ARE Study Review

Which of the following operating systems responds to all calls in one direction, then answers all calls in the reverse direction, ultimately returning the cab to the lobby. A. single automatic, B. selective collective operation, C. group automatic operation

A residential project requires an elevator. Which of the following elevator types are commonly selected for this application? Choose 2 A. holed hydraulic B. geared traction C. winding drum D. roped hydraulic Answer C. winding drum and D. roped hydraulic ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

An office building has an elevator bank with 4 elevators where 2 cabs side-by-side are arranged opposite the other 2. Each of the elevators is 3500-pound capacity with an interior cab dimension of 6'8" x 5'4". What is the recommended corridor width at this group? A. 8 feet B. 9 feet C. 11 feet D. 12 feet Answer C. 11 feet. At 1.5-2 times the car depth (5'4), this could be a range, but 10 feet is a minimum for groups of 4 or more. Therefore C is the best choice. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

What is the maximum number of cars serving the same portion of building that IBC allows to be contained in a single hoistway? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Answer B. 3. Four cars must be in 2 separate hoistways. Five cars can be located 3 in 1 hoistway, 2 in a second hoistway. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

What is the upper limit load that limited use / limited application elevators can carry? Answer 1,400 lbs ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Building type dictates the peak traffic periods for elevator use. Regardless, the minimum number of elevators is determined by counting the volume of people during a peak period interval of _____ minutes and dividing this by the ______-minute handling capacity (based on car size and round-trip time) of an elevator. Answer 5 (five). ARE 4.0 exam study: BS