In order to install a moving walk, a pit with suitable width and length must be considered on the lower floor. The wellway width is equal to the total moving walk(s) width and the length must be designed in a way that the lower section of the truss can be located beneath the surface of the lower floor. As a result, the moving walk floor plate will be at the same level as the lower floor finished surface.
According to EN 115-1:2017, the nominal speed of a moving walk with an angle of inclination greater than 6 degrees, must not exceed 0.5 m/s and the nominal speed of a moving walk with the angle of inclination 0 up to 6 degrees must not exceed 0.75 m/s. For inclined moving walks, the common speed is 0.5 m/s and the recommended nominal speed for a horizontal moving walk is 0.65 m/s especially where the baggage carts are carried on the moving walks.
The loads that the moving walk imposes on the building structure include the total load resulting from the weight of the moving walk, live load and dynamic load along with a calculated safety factor that is added to the total load. The final result is applied in a maximum of 4 places. Two main loads (R1 – R2) are applied on the designed building beams at the beginning and end of the track. For moving walkways of great length, intermediate supports should be considered based on n calculations to avoid buckling in the middle part. These loads (Rn) are applied to the intermediate supports.
| 6000mm | Maximum rise |
| 35° | Inclination |
| 0.5 | Rated speed (m/s) |
| VVVF inverter | Control system |
| 4500 , 6750 , 9000 | Capacity (pers/hr) |