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AJITH KUMAR M
M
ROLL : 4
S4 B.ARCH
• Continuous stairs are those
which do neither have any
landings nor any intermediate
newel post.
• The stairs only have one single
flight.
• This is almost always the most
efficient and economical way
to achieve the necessary rise.
• Although simple in design and construction, is not popular
because of the plan space it occupies
• The flight behaves as simply supported slab, spanning from
landing to landing.
• The effective span/total horizontal going is usually taken as
landing edge to edge by providing a down stand edge beam to
each landing.
• If these edge beams are not provided, the effective span would be
taken as overall of the landings, resulting in a considerably
increased bending moment and hence more reinforcement.
CONTINOUS STRAIGHT STAIRS
ADVANTAGES
• Straight stairs tend to be the easiest to go up and down or
ascend/descend as we say in the industry.
• They are typically the easiest to build.
• Straight stairs only need to be connected at the top and the bottom, no
intermediate supporting structure is required.
• By selecting transparent materials, straight stairs can be made more
transparent than other types of stairs allowing less obstruction to the
view beyond.
• No landing is required if the number of risers are kept under 12.
DISADVANTAGES
• Straight stairs use up a fair amount of linear space which has to
be planned for in your design.
• Some of the other stair types create a privacy barrier between
the floors of your home. Straight stairs do not offer this
privacy.
• A stair after 12 risers requires a landing to break up the span.
The addition of a landing will use up allot more space.
Continuous Stairs

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Continuous Stairs

  • 1. AJITH KUMAR M M ROLL : 4 S4 B.ARCH
  • 2. • Continuous stairs are those which do neither have any landings nor any intermediate newel post. • The stairs only have one single flight. • This is almost always the most efficient and economical way to achieve the necessary rise.
  • 3. • Although simple in design and construction, is not popular because of the plan space it occupies • The flight behaves as simply supported slab, spanning from landing to landing. • The effective span/total horizontal going is usually taken as landing edge to edge by providing a down stand edge beam to each landing. • If these edge beams are not provided, the effective span would be taken as overall of the landings, resulting in a considerably increased bending moment and hence more reinforcement.
  • 5. ADVANTAGES • Straight stairs tend to be the easiest to go up and down or ascend/descend as we say in the industry. • They are typically the easiest to build. • Straight stairs only need to be connected at the top and the bottom, no intermediate supporting structure is required. • By selecting transparent materials, straight stairs can be made more transparent than other types of stairs allowing less obstruction to the view beyond. • No landing is required if the number of risers are kept under 12.
  • 6. DISADVANTAGES • Straight stairs use up a fair amount of linear space which has to be planned for in your design. • Some of the other stair types create a privacy barrier between the floors of your home. Straight stairs do not offer this privacy. • A stair after 12 risers requires a landing to break up the span. The addition of a landing will use up allot more space.