around equipment and it should be possible to remove major
equipment components of each elevator for repair.
2. Elevator machine rooms shall be of fire resistant construction.
3. Elevator machine rooms access door shall conform to ASME A17.1 Code. Access
doors to elevator machine rooms shall be of the self closing and self
locking type. They should be provided with spring-type locks arranged to
permit the doors to be opened from the inside without a key.
4. Machine room must be properly vintillated.
Building
Power Supply 1. 230 volts, 3-wire, Three Phase, 60 Hz
2. The power supply voltage fluctuation should be in range +/- 7%.
Prepared by:
FELIXBERTO R. CAARE, JR.
Researcher/Analyst A
ARIANN D. GODINEZ
Senior Engineer A, EE
MARK BENIDICT C. REYES
Senior Engineer A, ME
SPECIFICATION
SPECIFICATION OF ELEVATOR HOISTWAY, MACHINE ROOM AND ELEVATOR PIT