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Stair Riser Count

Integer riser candidates around total rise / target rise. Returns floor, ceil, and the closer actual riser.

Construction & Trades

Integer riser candidates around total rise / target rise. Returns floor, ceil, and the closer actual riser.

App id: STAIRS-02. Reference version 1.0.

How to fill it

Fill the inputs. The tool shows the outputs.

On the tool screen, Calc is the working sheet. Presets stores values you reuse. Reference is the formula, assumptions, and provenance below.

Formula

n ≈ total / target; rise = total / n

Inputs

NameUnit
Total risein
Target riser heightin

Outputs

NameUnit
Closer riser count (hero result)1
Closer actual riserin
Floor count1
Floor actual riserin
Ceil count1
Ceil actual riserin
Deviation from targetin

Diagnose

Observations are context. They do not pass or fail a structure. See Diagnose.

WhenObservationSeverity
|delta m| ≥ 1e-9Target rise does not divide evenlyinfo

Provenance

  • Candidates are geometry, not a pass/fail code table.

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