6.3 Suspended Ceiling Design Process - Bilkent University

Number of Elevators: The number of elevators estimated to be required
within the facility as a result of analysis.
Number of Floors Served above Main Terminal: The total number of
floors served by the elevator above its datum level.
Passenger Arrival Rate: The rate at which passengers arrive per unit
time.
Pit Foundation Size: The Size of the foundation from which the pit is
formed.
Pit Headroom: The vertical distance allowed for headroom within the pit.
Pit Sump Recess Depth: The depth of the sump recess below the base
of the pit.
Pit Sump Recess Length: The length of the sump recess at the base of
the pit.
Pit Sump Recess Width: The width of the sump recess at the base of
the pit.
Round Trip Time: The time taken for a complete travel cycle from the
main terminal to the highest reversal floor and back.
Single Floor Transit Time: The time taken by an elevator to travel
between two adjacent floors when travelling at the contract speed i.e.
making no stops at the floors.
Structural Frame Front Clearance: The distance required between the
hoistway wall and the outer surface of the elevator car to enable travel.
Structural Frame LH Side Clearance: The distance required between
the hoistway wall and the outer surface of the elevator car to enable
travel.
Structural Frame Rear Clearance: The distance required between the
hoistway wall and the outer surface of the elevator car to enable travel.
Structural Frame RH Side Clearance: The distance required between
the hoistway wall and the outer surface of the elevator car to enable
travel.
Tenancy Type: The type of tenancy i.e. multiple or single tenancy.
Time Consumed when Stopping: The amount of time that an elevator
spends at a landing when making a stop.
Type of Guide Rails: The type of guide rails used in the elevator system.
Uppeak Handling Capacity: The handling capacity of the elevator at
peak demand when travelling upwards.
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