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CONS - Stairs Flashcards

1
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one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another

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Stair

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2
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the vertical face of a stair step; minimum height of 200mm

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Riser

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3
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the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair, in which the foot is placed; minimum depth of 250mm

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Tread

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4
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the measured height of a stair step or a flight of stairs

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Rise

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5
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the horizontal distance between successive risers or between the first and last risers of a flight of stairs

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Run

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6
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a support for the foot in ascending or descending

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Step

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7
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a rail providing a handhold and serving as a support at the side of a stair or platform

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Handrail

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8
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a passageway from one level of a building to another by a flight of stairs

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Stairway

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9
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a clear vertical space from the nosing of a stair tread to any overhead obstruction; required to be at least 2m

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Headroom

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10
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a fixed stepladder having an angle of pitch between 55 degrees and 70 degrees

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Ship’s Ladder

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11
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a sloping floor, walk, or roadway connecting two levels

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Ramp

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12
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a curved ramp

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Helicline

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13
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the usually rounded edge of a stair thread that extends over the riser

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Nosing

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14
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a stair extending from one level to another without turns or winders

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Straight-Run Stair

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15
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a flight of stairs having no turns or widners

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Straight Flight

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16
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a more or less wedge-shaped stair-step for changing direction

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Winder

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17
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a stair making a right-angled turn, consisting of two straight flights connected by an intervening landing or a series of winders; aka “L stair”

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Quarter-Turn Stair

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18
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a square landing connecting two flights of a stairs

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Quarterspace Landing

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19
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a platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the foot or head of a flight of stairs

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Landing

20
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a stair that turns 180 degrees or through two right angles at an intervening landing

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Half-Turn Stair

21
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a half-return stair consisting of two straight flights immediately side by side and connected by an intervening landing

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Dog-Leg Stair

22
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a landing connecting two flights of a half-turn stair

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Halfspace Landing

23
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a half-turn stair having two intermediate landings, each offering a 90-degree change of direction

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Double-L Stair

24
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a stair having one wide flight from the main floor to an intermediate landing and two side flights from the landing to the floor above

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Double-Return Stair

25
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any stair constructed chiefly with winders such as a geometrical or spiral stair

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Winding Stair

26
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a circular stair having wedge-shaped treads winding around and supported by a central post

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Spiral Stair

27
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a central post from which the winders of a spiral stair radiate

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Newel

28
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a winding stair constructed around a circular or elliptical well without the use of newels and often no landings in between floors

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Geometrical Stair

29
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a winding stair having an elliptically shaped well

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Elliptical Stair

30
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a curved section of handrail

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Wreathe

31
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a curved section of a staircase string

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Wreathe Piece

32
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one of the sloping boards running alongside a staircase to support or cover the ends of the treads and risers

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String

33
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a stair string set against a wall, usually notched or housed to receive the ends of risers and treads

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Wall String

34
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an inclined beam for supporting the steps of a stair

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Carriage

35
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a flight or series of flights of stairs including its supporting framework, casing, and handrails

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Staircase

36
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a barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by spaced uprights or balusters

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Railing

37
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an upright post or support, as in a window or railing

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Stanchion

38
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a railing with supporting balusters

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Balustrade

39
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any of a number closely spaced supports for a railing

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Baluster/Banister

40
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a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end; aka “cantilevered step”

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Hanging Step

41
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a horizontal, spiral termination to one or both ends of the tread; aka “volute”

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Curtail

42
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a staring step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread

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Curtail Step

43
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an open space between two successive treads

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Open Riser

44
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a steel pan receiving a concrete fill and serving as a tread or as a combined tread and riser

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Pan Tread

45
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a tread fabricated from metal plate, usually having a raised pattern to provide a nonslip surface

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Plate Tread

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