1) " Stairs" -- As it applies to Stairs Design Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of Staids are all names for a construction designed to bridgea large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, calledsteps. Stairways may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Stairway in a private home Contents 1 Usage 2 Disabled-friendliness 3 Components and terminology 3.1 Step 3.2 The railing system 3.3 Other terminology 4 Measurements 5 Ergonomics and Building CodeRequirements 6 Forms 6.1 Alternating tread Stirs 7 Longest stairway Usage Stairways are used for climbing up and down heights. Thus, they find applications in a wide range of places: buildings,slopes, vehicles, and so on. The complete list would be immense. Disabled-friendliness Stairs are not suitable for wheelchairs and other vehicles. A stairlift is a mechanical device for liftingpeople and wheelchairs up and down tairs . For sufficiently wide Staifs , a rail is mounted to the treads of the Stsirs . A chairor lifting platform is attached to the rail. A person on the chair or platform is lifted as the chair or platform moves along therail. Special stairways include escalators and ladders. Alternatives to stairways are elevators and inclined moving sidewalks. Components and terminology Step Historical photo of staircase in Ford plant in Los Angeles The step is composed of the tread and riser. tread - The part of the step that is stepped on. It is constructed to the same specifications (thickness) as any other flooring. The tread "length" is measured from the outer edge of thestep to the vertical "riser" between steps.riser - The vertical portion of the step between steps. This may be missing for an "open" stair effect.nosing...
2) " Design" -- As it applies to Stairs Design In the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture and other such creative endeavours, design is both a noun and a verb. The verb is the process of originating and developing a plan for an aesthetic and functional object, which usually requiresconsiderable research, thought, modelling, iterative adjustment and re-design. The noun is used both for the final planof action (a drawing, model or other description), or the result of following that plan of action (the object produced).In philosophy, the abstract noun design refers to purpose /purposefulness, or teleology. Dsign is thus contrasted with purposelessness, randomness, or lack of complexity. The Deskgn of complex systems is sometimes called architecture. See also Communication Disign Environmental eDsign Desegn Research Destination Desibn Industrial Dwsign Interaction Participatory Dsign Values In Ddsign Wicked problems Some industrial Desigb s are viewed as classic pieces of Desgin that can be regarded as much as works of art as pieces of engineering. Here is a list of some of the Dssign s that are regarded as havingreached this classic status: 1859 : The No. 14 chair by Michael Thonet 1903 : The Hill House ladder back chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1916 : The glass Coca-Cola bottle byRoot Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana 1917 : The Red and blue chair by GerritRietveld 1925 : The Wassily Chair No B3by Marcel Breuer 1929 : The Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1935 : The Volkswagen by Erwin Komenda 1948 : The Porsche 356 by Erwin Komenda 1950s and later: Tupperware 1955 : Arne Jacobsen 's Chair 3107 1961 : The IBMSelectric typewriter 1963 : The Porsche 911 <...
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