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6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

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Figure 7.1: System Details of Electric Traction (Left) and Hydraulic<br />

(Right) Elevators (Adapted from CIBSE, 1993)<br />

A hoistway in which an elevator travels extends from the bottom of the<br />

pit to the underside of the overhead machine room floor; or to the<br />

underside of the roof if the hoistway does not penetrate the roof. A<br />

hoistway for more than one elevator is called a multiple hoistway. Up to<br />

four elevators may operate in a multiple hoistway.<br />

Beams have to be usually provided at vertical intervals in the hoistway<br />

enclosure to support steel guide rails along which elevator car run. The<br />

rails generally are tee-shape in cross section with smooth guiding<br />

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