MECH3422 Building Services Engineering I

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Lifts and Escalators: Principles and Planning

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1. Basic Principles

2. Planning & Design Factors

3. System Types

4. Regulations and Codes
[Download powerpoint file]

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Video Presentation:

• How Elevator Works (How Machines Work) (3:47) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOklEyUw0I
• 完全機械手冊 - 升降機 (lifts/elevators) (4:48) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeAmdqWKHPc
• 完全機械手冊 - 扶手電梯 (escalators) (5:23) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7s1ZOJ42ig
• Escalator Animation (2:24) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTcPsBqsavk

Further Reading:

• Lifts and Escalators -- statistics, history and design data [PDF]
• A brief history of elevators and escalators [PDF]
• List of tallest buildings in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_world
  
• International Commerce Centre (ICC) case study [PDF]
  
• How Elevators Work  http://www.howstuffworks.com/elevator.htm
• How Escalators Work  http://www.howstuffworks.com/escalator.htm
• First MTR Lift-only Entrances at HKU and Sai Ying Pun Stations Provide Convenient Vertical Access (MTR) [PDF]
• Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Chapter 618) http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/leo_intrdctn.shtml

References:

• BD, 2008. Design Manual: Barrier Free Access 2008, Buildings Department (BD), Hong Kong. [http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/documents/code/e_bfa2008.htm]
  
• CIBSE, 2015. Transportation Systems in Buildings, CIBSE Guide D: 2015, 5th ed., Section 2, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [on order]
• CIBSE, 2010. Transportation Systems in Buildings, CIBSE Guide D, 4th ed., Section 2, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [LB 690.183 T7]
• Hall, F. and Greeno, R., 2013. Building Services Handbook, 7th ed., Part 12, Routledge, London. [690 H17][6th ed. ebook via ebrary]
  
• Strakosch, G. R. and Caporale, R. S. (eds.), 2010. The Vertical Transportation Handbook, 4th ed., Chapters 1-3, 9, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, N.J. [621.877 V567 S89][ebook via Knovel and MyiLibrary]

Web Links:

• The History of the Elevator http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blelevator.htm
• Elevator Museum  http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/
• Timeline http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/timeline.php
  
• A Safe Ride on Elevators, Escalators and Moving Walks  http://www.asaferide.org/
• Basic principles
• Electrical & Mechanical Services Department (EMSD)
• Lifts & Escalators http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/le.shtml
  
• Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Chapter 618) http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/leo_intrdctn.shtml
  
• How to Apply http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/leo_app.shtml
• Registered Contractor
• Registered Engineer
• Registered Workers
• Escalator Basics Today: How to Plan, Design and Update http://continuingeducation.construction.com/article.php?L=14&C=455&P=1
• KONE Tools http://major-projects.kone.com/tools/
  
• KONE Planulator (elevator dimensioning) http://toolbox.kone.com/media/mpb/tools/KONE%20Planulator%20TM.swf
  
• KONE Escalator Toolbox http://koneglobal.hostctb.com/
• KONE Escalator and Autowalk Design Tools
• KONE Escalators & Autowalks Planning Guide InfoPack
  
• Lift Information Net 電梯資料網 http://www.hkelev.com
• Elevators http://www.hkelev.com/ind_elev.htm
• Escalators http://www.hkelev.com/ind_esc.htm
• World and HK Records http://www.hkelev.com/oth_recond.htm
• Wikipedia: List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
• Wikipedia: Elevator
• Wikipedia: Escalator
• Wikipedia: Central-Mid-Levels escalators
• Wikipedia: Moving walkway
• Wikipedia: Elisha Otis
• Wikipedia: William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
• Wikipedia: Ernst Werner von Siemens

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| Created: Aug 2015 | Update: 17 Nov 2015 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |