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    Introduction To Stairs

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    Stairs provide access between floors in multi-story buildings. A staircase consists of steps, treads, and risers. Treads are the horizontal walking surfaces and risers are the vertical surfaces between treads. Stairs should be located for easy access, well-lit, and ventilated. Staircases must meet requirements for width, length of flights, tread and riser dimensions, and headroom clearance.

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    Stairs provide access between floors in multi-story buildings. A staircase consists of steps, treads, and risers. Treads are the horizontal walking surfaces and risers are the vertical surfaces between treads. Stairs should be located for easy access, well-lit, and ventilated. Staircases must meet requirements for width, length of flights, tread and riser dimensions, and headroom clearance.

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    Stairs provide access between floors in multi-story buildings. A staircase consists of steps, treads, and risers. Treads are the horizontal walking surfaces and risers are the vertical surfaces between treads. Stairs should be located for easy access, well-lit, and ventilated. Staircases must meet requirements for width, length of flights, tread and riser dimensions, and headroom clearance.

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    STAIRCASE

    Introduction
    • Stairs is a set of steps which give access from floor to
    floor.
    • The room or enclosure of the building, in which stair is
    located is known as staircase.
    • Staircase provide access & communication between
    floors in multi-storey buildings.
    • It must be enclosed by fire resisting walls, floors, ceilings
    and doors.
    • Stairs may be constructed of Timber, Bricks, Stone,
    Steel or Reinforced Cement Concrete.
    Location of Stairs
    • It should be so located as to provide easy access to the
    occupants of the building.
    • It should be well lighted and ventilated directly from
    the exterior.
    • In public buildings it should be located near main
    entrance and in residential building it should be placed
    centrally.
    Technical Terms
    • STEP:- It is a portion of stair which permits ascent or
    descent. A stair is composed of a set of steps.
    • TREAD:- It is a upper horizontal portion of a step upon
    which foot is placed while ascending or descending.
    • RISER:- It is a vertical portion of a step providing
    support to the tread.
    • LANDING:- It is level platform at the top or bottom of a
    flight between the floors.
    • FLIGHT:- This is an unbroken series of steps between
    landing.
    Technical Terms
    • RISE:- It is a vertical distance between two successive
    tread faces.
    • GOING:- It is a horizontal distance between two
    successive riser faces.
    • NOSING:- It is the projecting part of the tread beyond
    the face of riser.
    • SCOTIA:- It is a moulding provided under the nosing to
    provide strength to nosing.
    • SOFFIT:- it is the underside of a stair.
    • PITCH OR SLOPE:- It is the angle which the line of
    nosing of the stair makes with the horizontal.
    Technical Terms
    • STRINGS OR STRINGERS:- These are the slopping
    members which support the steps in a stair.
    • NEWEL POST:- Newel post is a vertical member which
    is placed at the ends of flight to connects the ends of
    strings and hand rail.
    • BALUSTER:- It is vertical member of wood or metal,
    supporting the hand rail.
    • HEAD ROOM:- It is the clear vertical distance between
    the tread and overload structure.
    Technical Terms
    REQUIREMENTS OF GOOD
    STAIRCASE
    • WIDTH OF STAIR
    • It should be wide enough to carry the user without
    much crowd or inconvenience.
    • In Residential building, a 90 cm wide stair is
    sufficient while in public 1.5 to 1.8 m width may
    required.
    • LENGTH OF FLIGHT
    • The number of steps should not be more than 12
    • & less than 3 from comfort point of view.
    Technical Terms
    • STEP:- It is a portion of stair which permits ascent or
    descent. A stair is composed of a set of steps.
    • TREAD:- It is a upper horizontal portion of a step upon
    which foot is placed while ascending or descending.
    • RISER:- It is a vertical portion of a step providing
    support to the tread.
    • LANDING:- It is level platform at the top or bottom of a
    flight between the floors.
    • FLIGHT:- This is an unbroken series of steps between
    landing.
    Technical Terms
    • STEP:- It is a portion of stair which permits ascent or
    descent. A stair is composed of a set of steps.
    • TREAD:- It is a upper horizontal portion of a step upon
    which foot is placed while ascending or descending.
    • RISER:- It is a vertical portion of a step providing
    support to the tread.
    • LANDING:- It is level platform at the top or bottom of a
    flight between the floors.
    • FLIGHT:- This is an unbroken series of steps between
    landing.
    Technical Terms
    • STEP:- It is a portion of stair which permits ascent or
    descent. A stair is composed of a set of steps.
    • TREAD:- It is a upper horizontal portion of a step upon
    which foot is placed while ascending or descending.
    • RISER:- It is a vertical portion of a step providing
    support to the tread.
    • LANDING:- It is level platform at the top or bottom of a
    flight between the floors.
    • FLIGHT:- This is an unbroken series of steps between
    landing.
    Technical Terms
    • STEP:- It is a portion of stair which permits ascent or
    descent. A stair is composed of a set of steps.
    • TREAD:- It is a upper horizontal portion of a step upon
    which foot is placed while ascending or descending.
    • RISER:- It is a vertical portion of a step providing
    support to the tread.
    • LANDING:- It is level platform at the top or bottom of a
    flight between the floors.
    • FLIGHT:- This is an unbroken series of steps between
    landing.

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