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187 CHAMLES M. BULDUN and RICHARD F. ROTH
1871 DOMESTIC ANO IMPORTED PASSENGER
CARS—BY CLASSES TABLES Clssitcain System
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1957-1959 pariod below 15 degroes. The ston
dor developed in 1960 he Soe of Aviom.
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10°1970 when reduced by Chrysler and Dodge
fo 140 ond 14.8 degrees rnportey ee Fg
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Fer slopes over 10 peer @ nanion ot last
Bl long should be provised af eoch end of the
romp at one halt the slope of the romp ioe
(See Fa. 4
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Property ine walt shoud oho be regulated
Uhivewey is poral! ond adjacent fe 0 prop
‘ty line wot which extend al he way 10.0
ldlwalt. the ade of the deiveway should be
‘physical established, by cub or riing. ot leon
15M trom that wot. For each fot Mat the wal
1 hold ort th the sled, the reed
tance between dtiveway ond well may be te
‘doce by one loa! ee Fg. 9
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A number of diferent intone ramp systems
sprrsinat 10) elev batwson par
sve Som of tase sytem provide Spe:
tote ond each romps, wie oer make te
‘3 resinane doping fn ht eccommadete
tes pared vhs and ntrfor rove
toms may be age, curved o 8 contra
Aan Be togevery penta ba e opaten
tame The hice thoi be hosed on ie shape
nd mension and parking semond choroctes
{Ramps moy be deignd for ne oy oh
wey wae movement. However, one lone wide
Temp shold wal be operated ona erent
in some inonce, ite tpoaraphy wl allow
veh occeis fo sever paring evel ram he
oes grees ee an ome
inc Teves mre spe fe ating ond po
“ies ere fey for wae dsrbutn be
tre te ater od png Fy
Time ond convenience ae nooo! Yo Tome
fordeloy couse by canticing Wale moveren's
‘hot it samp cape. Other ctor inuancing
ramp design inde acciden! haxords, construe
tion cost, ond abit Ye orconmodate vehicles
Anata of Ramp Movements
‘A ramp system includes ony portion of stooge
Gowre tied by sobins moving habeas, ocle
Necly every saccenshl ramp asta rites ve:
‘cleo follow on apprximetey cesar path
‘wher toting bohonen porting ode Tee nom
bor of 360-degree rotations required fo cia
Through the garage ond porting suclre height
tether of srelatevokitrn yf or te Be
the morimum desoble numberof parking levels
Drivers are sometimes dsnacted or disturbed
boy the warenens of height when troveing ot
‘oer parking Ievel—a condition that con be
‘ecentuaed porting levels extend higher thar
‘sjocent bulngy. To reduce ver urocton,
“al Biing Sone Romi nd Operation a en
papel Sele ann mops Ade
ignad te lint the divers view of suroundings
‘uti The parking srctee.
Cleerway ond Adiecot Romp Types Rom ss
fom may be divided inte Wwo types, boxed on
theomert of hiurterence bebo romp rote
‘and parking unpoking operations fomp systems
‘Sesigned on the "dearwoy” principle provide
fertecr bevel pole completely nepuraed fs
Dotenily conRcting parking vtoorking move
tment. Ramp 5ystems in which porto al ofthe
Fomp wove! Is performed’ on cess bles may
be'aled the adacent parking” type. The mum
ber of parking stalls edacent to the comp may
vary trom 2 snot fumber fo the total capocty
‘tthe toy (See Fg.
