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Stair Flashcards

1
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One of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.

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Stair

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2
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A support for the foot in ascending or descending.

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Step

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3
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The vertical face of a stair step. Building codes required a height between 4” and 7”; residential and utility stairs may have a rise height of 7 3/4”(197mm).

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Riser

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4
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The horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair, on which the foot is placed. Building codes require a minimum depth of 11inches; residential and utility stairs may have a minimum thread depth of 10in (254mm)

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Thread

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5
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The usually rounded edge of a stair tread that extends over the riser.

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Nosing

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6
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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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7
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The clear vertical space from the nosing of a stair tread to any overhead obstruction, usually required by building codes to be at least 78in (2m).

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Headroom

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8
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The top or top landing of a stairway.

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Stairhead

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9
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A riser that is inclined inward to permit more footroom on the tread below.

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Raking Riser

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10
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The measured height of a stair step or a flight of steps.

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Rise

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11
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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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12
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A continuous series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next.

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Flight

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13
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A vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.

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Stairwell

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14
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The horizontal distance between successive risers or between the first and last risers of a flight of steps.

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Run

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15
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A structure of wood, metal or rope, usually consisting of two sidepieces joined at suitable intervals by bars or rungs, forming a means of climbing up or down at an angle of pitch between 75d and 90d.

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Ladder

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16
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One of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.

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Rung

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17
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A fixed stepladder having an angle of pitch between 55d and 70d, usually equipped with handrails.

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Ship’s ladder

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18
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The angle of pitch above which a stair is considered to be unconfortable or unsafe, usually 45d.

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Critical Angle

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19
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Thre preferred ratio between the riser and tread of a stairstep, specified by either of two formulas: 2R + T = 24 to 25; R x T = 72 to 75.

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Riser : Tread Ratio

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20
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For a light of stairs, any angle of pitch btween 28d and 36d, or for a ramp, an angle of pitch less than 5d.

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Preferred angle

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21
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A sloping floor, walk, or roadway connecting two levels. Building codes require the maximum slope of accessible ramps to be 1:12 with a maximum run of 30inches (762mm) between landings.

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Ramp

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22
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A fixed stepladder having an angle of pitch between 55d and 70d, usually equipped with handrails.

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Ship’s ladder

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23
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A series of ramps connected by steps.

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Stepped ramp

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24
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A curved ramp.

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Helicline

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25
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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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26
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One of the steps in a straight flight of stairs.

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Flier

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27
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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

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28
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A flight of stairs having no turns or winders.

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Straight Flight

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29
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A more or less wedge-shaped stair step for changing direction.

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Winder

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30
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The central of three stair winders making a 90 degree turn.

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Kite Winder

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31
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A stair making a right a right-angled turn, consisting of two straight flights connected by an intervening landing or a series of winders.

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Quarter-turn stair, L Stair

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32
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A square landing connecting two flights of a stair.

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Quarterspace landing, quarterpace landing

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33
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A line 18in (457mm) in from the centerline of a handrail, along which the run of a winder is the same as a flier.

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Walking line, Line of Travel

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34
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A raised step or platform, esp one serving as a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps.

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Pace, Footpace

35
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A stair that turns 180d or through two right angles at an intervening landing.

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Half-turn stair

36
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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

37
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A landing connecting two flights of a half-turn stair.

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Halfspace landing, halfpace landing

38
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Any of a series of winders so arranged that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.

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Balanced Step, Dancing Step, Dancing Winder

39
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A half-turn stair having two intermediate landings, each offering a 90d change of direction.

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Double-L stair

40
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A stair requiring a three-quarter turn for continued ascent or descent.

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Three-quarter-turn stair

41
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A stair having one wide flight from the main floor to an intermediate landing, and two side flights from that landing to the floor above.

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Double-return stair

42
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Any stair constructed chiefly with winders, such as a geometrical or spiral stair.

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Winding Stair

43
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A winding stair having a circular plan.

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Circular Stair

44
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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

45
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A central post from which the winders of a spiral stair radiate.

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Newel

46
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A winding stair having an elliptically shaped well.

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Elliptical Stair

47
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A winding stair constructed around a circular or elliptical well without the use of newels and often no landings betwen floors.

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Geometrical Stair

48
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A curved section of handrail.

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Wreathe

49
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A curved section of a staircase string.

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Wreathe Piece

50
Q

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, Stringboard, Stringer

51
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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

52
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An inclined beam for supporting the steps of a stair.

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Carriage, Horse, Rough Stringer

53
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A stair having a housed string on both sides so that it may be more or less completely finished before being set in its final location.

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Box Stair

54
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A Stair string receiving the ends of risers and treads in a series of housings.

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Housed String, Closed String

55
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A header receiving the ends of stair carriages, strings, and the joists of landings.

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Apron Piece, Pitching Piece

56
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A plate for anchoring and absorbing the thrust of an inclined member, such as a stair carriage.

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Kick Plate

57
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A board directly over the uppermost riser in a flight of stairs, having an edge matching that of the nosings on the stair treads/

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Landing Tread

58
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A flight or series of flights of stairs, including its supporting framework, casing and handrails.

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Staircase

59
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A stair having an open string on one or both sides.

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Open-string stair

60
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A staircase string having its upper edge cut to the profile of the treads and risers.

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Open String. Cut String

61
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The outer string of a staircase, usually of better material or finish than the carriage which it covers

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Face String, Finish String

62
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A metal rod for holding a stair carpet in place against the bottom of a riser.

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Stair Rod

63
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An ornamental piece filling the angle between a riser and the overhanging edge of its tread.

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Bracket

64
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A continuation of the rounded nosing of a tread beyond the face of an open string.

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Tread Return

65
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An open string having the vertical edges of the notches mitered with the ends of the stair risers.

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Cut-and-mitered string

66
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A short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a stair railing at a landing.

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Ramp

67
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A barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by spaced uprights or balusters.

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Railing

68
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An upright post or support, as in a window or railing.

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Stanchion

69
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A railing with supporting balusters.

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Balustrade

70
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Any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.

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Baluster, Banister

71
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An ornamental, downward projection of a newel post, often through a soffit.

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Newel Drop

72
Q

A horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair rail.

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Curtail, Volute

73
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A starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.

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Curtail Step

74
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The terminal feature of a newel post, often molded or turned in a decorative manner.

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Newel Cap

75
Q

A post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.

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Newel, Newel Post

76
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A nosing having an abrasive, nonslip surface flush with the tread surface.

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Safety Nosing

77
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A tread having a roughened surface to prevent slipping.

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Safety Tread

78
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The least thickness of a reinforced-concrete stair slab.

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Waist

79
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A step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.

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Hanging Step, Cantilevered Step

80
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A stair having open spaces between successive treads, allowing light to pass from above.

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Open-riser Stair

81
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An open space between two successive treads; building codes limit the size of the opening.

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Open Riser

82
Q

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

83
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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

84
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