Design of Stairs: Level 2 and above

f'c
Fy
Phi

4000 psi
60000 psi
0.9

Enter total rise

Enter guess for riser height
Guess for number of stairs

4 ksi

14 ft
6.9 in
24.34783 in

168 in
(Total rise/guess riser height)
11

Choose number of stairs to get riser height closer to the guess

No. of Stairs
24
Riser height
7 in
ok
Estimate tread depth using emperical equations
d1
11 in
d2
10.5 in
d3
10.714 in
Tread depth selected
11 in
Calculate horizontal run
Treads= Stairs -1
Run = Treads*Depth

10'

[25-(2*Riser height)]
[17.5-Riser height]
[75/Riser height]
24 R @ 7''

23
253 in

For Waist Slab

b
height of slab
d
LL
DL
Total Wu

12 in
6 in
5 in
96 psf
144 psf
240 psf

Mu
Mu/(phi*f'c*b*d2)
w
Rho
As
Use #4 at 12 o.c.
For landing slab
b
height of slab
d
LL
DL
Total
11 treads at 11''
Stair total load
Wu total
Mu
Mu/(phi*f'c*b*d2)
w
Rho
As
Use (4) #5

[60*1.6]
[120*1.2]

0.240 ksf
4.502 k/ft
0.050
0.050
0.003335 ok
0.20 in2/LF
0.2 in2/LF

4 ft
6 in
5 in
384 plf
576 plf
960 plf

[w*f'c/Fy]

48 in

[60*b*1.6]
[120*b*1.2]

slab

10.08 ft
1210 plf
2170 plf
24 ft-k
0.068
0.068
0.004533
1.09 in2
1.24 in2

[Wu*l2/8]

[Total Wu*10.08/2]
2.17 klf
4

ok
4

12''

Reinforcing Bar Area for Various Bar Spacings (in.^2/ft.)

Spacing
(in.)
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
9
10
12

Bar size
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#14

#3
0.44
0.38
0.33
0.29
0.26
0.24
0.22
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.25
0.13
0.11

#4
0.78
0.67
0.59
0.52
0.47
0.43
0.39
0.36
0.34
0.31
0.29
0.26
0.24
0.20

Area (in^2Weight (lb/ft)

0.11
0.376
0.2
0.668
0.31
1.043
0.44
1.502
0.6
2.044
0.79
2.670
1
3.400
1.27
4.303
1.56
5.313
2.25
7.650

#5
1.23
1.05
0.92
0.82
0.74
0.67
0.61
0.57
0.53
0.49
0.46
0.41
0.37
0.31

#6
1.77
1.51
1.32
1.18
1.06
0.96
0.88
0.82
0.76
0.71
0.66
0.59
0.53
0.44

Bar Size
#7
2.40
2.06
1.80
1.60
1.44
1.31
1.20
1.11
1.03
0.96
0.90
0.80
0.72
0.60

#8
3.14
2.69
2.36
2.09
1.88
1.71
1.57
1.45
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.05
0.94
0.78

#9
4.00
3.43
3.00
2.67
2.40
2.18
2.00
1.85
1.71
1.60
1.50
1.33
1.20
1.00

#10
5.06
4.34
3.80
3.37
3.04
2.76
2.53
2.34
2.17
2.02
1.89
1.69
1.52
1.27

#11
6.25
5.36
4.68
4.17
3.75
3.41
3.12
2.89
2.68
2.50
2.34
2.08
1.87
1.56

Design of Stairs: Level 1 to 2

f'c
Fy
Phi

4000 psi
60000 psi
0.9

4 ksi

Enter total rise

Enter guess for riser height
Guess for number of stairs

10 ft
6.9 in
17.39 in

120

(Total rise/guess riser heigh

Choose number of stairs to get riser height closer to the guess

No. of Stairs
18
Riser height
6.67 in
ok
Estimate tread depth using emperical equations
d1
11.67 in
d2
10.83 in
d3
11.250 in
Tread depth selected
12.00 in
Calculate horizontal run
Treads= Stairs -1
Run = Treads*Depth

[25-(2*Riser height)]
[17.5-Riser height]
[75/Riser height]

