Building Construction II: Ar. Jayakrishna Gutta
Building Construction II: Ar. Jayakrishna Gutta
Building Construction II: Ar. Jayakrishna Gutta
• Winding stairs
• Spiral stair: in this the steps are projected from a central post
Classification of Stairs
Spiral stair
Geometrical stairs
Classification of Stairs
Bifurcated stair
Basic rules of stairs/Essential
requirement of stairs
Step proportions: it is very essential that the design of
the steps should be carefully worked out so as not to
make the steps either too wide or too short. Further the
rise should not be excessive which otherwise would
cause inconvenience to the user.
The following rules are generally followed.
Type I
Type IV
Wooden/Timber stairs
• These stairs are generally used for residential buildings
because of its light weight. They can be either built in place
or shop fabricated. They are cheap, easy to construct and
maintain and light in weight.