Cleorway ramp stems provide the safest
movement with logs! delay an, excep Yo sopng
fcr designs, ov preferred for salt pk designe
However, the clearwoy ramp system is seldom
eaibe for small goroge se
fo edt pation open rows a
et gthig el bcos ole cel we
‘sBrontoge on solo lend port Hewever, od
{cent parking ramp desion are more wscephible
fo Wwathc movement delays ond potential cc
‘The octualtrovel speeds for he moving vo
cles on the two pes of romps do nol vary
twevty. Osler on he odjecan-pacing type
‘ome watem caused by parking unoaking ma.
never ore ict to meonur bt must be recog.
nized os @ sizeable quonity, Oeioys wil be
‘rear on working levels nearest the sheet level
Since these levels always have lorger numbers
Concontie Vaiss Tndom Romp Design Romo
systems ho can be lied es oncentie oF
Men, deport stile the ere pte
‘ol vehicles moving up and down between parking
leveh rvaivo about The some or soparoe conte
lca carved ipira romps ore wna bulk
Concentcaly to save spate and 0 erovide Rater
(grades. Swaight romp systems are designed in
ine concen or tandem contgueaont.
Vehicle wowing on a omp syle may meee
ther clckive oF coveterdaciwise, Coun
unve roraWon is enrol prefered the
tad Stntes doth smtriet whan ive
‘istomary st onthe lll side io vehicles since
‘places ders on the nse of ns, ening
beter coh honing
Perla Versus Opposed Ramp Design For vei
System. uo and down rams must slope in oop0-
Sie direction, requring romp suroces Yo be op-
ioe ip den ep sap te se
‘recon, romp srfces are parallel and vehicles
Imus rofote in opposite dectons.
“While ne signcont dereee hat besn ab
served in operational ease, ts obvious that op-
poted romp hyper ote sale, ance all vehicles
frente! inthe oma Sevckone Pera rare
Systems ore considerably cheaper to construc
however
eamatie Ramp Types
For slaty, convenience. and wae opeetina et
Feiney, the path Falowed bythe ramp trough
nome on ony for of @ parking garage shoul
be hart with minimum tua ad wae eosinos.
Romp rongements within a garage should be
onset, order tobe os spe and compre
enue ae vale
‘Ramp design ond onangerent are inftuenced
by (1 nenation of romp Wome Now Yo mam
ramp systems thot meg exist in lrger garages
(2) conformance of romps with oecessailes
throughout sesh flor era, ond (3) ste dimen
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Tigre erate faic mg onp on
Pees lantic epoe pigs
rower movement along the some sie. De
pending on suche width, the Moor rave could
sented in Fis. 2.ond 3 ore both
to entrance ond exit pens onthe some ste!
Figure 4 an adjoten paring type oppoved
shcioht om system. Travel paths for trowsh
{pond down movement fal the some ae
i foine ovens coin bt er
Incorporate acon. poking romp systems fr Wale enteringstiinating roe censing pain: Signe $i
trotere dearwoy ype oppoted sight ramp sy
tom Ends of opposed famps on the main toor
toe posted in apposite dectons, making thie
‘ype sited to sructurs with entrance ond eit
pains on seporte sel. Thi design con be
Sept te cokonce and eit plats on the sme
Stren, but equres 180-degre tun onthe main
oor necentoting odsitonal space
‘Sreightvomp aterm re odventogeow in el
catively narrow bullings. They reat less floor
{2 feral srtahezamm atom wih rome
ssn than helically curved ramps and ore simple
‘fo contac, partic in exiting srctores be
‘ng conver to porkong garages. waver, Shore
Nees mecassoy to elt and of aight amps
‘re disadvantage.
