Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 203
idth of tread, from B, set off on A B the width of the tread, as B D; and from I), erect a perpendicular D E, meeting the hypotenuse in E; then D E is the height of the riser; and if we join B and E, the angle D B E is the angle of inclination, showing the slope of the ascent. In like manner, where… … Fig. 12. Graphic Illustration of Proportional Dimen-sions of Treads and Riser.s. 161 10 STAIR-BUILDING In the opinion of many builders, however, a better scheme ofproportions for treads and risers is obtained by the following method: Set down two sets of numbers, each in arithmetical…
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