A Ramp Is A Sloped Pathway Used To Provide Access Between Two Vertical Levels. It Facilitates The Movement of Wheelchairs
A Ramp Is A Sloped Pathway Used To Provide Access Between Two Vertical Levels. It Facilitates The Movement of Wheelchairs
A Ramp Is A Sloped Pathway Used To Provide Access Between Two Vertical Levels. It Facilitates The Movement of Wheelchairs
A ramp is a sloped pathway used to provide access between two vertical levels. It
facilitates the movement of wheelchairs.
a slope of 1:20 means that as each dimensional unit of height rises or falls, the dimensional unit of
length runs out by 20 units. A ramp that has too steep a slope will prove difficult for people to use and
could even be unsafe, whilst a ramp with too shallow a slope can require excessive length.
There are a wide range of issues that must be considered in the design of ramps, including:
The gradient of a ramp and its going (horizontal distance) between landings must be in
accordance with the following table:
9m 1:19 473mm
8m 1:18 444mm
7m 1:17 411mm
6m 1:16 375mm
5m 1:15 333mm
4m 1:14 285mm
3m 1:13 230mm
2m 1:12 166mm
External ramps
Approved Document M sets out the following requirements for external ramps:
The design considerations for internal ramps are the same as those above for external ramps,
excluding issues relating to the external environment.
Steps should be provided as well as a ramp unless one of the following criteria can be fulfilled: