Lifts and Escalators: A user manual
Historical facts about lifts -- Standards and guidelines for lifts -- Structural engineering basics -- Lift types -- Well installation components -- Drives -- Electrical controls and control modes -- Car and panels -- Doors -- Overspeed governor -- Car frame and safety gear -- Suspension means -- Brakes -- Interaction of the lift components -- Remote alarm and rescue service -- Maintenance/quality measurement on lifts -- Lift systems during life time -- Traffic Calculation -- Accidents at lift systems -- Modernization of lift systems -- Planning of lift systems -- Building Management System -- Environmental Considerations -- Decommissioning of lift systems -- Historical facts about escalators -- Codes and standards for escalators -- Escalator components -- Escalator types and their mode of operation -- Documentation of escalators -- Escalator during lifetime -- Pictures of damage -- Maintenance of escalators -- Modernization of escalators -- Planning of escalators -- Traffic calculation of escalators -- Building Management System -- Avoiding accidents -- Decommissioning of escalators.