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A metal safety rail has been added to the outside of this cantilevered stone staircase. A cantilever is a beam, which is anchored at only one end. Thus cantilevered stairs have a "floating" appearance, and they may be composed of different materials, such as wood, glass, stone, or stainless steel. [1]
Stringers on open-sided stairs are called "cut stringers". Tread rise: The distance from the top of one tread to the top of the next tread. Total rise: The distance the flight of stairs raises vertically between two finished floor levels. Winders: Winders are steps that are narrower on one side than the other.
An extension ladder. A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rollable ladders, such as those made of rope or aluminium, that may be hung from the top.
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The steps are linked by a continuous metal chain that forms a closed loop. The front and back edges of the steps each have two wheels, the rear of which are set further apart and fit into the trailer-wheel track while the front set have narrower axles and fit the step-wheel track.
Stringer (aircraft), or longeron, a strip of wood or metal to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened; Stringer (slag), an inclusion, possibly leading to a defect, in cast metal; Stringer (stairs), the structural member in a stairway that supports the treads and risers; Stringer (surfing), a thin piece of wood running from nose to tail of a ...