ABSTRACT
The traffic design procedure starts by applying the classical calculation methods. It is important to remember that traffic design is not an exact science and another designer will make different decisions and assumptions, which will affect the outcome. This chapter describes a methodical (philosophical) procedure for the traffic design of lifts. It presents a few simple design examples that will provide a simple methodology for lift traffic design. Calculating the round trip time is the building block of lift traffic analysis and design. The chapter introduces the general approach for finding the required number of lifts. The traffic design for the mid zone is complicated by the presence of the facilities floor just below the lowest floor in the zone. The traffic design for the upper zone is complicated by the presence of the facilities floor being so far below the lowest floor in the zone.
