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Portals Suite – Essential reading for portal frame designers
Single-span steel portal frames are the most common form of construction for single storey buildings in the UK. In response to the questions raised by …
Designing portal frames
Portal Frames account for some 40% of structural steelwork used in the UK, but they are far from simple structures. David Brown and Martin Heywood of the Steel …
AD 273: Portal Frame SLS checks and BS 6399-2
Since the issue of Amendment 1 to BS 6399-2, the SCI has received many questions about the serviceability limit state (SLS) checks for duopitch portal frames, …
Plymouth University Extensions at Portland Square
Plymouth University has recently opened a major extension to house several departments. IN August 2003 a brand new faculty building for the University of …
Alternatives to Portal Frames
Steel sheds are usually portal frames. This is a well-established form of construction, but there are reasons for other types of frame to be considered. John …
