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: Received: 16 July 2020 / Approved: 17 July 2020 / Online: 17 July 2020 (15:10:26 CEST)
How to cite:
Zacharias, J.; Lu, G. Stair Width, Pitch and Alignment in Stair Climbing and Descending Rates. Preprints2020, 2020070388. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0388.v1.
Zacharias, J.; Lu, G. Stair Width, Pitch and Alignment in Stair Climbing and Descending Rates. Preprints 2020, 2020070388. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0388.v1.
Cite as:
Zacharias, J.; Lu, G. Stair Width, Pitch and Alignment in Stair Climbing and Descending Rates. Preprints2020, 2020070388. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0388.v1.
Zacharias, J.; Lu, G. Stair Width, Pitch and Alignment in Stair Climbing and Descending Rates. Preprints 2020, 2020070388. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0388.v1.
Abstract
Innovative interventions in the planning and design of stair and escalator facilities call for understanding their effects on stair use. This study considers five planning variables for the twinned stair and escalator facilities–stair pitch and width, angle of deviation, height and separating distance. Public sites were identified in 8 commercial districts in Beijing. Facilities (n=21) presenting heterogeneously across variables were sampled for simultaneous up and down pedestrian counts in 18 5-minute video segments middays, for a total of 1464 counts. Stair width accounts for 20% of the variance in ascending rate and 10% in descending. Plan angle accounts for 2% in ascending and 5% in descending, while pitch accounts for 1% in ascending and 5% in descending. The study confirms the effects of layout and design of stairway and escalator facilities on facility choice. The results point directly to interventions in support of higher stair-climbing rates.
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