Summary Sheet

Session Number : 1

Date : 12.03.2007
Subject Expert :
Dr. M.C. Nataraja
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering,
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,
Mysore 570 006.
Phone:0821-2343521, 9880447742
E-mail: nataraja96@yahoo.com
DETAILING OF STEEL IN
STAIR CASES

Learning Outcomes:

After this students will be able to do the detailing of

staircases through drawing and bar bending
schedule.
Detailing of steel in Stair
cases
Contents
Definition and parts of Stair cases
Types of stair cases
Requirements
Detailing principles
Problems
Art of Drawing
Bar bending schedule
STAIR CASE

Definition

Stair cases are used for the purpose of

giving access to different floors of a
structure.
Types of stair cases

Based on shape
Straight stairs
Dog legged stairs
Open well or open newel stairs
Geometrical stairs such as spiral, circular, etc.
Free standing stair cases
 Some photos
Straight SC Dog legged SC

Transversely
Geometric SC spanning SC
CLASSIFICATION
Based on type of span
Horizontally spanning or transversely
spanning SC

Longitudinally spanning SC.

For details refer IS:456-2000 and SP-34.

Guide lines for fixing the dimensions
Rise (R) : 150mm to 180mm
Tread (T) : 220 mm to 250 mm- for residential buildings.

Rise (R) : 120 to 150 mm

Tread (T) : 250 mm to 300 mm for public buildings

[T + 2R] : Between 500 mm to 650 mm

The width of the stair

0.8 m to 1 m for residential building and
1.8 m to 2 m for public building.
Guide lines for fixing the dimensions Contd
The width of the landing is equal to the width of stairs.

The number of steps in each flight should not be greater

than 12

The pitch of the stair should not be more than 38 degrees.

The head room measured vertically above any step or

below the mid landing shall not be less than 2.1 m.
Design of stairs
Design for maximum bending moment and check for
maximum shear force.

The depth is to be fixed from deflection criteria.

Stair case slab is designed as a conventional slab.

All rules regarding the detailing are similar to that of slab.

Enough development and anchorage lengths for steel

should be provided.
Longitudinally spanning SC

Detailing
Steel at bottom longitudinally-tension

Anchorage and development steel

Distribution steel

Row of chairs

Nominal foundation for ground flight

Exercise
A dog legged stair case is to be detailed with the
following particulars:
Clear dimension of stair case room=4.48 m x 2.1 m
The floor to floor height is 3.2 m
Width of each tread =250 mm
Width of each rise = 160 mm
Thickness of waist slab = 150 mm
Width of flight =1m
All round wall = 230 mm
Exercise contd.,
Both flights are supported at the ends of
landing on 230 mm wall.
(Landing and flight spans in the same direction)
The first flight starts from the plinth level
Main steel for each flight = #12@120
Distribution steel for each flight = #8@ 200
Use M20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.

Draw to a suitable scale

The plan of stair case
Sectional elevation of the Ground flight
Sectional elevation of the First flight
Bar bending schedule
Solution
Dimensioning:
R=160 mm, T= 250 mm
Floor to floor height = 3200mm
No of rises = 3200/R = 20. Each flight has 10 rises.
No of treads per flight=10-1 =9
Width of landing along flight
= (4480-9x250)/2 = 1115mm.
Going of flight=9x250 =2250mm
Development length = 47= 47 x 12 = 564 mm
STRAIGHT STAIR CASE

Refer SP-34 and learn the details

Estimation of quantity of concrete
Volume of concrete = L x B x D

L= length along the central line in m-measured

B=Breadth in m
D=Thickness of slab in m

Plus concrete in footing

Weight of concrete, kg = Volume x density

Conclusion
Students have learnt the following:
Types of staircases.
Effective span concept.
Requirements of staircase.
Detailing of steel.
Importance of development length and anchorages.
Drawing to scale and bar bending schedule.
 The end
Thank you very much
Dr. M. C. Nataraja