The Vertical Transportation Handbook, 3rd Edition
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GEORGE R. STRAKOSCH is one of the world's leading authorities on vertical transportation. His concepts and principles established the elevator systems for numerous projects, including the World Trade Center, Sears Tower, and John Hancock Tower. His practical approach included project management of facilities such as Cape Kennedy Space Center, MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Reno, as well as a multitude of major commercial buildings.
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The Essentials of Elevatoring.
The Basics of Elevatoring a Building.
Passenger Traffic Requirements.
Incoming Traffic.
Two-Way Traffic.
Outgoing Traffic.
Elevator Operation and Control.
Space and Physical Requirements.
Escalators and Moving Walks.
Elevatoring Commercial Buildings.
Elevatoring Residential Buildings.
Elevatoring Institutional Buildings.
Service and Freight Elevators.
Non-Conventional Elevators, Special Applications, and Environmental Considerations.
Automated Material Handling Systems.
Codes and Standards.
Elevator Specifying and Contracting.
Economics, Maintenance, and Modernization.
Traffic Studies and Performance Evaluation.
The Changing Modes of Horizontal and Vertical Transportation.
Appendix.
Indexes.
The Basics of Elevatoring a Building.
Passenger Traffic Requirements.
Incoming Traffic.
Two-Way Traffic.
Outgoing Traffic.
Elevator Operation and Control.
Space and Physical Requirements.
Escalators and Moving Walks.
Elevatoring Commercial Buildings.
Elevatoring Residential Buildings.
Elevatoring Institutional Buildings.
Service and Freight Elevators.
Non-Conventional Elevators, Special Applications, and Environmental Considerations.
Automated Material Handling Systems.
Codes and Standards.
Elevator Specifying and Contracting.
Economics, Maintenance, and Modernization.
Traffic Studies and Performance Evaluation.
The Changing Modes of Horizontal and Vertical Transportation.
Appendix.
Indexes.
