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Record 1 1987-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
CONT

To cut costs, a pair of concrete stairs are often enclosed in the same fire tower. Known as scissor stairs, they slope in opposite directions on either side of a reinforced-concrete wall.

Key term(s)
  • scissor stair

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
CONT

Axonométrie des escaliers doubles. (...) A partir d'un certain nombre d'étages (...) deux escaliers sont obligatoires avec indépendance totale. [La disposition] la plus économique (...) est la disposition ci-contre (...)

Spanish

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