17
204.00 in

For Waist Slab

b
height of slab
d
LL
DL
Total Wu

12 in
6 in
5 in
96 psf
144 psf
240.00 psf

Mu
Mu/(phi*f'c*b*d2)
w
Rho
As
Use #4 at 12 o.c.
For landing slab
b

[60*1.6]
[120*1.2]

0.240 ksf
4.502 k/ft
0.050
0.050
0.003335 ok
0.20 in2/LF
0.2 in2/LF

4 ft

[Wu*l2/8]

[w*f'c/Fy]

48 in

height of slab
d
LL
DL
Total
8 treads at 12''
Stair total load
Wu total
Mu
Mu/(phi*f'c*b*d2)
w
Rho
As
Use (4) #5

6 in
5 in
384 plf
576 plf
960 plf

slab

8.00 ft
960 plf
1920 plf
22 ft-k
0.060
0.060
0.004011
0.96 in2
1.24 in2

[60*b*1.6]
[120*b*1.2]

[Total Wu*8/2]
1.92 klf

ok

Reinforcing Bar Area for Various Bar Spacings (in.^2/ft.)

Spacing
(in.)
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
9
10
12

Bar size
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#14

#3
0.44
0.38
0.33
0.29
0.26
0.24
0.22
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.25
0.13
0.11

Area (in^2)
0.11
0.2
0.31
0.44
0.6
0.79
1
1.27
1.56
2.25

#4
0.78
0.67
0.59
0.52
0.47
0.43
0.39
0.36
0.34
0.31
0.29
0.26
0.24
0.20

Weight (lb/ft)
0.376
0.668
1.043
1.502
2.044
2.670
3.400
4.303
5.313
7.650

#5
1.23
1.05
0.92
0.82
0.74
0.67
0.61
0.57
0.53
0.49
0.46
0.41
0.37
0.31

Bar Size
#6
#7
1.77
2.40
1.51
2.06
1.32
1.80
1.18
1.60
1.06
1.44
0.96
1.31
0.88
1.20
0.82
1.11
0.76
1.03
0.71
0.96
0.66
0.90
0.59
0.80
0.53
0.72
0.44
0.60

1
0.11
0.2
0.31
0.44
0.6
0.79
1
1.27
1.56
2.25

2
0.22
0.4
0.62
0.88
1.2
1.58
2
2.54
3.12
4.5

in

Total rise/guess riser height)

12''
8'

25-(2*Riser height)]
17.5-Riser height]
75/Riser height]
18 R @ 6.67''

60*b*1.6]
120*b*1.2]

Total Wu*8/2]
4

12''

acings (in.^2/ft.)

ize
#8
3.14
2.69
2.36
2.09
1.88
1.71
1.57
1.45
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.05
0.94
0.78

3
0.33
0.6
0.93
1.32
1.8
2.37
3
3.81
4.68
6.75

#9
4.00
3.43
3.00
2.67
2.40
2.18
2.00
1.85
1.71
1.60
1.50
1.33
1.20
1.00

4
0.44
0.8
1.24
1.76
2.4
3.16
4
5.08
6.24
9

#10
5.06
4.34
3.80
3.37
3.04
2.76
2.53
2.34
2.17
2.02
1.89
1.69
1.52
1.27

5
0.55
1
1.55
2.2
3
3.95
5
6.35
7.8
11.25

#11
6.25
5.36
4.68
4.17
3.75
3.41
3.12
2.89
2.68
2.50
2.34
2.08
1.87
1.56

6
0.66
1.2
1.86
2.64
3.6
4.74
6
7.62
9.36
13.5

7
0.77
1.4
2.17
3.08
4.2
5.53
7
8.89
10.92
15.75

8
0.88
1.6
2.48
3.52
4.8
6.32
8
10.16
12.48
18

9
0.99
1.8
2.79
3.96
5.4
7.11
9
11.43
14.04
20.25

10
1.1
2
3.1
4.4
6
7.9
10
12.7
15.6
22.5

11
1.21
2.2
3.41
4.84
6.6
8.69
11
13.97
17.16
24.75

12
1.32
2.4
3.72
5.28
7.2
9.48
12
15.24
18.72
27