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 the EN 115-1:2017 standard, the nominal speed of a moving walkway with an inclination angle greater than 6 degrees should not exceed 0.5 m/s. The recommended nominal speed for angled moving walks is 0.5 m/s, especially where cargo carts are carried on moving tracks.
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 walk 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.
| 9000mm | Maximum rise |
| 30° | Inclination |
| 0.5 | Rated speed (m/s) |
| VVVF inverter | Control system |
| 4500 , 6750 , 9000 | Capacity (pers/hr) |