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Vertical Transportation Technology Review Set (Print)

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Author: ELEVATOR WORLD
Format: SET (ASSEMBLED SET)
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Description

These 2 volumes contain dissertations from the U.K.'s University College Northampton's Masters in Lift Engineering program.

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Table of Contents

Volume 1:

  • The Effect of Building Sway on Lift Ropes and Cables
  • Lift Car Ventilation and Passenger Well being
  • Accidents in Search of Proximate Cause: An Inquiry of Contributory Factors in Escalator Accidents in the USA 1920 - 2001
  • Can Elevator Monitoring Improve Maintenance Procedures
  • Elevator Power Consumption: A Model for Office Buildings
  • Lifts for Differently Abled People
  • What is the Pay Back Period When Modernising a Lift System to a Variable Frequency Drive?
  • The Influence of Variations in Friction on Safety Gear Performance
  • An Evaluation of Firefighting and Evacuation Lifts: Exploring the Concept of Using Lifts to Escape Building Fire
  • The Contribution of Safety Rules and Method Statements to the Management of Risk

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Softcover | 376 Pages | 4 lbs.

Volume 2:

  • Effectively Communicating Code Requirements for Interfaces Between Building Systems and Elevator Systems
  • An Investigation into Accidents Involving Luggage Trolleys And/Or Shopping Carts on Escalators
  • The Future of the Lift Maintenance Business
  • A Study of the Actual Power Relative to the Theoretical Power Consumption of a Variable Frequency Drive Hydraulic System and How it Benefits the User
  • A Critical Comparison of Coated Steel Belts against Steel Wire Ropes as Applied to the Lift Industry.

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Softcover | 252 Pages | 3 lbs

Author Bio

Elevator World, Inc. is the largest publisher in the world devoted to the elevator industry: publishing a monthly journal; compiling the Elevator World SOURCE, the most inclusive directory in the industry; publishing numerous books used for industry education; maintaining ELENET, a biweekly email newsletter; and developing the Elevator World online network, a group of specialized websites with more than 70,000 users a month. Elevator World is the publisher and distributor of the print-based materials for the four-year Certified Elevator Technician (CET) Education Program. The company is 62 years old and has played a key role in the transfer of knowledge in the vertical-transportation industry.

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