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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

AKURE (FUTA), ONDO STATE

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

NAME: FAVOUR OLUWAGBAMI


MATRIC NO: BDG/18/7298
SUBMITTED TO: DR. OLANIPEKUN
COURSE CODE: BDG 306
Building Mechanical Systems
INTRODUCTION

DESIGN AND PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

COMPONENTS

PERFORMANCE

EQUATIONS FOR ESTIMATING THE NUMBERS REQUIRED IN A BUILDING

BUILDERS CONSIDERATION IN CONNECTION WITH INSTALLATION.

Introduction
MOVEMENT SYSTEMS

Forms of mechanical transportation may be found within, around and in general


association with modern buildings and developments

● Lifts
● Escalators
● Travelators or moving pavements

Introduction to Lifts:

A lift or an elevator is a transport device used to move goods or people vertically ̈


Considered a requirement in all buildings over three storeys ̈ Minimum standard of
service – one lift for every four storeys with a maximum distance of 45 m to the lift lobby
̈ Floor space estimates and car capacity can be based on an area of 0.2 m2 per person ̈
Various speeds of lifts Location of lift ̈ Positioning of lift should be at locations which
provide easy means of access for all building users – central entrance lobby of offices,
hotels, apartments, etc. ̈ Grouping of lifts is essential for user convenience Possibilities
of lift grouping arrangements 1 2 3 The former World Trade Center's twin towers used
skylobbies, located on the 44th and 78th floors of each tower. Lift performance.

DESIGN AND PLANNING CONSIDERATION.


COMPONENTS:

Lift performance depends on ̈ Acceleration ̈ Retardation ̈ Car speed ̈ Speed of door


operation, and ̈ Stability of speed and performance with variations of car load ̈ The
assessment of population may be found by allowing between one person per 9.5 m2 of
floor area to 11.25 m2 of floor area. ̈ For unified starting and finishing times - 17% of the
population per 5 minutes may be used. ̈ For staggered starting and finishing times -
12% of the population may be used. ̈ The number of lifts will have an effect on the
quality of service. Four 18-person lifts provide the same capacity as three 24-person lifts
but the waiting time will be about twice as long with the three-car group. ̈ The quality of
service may be found from the interval of the group. ̈ 23 to 35 seconds – excellent ̈ 35 to
45 seconds - acceptable for offices ̈ 60 seconds – acceptable for hotels ̈ 90 seconds –
acceptable for flats ̈ Further criteria for the comfort and convenience of lift users
Directional indication of location of the lift lobby for people unfamiliar with the building. ü
Call buttons at landings and in the car positioned for ease of use with unambiguous
definition for up and down directions. ̈ Call buttons to be at a level appropriate for use by
people with disabilities and small children. Call display/car location display at landings to
be favorably positioned for a group of people to watch the position of all cars and for
them to move efficiently to the first car arriving. ̈ Call lights and indicators with an
audible facility to show which car is first available and in which direction it is traveling.
Lobby space of sufficient area to avoid congestion by lift users and general pedestrian
traffic in the vicinity. ̈ A method for estimating and comparing efficiency and
effectiveness of lift installation.

. Probable number of stops (S1 ): where, ï

S1= S-S(S-1)n/S

S = maximum number of stops, n = number of people or car capacity

ESCALATOR.

An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase


whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal
̈ Where large numbers of people are anticipated, such as airports and railway terminals,
department stores and shopping malls, several escalators will be required and can be grouped
in a number of ways to suit the building functions ̈ The angle of inclination is normally 30o , but
may increase to 35o if the vertical rise does not exceed 6 m and the speed is limited to 0.5 ms-

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