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Cantilevered staircases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Sam Price
Sam Price
Affiliation:
Price & Myers33–34 Alfred PlaceLondon WC1E 7DPUnited Kingdom
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Abstract

This paper describes the structural principles of cantilevered staircases. A brief history is given of stone staircases built in England, and a number of particularly interesting examples are discussed in detail. Four new staircases, built during the last decade, are described, demonstrating the relevance of these long established principles to contemporary construction.

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Construction
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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , Spring 1996 , pp. 76 - 87
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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