Steel Lift Shaft Design Guidline | Eng-Tips
Mar 10, 2020 · Fourpm: If lift in your area/vernacular means elevator (vert. transport system), why isn’t the elevator supplier designing the entire elevator running gear/lifting mechanism? Normally, they are …
Elevator Hoist Beam | Eng-Tips
Nov 15, 2018 · Hi! I have a question related with elevator shaft. This project is precast concrete parking structure, which needs passenger elevators. By mistake, precast elevator shaft was erected 9" lower …
Elevator support design forces | Eng-Tips
Oct 17, 2001 · In my experience, elevator support design forces (hoist beam, guide rail, pit slab, etc.) are sometimes difficult to obtain during the design phase. Some elevator suppliers do not want to give …
How to caculate heat gain for a lift ? | Eng-Tips
Jan 6, 2025 · Hello everyone Today i want to discuss about a problem that is how to caculate heat gain of a lift. I am making a BEM for saving energy. I should determine each part of the elevator (motor, …
Wood Hoist Beam | Eng-Tips
Mar 10, 2021 · Thanks, Enable. To clarify, this is a hoist beam in a shaft for a low rise hydraulic elevator. So creep and deflection aren't too critical, unlike traction sheave beams with the peculiar deflection …
Suspended Elevator Pit | Eng-Tips
Nov 6, 2013 · Two parts: 1. is anyone aware of special loading requirements in the US for an elevator pit that is suspended, rather than set on a foundation per ASME? My review of ASME A17.1 didn't turn …
Lift Shaft Pressurisation | Eng-Tips
Mar 16, 2004 · Lift shaft pressurisation was one of the cheaper options presented by the fire engineer. He referenced Table E2.2a of the BCA and of course AS1668.1. The other alternative is to install a …
Elevator Hoist Beam Factor of Safety | Eng-Tips
Mar 1, 2023 · Hello, There are some conflicting opinions/approaches to designing elevator hoist beams with my co-workers. I have read some that implement a factor of safety by doubling the required …
Elevator pit next to existing footing - Eng-Tips
Aug 16, 2011 · May sound like an overkill here, but I would strongly consider shoring the existing structure that the column is supporting, removing the existing plinth and fooring, repouring the footing …
Elevator separator beam/ Lift dividing beam | Eng-Tips
Oct 26, 2019 · The answers below presume you are working on a simple piston-type passenger elevator. 1. I don’t design for fatigue in the lift beams - these are used just for construction. 2. Yes, of …