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1999v10 - Detailing - Stairs Escalera PDF
1999v10 - Detailing - Stairs Escalera PDF
Figure 1: Stair
Terminology
Figure 4:
Determining
whether a dog-leg
is required
CONNECTIONS
3-D STAIRS The detailer specifies whether be completed in less than 10 min-
a pan or a grating tread will be utes.
Because fabrication and erec-
used, the number of risers
tion of stairs is a 3-dimensional
required, the stringer section Conclusions
problem, using 3-dimensional
size and the stringer offset (or Stairs can be detailed manual-
modeling can be a very useful
distance from top of steel of ly in 2D, or automatically in 3D.
method of detailing. In 3-D, the
stringer to the nosing line). The Although complex, manual draft-
detailer models a physical full
tread vs. rise ratio and whether ing is very common and is widely
size representation of the struc-
the stair is generally safe (see used. Automatic detailing of
ture, and the computer then
the section on 'safe rise and safe stairs in 3D is becoming increas-
automatically produces the fabri-
run') are automatically deter- ingly common because it is sim-
cation drawings. The detailer
mined. ple and fast, helps the checker
can walk around the structure
(because the stair can be visual-
and view it from any perspective,
If a standard rise and tread ized in 3-D), and ensures a good
and build any connection. Every
are selected then the pan can be fit and subsequent ease of erec-
aspect of the structure is seen on
picked from a database of exist- tion.
the screen in front of the detailer
ing sections. If not, then the new Information which designers
so potential problem areas can
pan section will be created auto- should provide to detailers
be eliminated immediately. The
matically (an automatically mod- Number of treads and the rise
general layout for 3D stairs is
eled pan is shown in Figure 8). (typically given as 16@61/2")
shown in Sketch 5.
The detailer can specify dimen- Stringer size and type of
sions for the tread thickness and stringer (i.e. channel, or tube)
Method of producing stairs
the toe space but the tread and Supporting beam sizes and
in 3-D: A stair will usually con-
rise is automatically determined. positions
nect either to concrete or to a
Nosing points (if possible)
steel platform, so the detailer
From beginning to end, the Connection details (if possible)
must tell the computer which
entire stair, including modeling
type of platform to use.
the stair, producing the drawing
and drawing the connections, can