Vertical Transportation

RP20018 – Nishant Pandit

RP20047 – Saloni Shah
RP20057 – Kshitija Bhoir
RP20060 – Pooja Panicker
 What is Vertical Transportation?
 A path which leads from one level to another level in a multistoried
building. 
 The path can be in the form of staircase, ramps, elevators and
escalators.

Different modes

Ramps

Staircase Escalators Elevators

Evolution on Vertical Transportation
 Invention of elevator in 1854 changed the dynamics of vertical
transportation
 Home Insurance Building, Chicago used the first elevator
 Height of building – around 50m and floors 10
 Traction type of elevator used
 1889 – Introduction to double deck elevators in Eiffel tower, Paris using
one hoistway

Lift
frame
Evolution on Vertical Transportation
 The introduction of elevators helped in mobility of people to different
levels in mid rise and high rise buildings.
 Burj Khalifa located in Dubai is recognized as the tallest building in the
world with a height of 828m.
 Provisions: 57 elevators and 8 escalators, 2909 staircases
 Specifications of lifts: Speed 22mph, double decker lifts, service lift with
capacity of 5,500 kg.

Core area
with lifts

Spiral staircase Plan

Willis Tower
 Formerly known as Sears tower
 Architect – Bruce Graham
 Structural Engineer –Fazlur Khan
 Location – Chicago, USA
 Height – 442M
 Total floors – 108
 Typology – Office, Conference Center
 Total 97 Elevators
 Types of elevators – Double decker
express shuttle, Single decker
passenger, Freight elevator
Division of Vertical zones 
 Vertically divided into three zones,
each of which has a double-height
lobby.
 The sears towers has 104-cab
elevator system 
 28 double decker express shuttle
elevators,  63 single deck elevators
for inter - zonal travel, 6 freight
elevators which only stop at the
hidden floors.

Zone 1 – Ground to 33rd Floor

Division of Vertical zones 

 2 express elevators take 61 seconds

to reach the sky deck at 103rd floor
at a speed of 1600 feet per minute.
 It was the first skyscraper in the
world to incorporate this type of
lifts.

Zone 2 – 34th to 66th Floor

Division of Vertical zones 

Zone 4 – 90th to 109th Floor

Zone 3 – 67th to 89th Floor

Taipei 101
 Architect – C. Y. LEE Partners
 Structural Engineer – Shaw Sheih
 Location – Taipei, Taiwan
 Height – 508M
 Total floors – 101
 Typology – Office complex and mall
 61 elevators and 50 escalators
 Types of elevators – Observation,
Passenger, Service and Car Park
Division of Vertical zones 
 Car Park Lifts: -
1. 6 single-deck of 1600 kg each to
tower lobby
 Service Lifts: -
1. 3 single-deck - 2 of 2040 kg and
1 of 4800 kg

Passenger Single Deck Lifts

Passenger Double Deck Lifts

Car Park Lifts

Service Lifts

Observation Lifts

Zone 1 – Ground to 5th Floor

Division of Vertical zones 
 Passenger Lifts: -
1. 10 double-deck of 2040 kg per
deck
2. 24 double-deck of 1350 kg per
deck
3. 3 single-deck with various
capacities

Passenger Single Deck Lifts

Passenger Double Deck Lifts

Service Lifts

Observation Lifts

Zone 2 – 6th to 89th Floor

Division of Vertical zones 
 Observation Lifts: -
1. 2 single-deck of 1600 kg per deck
2. Uses aerodynamic pressure
controlled capsules
3. Speed of elevators is 1010m/min

VIP Passenger Single Deck Lifts

Zone 3 – 90th to 101st Floor

ThyssenKrupp – MULTI Elevators
 Introduction to rope-less elevator system
in 2014 by ThyssenKrupp Elevators
 Helped in reducing masses in the system
and increasing floor space
 Single shaft multiple cars in both
directions i.e. vertical and horizontal

Shafts changing the direction of lift cars 3D model of MULTI elevator system
ThyssenKrupp – MULTI Elevators
 Introduction to carbon composite materials instead of steel to make light
weight lift cars
 Reduction in elevator footprint and elevator shafts
 Thus reduction in consumption of energy
 As it rope-less system there is no need of machine room
 Thus use of elevator can start as every next floor is constructed
 If the demand increases additional cars can be added without increasing the
elevator shafts

Conversion of vertical shaft into horizontal shaft

ThyssenKrupp – MULTI Elevators
 Also increasing flexibility during designing of a
building
 Use of multi-level brake system is used to control
the speed of elevators
 Application: -
Testturn, Rottweil, Germany
1. Height – 246m
2. Launched - 2017
3. It is a elevator test tower by ThyssenKrupp