REFUGE AREA - ELEVATORS ,SHAFTS

TYPES OF ELEVATORS.

Elevators are generally powered by electric motors that either

drive traction cables or counterweight systems like a hoist, or
pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack.

Hydraulic lifts use the principles of hydraulics to pressurize an

above ground or in-ground piston to raise and lower the car.

Hydraulic lifts are cheaper, but installing cylinders greater than a

certain length becomes impractical for very high lift hoistways.
Hydraulic lifts are usually slower than traction lifts.

fire resistant glass.

GLASS FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES IS DIVIDED
INTO
TWO CATEGORIES:

HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS

G - GLASS
THIS TYPE OF GLASS PREVENTS FLAMES AND FUMES
FROM PENETRATING FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME .

Conventional hydraulic elevators. They use an

underground cylinder, are quite common for low
level buildings with 25 floors (sometimes but
seldom up to 68 floors), and have speeds of up to
200 feet/minute (1 meter/second).

F - GLASS
THIS TYPE PREVENTS FLAMES AND FUMES FROM
PENETRATING FOR A SPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME BUT
CONTAINS THE HEAT RADIATION PRODUCED BY THE FIRE.

PASSENGER ELEVATORS

Passenger elevators should be located at the circulation core

of the building and be grouped into banks when this is
necessary and desirable.
The required umber of elevators is determined by:
Building type
Building height
Number of stops
Floor use
Passenger volume

Capsule elevators

The cavities between the panes of glass are filled with

FIRE RESISTANT GEL .When THE glass is exposed to fire
.THIS glass laminated into a 26mm thick single .

TRACTION ELEVATORS :
Geared traction machines are driven by AC or DC
electric motors. Geared machines use gears to control
mechanical movement of elevator cars by "rolling" steel
hoist ropes over a drive sheave which is attached to
a gearbox driven by a high speed motor. These
machines are generally the best option for basement or
overhead traction use for speeds up to 500 ft/min
(2.5 m/s).

STRETCHER ELEVATOR:
Stretcher elevator Stretcher elevator also cater to the health sector by
providing specialized range of Stretcher Elevators suited
for application in hospitals, health centres and other similar
places. A Stretcher Elevator provides highly stable and
smooth operation as it utilizes inverter control technology
and lowest noise mechanism.

ELEVATOR SHAFT contain building components necessary

for the operation of elevator. Its dimension depends upon elevator

model, door design and type of drive. They must have ventilation
and smoke extracting openings. The cross section of these
openings is generally 2.5% of the shaft floor area, with minimum
cross section stipulated as 0.1m.sq.
SHAFT PIT the bottom end of the shaft is called pit. The depth
of the pit is measured from the top edge of the finished floor at the
lowest elevator stop to the top edge of the finished floor of the pit
floor. The minimum depth of pit is determined by:
space required for construction
over run and safety space stipulated by regulations
The pit sits directly on the foundation. Shaft pits that are 1 to 2.5m
deep must be equipped with a removable access ladder. Pits with a
depth greater than 2.5m must have a secure access door to a
building floor..

SHAFT HEAD It is the upper section of the shaft, measured

from the top edge of the finished floor at the uppermost stop
to the bottom edge of the shaft ceiling.
SHAFT ACCESS The size of the shaft access points is
determined by the door design, while their location is defined
by shaft symmetry.
MACHINE ROOM - Depending upon the type of drive
machine room is located either at the top above the shaft or
at the bottom next to it.

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ASMAFAROOQ 804