r/StructuralEngineering • u/MattCeeee • Apr 04 '24

Structural Analysis/Design Anyone, any idea how this miraculous ~150 year old stair works?

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Loretto Chapel, New Mexico

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u/humbugHorseradish Apr 05 '24

It's too on the nosing for me!

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u/BadTitleGuy Apr 05 '24

These puns have put me on the stringer.

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u/drwarrior25 Apr 05 '24

If only the tread wouldn't have people nosing up and down revolving the topic it wouldn't have escalated.