I. GIVE THE FOLLOWING.

1-2. Give (2) two examples of Vertical Transportation System.

- Stairs
- Escalator
- Elevator
- Gravity Chutes
3-5. Give (3) three Elevator Safety Features.
1. Emergency break
2. Multiple Cables
3. Friction/Machine break
4. The governor
5. Buffers

II. READ THE STATEMENTS CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER
FROM THE BOX.

6. It is the most common and essential for vertical movement of people and goods. It
is also mandatory as it is an escape route in case of fire in buildings
(STAIRS)

7. It is used to transport people and goods vertically

(ELEVATOR)

8. This transportation system are the moving step type lifts operating at constant
speed between two levels in an inclined course for moving large number of people
in a short time.
(ESCALATOR)

9. It is used by hotels for transporting soiled linen, garbage and waste from different
floors.
(GARBAGE CHUTES)

10. It is used to support the car (passing over the drive sheave to the counterweight)
& pull the car. Usually the number of lays depends on load & speed.
(CABLE)

11. It is made of steel T-shaped or formed sections with guiding surfaces installed
vertically in a hoistway to guide and direct the course of travel of an elevator car
and elevator counterweights.
(GUIDE RAILS)
 12. If the elevator exceeds the speed restriction, it applies brakes or adjusts the
elevator's speed
(SPEED GOVERNOR)

13. It is a counterbalancing weight which balances a load, and makes lifting the load
more efficient.
(COUNTER WEIGHT)

14. It is a device designed to stop a descending car or counterweight beyond its

normal travel limit by steering or by absorbing and dissipating the car's kinetic
energy or counterweight.
(BUFFER)

15. It refers to the load carrying unit including the platform, car frame, enclosure and
car door or gate.
(ELEVATOR CAR)

STAIRS PISTON COUNTERWEIGHT

ELEVATOR CABLE GUIDE RAILS

ESCALATOR HOISTWAYS

GARBAGE CHUTES BUFFER

SPEED GOVERNOR ELEVATOR CAR