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Slabless staircases (also called sawtooth staircases) offer aesthetically pleasing alternatives in buildings, and are often a source of wonder to those who do not understand the design and detailing principles underlying their construction. The processes of determining the design moments in sawtooth staircases have been presented in this post. According to Reynolds and Steedman (2005), Cusens (1966) showed that if axial shortening is neglected, and the strain energy due to bending only considered, the mid span moment in a slabless staircase is given by the general expression; where;k0 is the ratio of the stiffness of the tread to the stiffness of the treadj = number of treads If j is odd; If j is even; Design ExampleLet us obtain the design forces in a slabless staircase with the following properties;Thickness of tread and riser = 100mmHeight of riser = 175mmWidth of tread = 300mmNumber of treads = 7Width of staircase = 1500mm Load AnalysisSelf weight of staircase;{[(0.3 × 0.1) + (0.175 × 0.1)] / 0.3} × 24 = 3.8 kN/m2Self weight of finishes = 1.2 kN/m2 At ultimate limit state;n = 1.35gk + 1.5qkn = 1.35(5) + 1.5(3) = 11.25 kN/m2 k0 = 175/300 = 0.583 Reading from chart, the support moment coefficient can be taken as -0.086The support bending moment is therefore;Ms = 0.086 × 11.25 × 2.12 = 4.267 kN.m j = 7 (odd)The free bending moment is thereforeMf = 1/8 × 11.25 × 2.12 × [(72 + 1)/72] = 6.325 kNm Therefore, the span moment = Mf – Ms = 6.325 – 4.267 = 2.058 kNm Comparing this answer with finite element analysis from Staad Pro; The 3D rendering of the staircase is as shown below; The linear elastic analysis of the structure gave the following results; Longitudinal Bending Moment From the result above; Maximum support moment = 4.11 kNm/m Mid span moment = 2.84 kN/m (Kindly compare this answer with the result from manual analysis) Transverse Bending Moment Twisting Moment Detailing The reinforcement detailing for slabless staircase is provided in the form of links. See a sample detailing image below; That is how far we will go with this post. For more information, kindly contact info@structville.com Thank you.

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Structural Design of Slabless (Sawtooth) Staircase.

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