As
you can see from these images from the upcoming comic, there is a main central steel pillar with a kink in it which holds the main load, and which leads from floor to ceiling. The top step would be bolted to the sub-floor girderwork all along its lower edge, and there are
substantial zigzag sides on the steps themselves - all welded together I
believe this incomplete system would be easily able to support a couple of people before
showing a few mm of flex, despite the fact that the handrail isn't
complete. In fact even without any sort of handrail, I think a welded steel setup like that could probably hold half a ton before really deforming - people just like handrails so they don't freak out and fall to their deaths after one to many Oranjebooms!
So there we are, fictional answers for fictional environments, but I'm always glad when specialists query my design ideas - it shows people are paying attention, and want to believe this stuff is real!
It is. It is real. All of it. I promise.
I just had to defend Anna's welding work there, because it ... is ... all ... real. I've visited the apartment in London and everything. It's real. That's how I know the staircase can hold a decent weight; I've stood on it and jumped about a bit.
Next comic ... maybe a month or two? Don't get too excited, but I've done the first scene, but will update this blog when I've done a bit more, don't worry :)
As my old engineering teacher would say "It is very obvious to the most casual of observers" that the stairway works. Codes are different in different countries and she did say it's not finished. A ladder works too.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAs a non-arcitecht, I love your work! I love the story, the setting, the characters and their development! Keep ut the good work and I will support you through the process! Super excited too see the next development of the story! All the best from Sweden!
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