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Lecture Notes On Portal Frames From Advanced R

Portal frames are structural frames used in construction with fixed joints between beams and columns. There are three main types - fixed, two pin, and three pin - which differ in their joint configurations and how bending moments are transferred. Portal frames offer advantages like easy and economical construction, good floor heights, and ventilation/lighting but have disadvantages like requiring skilled labor and being less strong than reinforced concrete structures. They are commonly used in industrial buildings.

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Lecture Notes On Portal Frames From Advanced R

Portal frames are structural frames used in construction with fixed joints between beams and columns. There are three main types - fixed, two pin, and three pin - which differ in their joint configurations and how bending moments are transferred. Portal frames offer advantages like easy and economical construction, good floor heights, and ventilation/lighting but have disadvantages like requiring skilled labor and being less strong than reinforced concrete structures. They are commonly used in industrial buildings.

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Lecture notes on portal frames from advanced

R.C.C. design
In this article, I explained about the different types of frames. They are used
for the construction of industrial buildings. Read on to get the information
about the different types of portal frames, their uses, and construction etc.

Introduction

First of all, it is very important to know about the portal frames. It is defined as the
frame with fixed joint at the junction of beam and columns.
They are used as viaducts. We can use these frames in stiffening large span bridge
girder and also in the construction of industrial buildings. There are following types of
portal frames.

Portal frames may be single bay or double bay. Now days, there are commonly
single storey frames are used. But in many industries, two storey frames are also
desirable. In many cases sloping roofs are provided with the portal frames. There are
various types of frames. But mainly, there are three types of portal frames.

 Fixed portal frame:

In the fixed portal frame, all joints are fixed. Fixed portal frames are used in
small structure where moment transferred to beams and then to foundations.
These types of frames are simply constructed at any place.

 Two pin portal frame:

This type of frame are used at base joints. They are used to eliminate
tendency of base rotating. Two pin portal frames are greater in strength than
the fixed portal frames. The joints are strong as compare to Fixed portal
frames.

 Three pin portal frames:

In this type of frame, all the connections are fixed. The joints are provided at
the base and some time at the center. Three pin portal frames are used to
reduce bending moment in the spanning members. It is also used to increase
the deflections.
Advantages

There are following advantages of portal frames.

 Portal frames are easy to construct than walls or any other structures. It require less time to
construct the portal frames.

 They are economic in nature. The cost of maintenance is low.

 They provide good floor to ceiling heights.

 Portal frames saves time and money.

 Portal frames are easily available at all the places.

 It is easy to carry the Portal frame's equipment's from one place to another place. The
material is easy to carry from one place to another place.

 Portal frame structures provide good ventilation and lighting.

Disadvantages

Following are some limitations of the portal frames.

 It is not easy to build the portal frame anywhere. They can be constructed only hill, valley,
and sloppy areas.

 Sometime, they also depends on the type of structure. Building shape should be square,
rectangular only. Roof pitch should be shallow, steep, mono-pitch.

 We cannot construct any structure above the portal frames. It is very difficult to construct
structure above the portal frame, due to its sloppy head.

 Only skilled workers are required to construct the portal frames.


 The strength of portal frame structure is less than RCC structure. It is very difficult to
compare it with the reinforcement structure.

 More accuracy required to build these types of structures. The portal frames are placed at
regular intervals.

Requirement of portal frames.

The portal frames are commonly used in the construction of industrial areas. Due to
industrial growth more material required, more man power required. If the
requirement of material and man power increased then the requirement of portal
frames also increase. It also increases due to increasing the construction work.
Portal frames are easy to construct, so they are commonly used at all places.

Conclusion

Portal frames are used where we want economy. They are also used for construction
of ware houses. Rigid portal frames are used in the ware houses. They provide good
ventilation and lightening. Now days, most of portal frames structure are used in the
industries. Portal frames save money and time.

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