eth Level or Staggered eee Syme. The
oggered-oor poring goroge, invented by Fer
rand EH, is ow general Yoteried to
spl levd perege: t sonited how
Stetons, with oor lavas in one wectionstoggered
‘erticby by one hal story fom those adjacent
ctr Sher sight ops sloped in strnate
Grecons ond separated by the dtonce required
{o ety mote 3 1B0-dagee fn between romps,
come te ls
‘Any combination of sah ramet con be ap
plied fo the spl ive! Roor systems. Tac roto
tion direction may be the some, in) whi case
the dies ore one-way, hereby reducna confit
Turning paths may overlap, requiring less space
forme fomp sytem. Rotten con be prove
‘lin pain diectians which Simplifies tame
Gemincton by having vp and down ramps on
the tome plone
“he diva netoan spl vel clare halves
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may be perpendcuar to the set oF poral
Inthe later cose, eter the front oF back holt
Inay be elevated. Spit level Noor cur rerun
‘De ruch os 5 to 6 "(15 to LB ml to increase
‘ace efficiency ond make nrtow ses workable
Sone! der or porno oppcoble
The nytem a ecient in terme. of Rn
Spoce per vee parting sl but He ol ramp
{jem employing. odjcant porking, Trequent
ean ondatng noc ond
parking-unparking veils,
‘One wortion inthe spl level system vier
thew sopatte sectors ris the fe nd sesont
‘of eval elevations ond stoggered one hol story
Sith respect to the center section ee Fig. 9
Fity poront fewer pene are emg thveby
reducing tov tine. However vices potked
‘onthe end sactons mut be driven an ext al:
amp wave ko areterposibiity wih his
type of de
rage smplt form, cantons two adjacent
sles ned it oppoutecirecvon, ih
Frosenidon at sack nd shat vehicles Waveling
the length of both ales make 0 360-degree turn
ortng level
(ig. 10) Th
ramps inthe ordinary sant The cronies may
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However, the eperationl prblems in adjacent
porting can cavre congestion during peak out
ound movementifelearnay ype enpres romp
ore no! ved,
aor to oor wave ditonce is greater in op
trees gorets then tn her fpr of one
Goroges. However, ths is offre! somewhot by
the epporiiy for greater Mave speeds due 40
Pal shape ond ge forget
or large suctres it desirable fo have only
ptt of the for area sloped, wih level oor
Token of ed te fon cote, Romp cow
tection at midoaint of epee dopina Poors
permit one woy tof ckelobon (ig. Tis
Dombi ro ocheve one-way tre ceviation In
Sling Roce layouts with Peking along alee
‘on every level by ving he sloping Foor garage
‘vs placed er o‘en, ne tava canter techion
‘eles es es otra ole Row oon chong
from up to down and vice vers. This permis
fen for angled porting. med ony by
satin tan en has gt
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Siders
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in Figs. 13 ond 14
‘The double helix system (ig. 14) ues two hel
culpa mths that ure soped in opened
tectont One surface can be vied for vo move:
The to
‘nied States
andthe counting sing aft sida dive vahlan
Cunterlochwierototion is prelered,
Intersovan ‘deve ome ore popslor
Intl stroctres (10 fo 12 poking level) becouse
the number of 360-degree Went can be reduced
Pesperglpheptira pat plriteotianaieg
emate parking lvls
“Troiionlly, euving ramps at oid be con
iow where they patie 360 degrens afro
tion between two pang lvls. The nanconin
‘01 hacaly coved romps that provide rolotion
{eowgh 100 deyres or commory rlered te
{21 semicicular—although this defriion not
ule correc, tines he curved section is hebcal
Helical carved romp are most often located
in comers of rectongulot sutures 1 minimize
foorspace lors, or ey ore locted ove the
‘truchre when additonal ute area + velo
Helcaly curved ramps requte more space than
straight romps, but they con fer beter ome
‘seation by providing grado tasing 06 om
pared to sharp tuning movements sucly e-
‘ured ot ends ot aight ramps. In ado,
Fie. 12 Melee omer such o hi oe cn be vd
Mocvaly tor expats axing.
amples af saab and halal expen
sptcleatan a onde of straight rope may m-
(qire undesirable warping of floor reas.
‘ns raking eceny by re
ond confic-bt maya oni.
aye sec cat sce they ereane he
‘rea prorated to wath potting space deem
atom of spacesie effciency
ome Standards
ome desian parameters governing the scceote:
Diy of such om Feats os maximum greent
‘nd minimum rods of eororre nave evolved
from garage operating experiance. The Following