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    Portal Frames-Building Construction

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    Portal frames are structures designed without intermediate columns, allowing for large open interior spaces. They are commonly constructed from steel, concrete, or timber. Portal frames are primarily used for single-story buildings that require unobstructed floor plans, such as factories, shopping centers, and warehouses. They provide benefits like speed of construction, ability to work on other site elements concurrently, lower weight and foundation needs, and ability to achieve large spans. However, they also have disadvantages like lower fire resistance, higher maintenance costs, need for skilled labor, and susceptibility to corrosion. The basic components of a portal frame include columns, beams, and roof or wall panels.

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    Portal frames are structures designed without intermediate columns, allowing for large open interior spaces. They are commonly constructed from steel, concrete, or timber. Portal frames are primarily used for single-story buildings that require unobstructed floor plans, such as factories, shopping centers, and warehouses. They provide benefits like speed of construction, ability to work on other site elements concurrently, lower weight and foundation needs, and ability to achieve large spans. However, they also have disadvantages like lower fire resistance, higher maintenance costs, need for skilled labor, and susceptibility to corrosion. The basic components of a portal frame include columns, beams, and roof or wall panels.

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    Portal frames are structures designed without intermediate columns, allowing for large open interior spaces. They are commonly constructed from steel, concrete, or timber. Portal frames are primarily used for single-story buildings that require unobstructed floor plans, such as factories, shopping centers, and warehouses. They provide benefits like speed of construction, ability to work on other site elements concurrently, lower weight and foundation needs, and ability to achieve large spans. However, they also have disadvantages like lower fire resistance, higher maintenance costs, need for skilled labor, and susceptibility to corrosion. The basic components of a portal frame include columns, beams, and roof or wall panels.

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    Portal Frames-Building Construction

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    Portal frames are structures designed without intermediate columns, allowing for large open interior spaces. They are commonly constructed from steel, concrete, or timber. Portal frames are primarily used for single-story buildings that require unobstructed floor plans, such as factories, shopping centers, and warehouses. They provide benefits like speed of construction, ability to work on other site elements concurrently, lower weight and foundation needs, and ability to achieve large spans. However, they also have disadvantages like lower fire resistance, higher maintenance costs, need for skilled labor, and susceptibility to corrosion. The basic components of a portal frame include columns, beams, and roof or wall panels.

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    Portal Frames and

    Geodesic
    principle

    Divya.y
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    Portal frames
    Portal frames are the structures which are
    design with no intermediate columns , as a result
    Large open areas can easily be created within the
    Structure.
    --portal frames are usually made from steel but
    can also made from Concrete or timber.

    Steel concrete timber


    -portal frames are made in variety of shapes and
    Sizes. These are generally used for single storey
    Construction which require a large unobstructed floor
    space.

    ie , 1.factories

    2.shopping centres

    3.warehouses
    Advantages:

    1.speed and ease of erection.


    2.site work such as drainage ,roads etc can be carried out until
    Ready for erection.
    3.low self weight
    4.can be used for multiple purposes.
    5.no weather hold up during erecting the frame
    work.
    6.cost effective.
    7.lighter foundation than the traditional construction.
    8.large spans can be achieved.
    Disadvantages:

    1.low fire resistance.


    2.higher maintenance cost.
    3.requires high skilled labours.
    4.high upfront cost.
    5.susceptible to corrosion and requires frequent treatment with
    Special paints and other methods.
    6.relatively short life span
    7.on-site alteration in design can’t be done.
    8.susceptible to brittle fracture when its ductility is lost.
    Basic composition of portal frame structure:

    1.the portal frame structure is designed in such a way that it has no


    Intermediate columns.
    2.A portal frame building comprises a series of transverse frames braced
    Longitudinally.
    3.the primary steelwork consists of columns and pitched roof
    4.the light gauge secondary steelwork consists of side rails for walls and
    Purlins for the roof.
    5.the roof and wall cladding separate the enclosed space from the external
    Environmental as well as providing thermal and acoustic insulation.
    Structural parts of portal frames
    Geodesic principle:
    A geodesic dome is a thin shelled arrangement
    made out of triangles connected together to form true
    sphere.
    Space frame is the three dimensi
    onal framework that makes the dome
    Stabled.
    The triangles are put as hexagons
    And pentagons to eventually form the
    dome.
    Planning the construction:
    Designing the dome is the first step to start with . the size and amount of triangles and their
    calculations to form the dome is needed . for ex:the basic dome has equilateral 20 triangle, which then
    further divided into smaller triangles to form the sphere. More triangles results bigger and more
    complex domes.
    Struts: these are the framework for the dome which are made up of rods normal geodesic domes
    have same length of the struts where as complex once have struts of different sizes.
    Material selection should be made as different materials create different kinds of dome.
    Finalizing the structure:s several things should be kept in mind while putting all the pieces
    together,such as, the struts and their dimensions ,their edges flattened so that they fall on the same
    plane when attacked, and to make sure that flattened edges bend slightly.
    The calculation differs by class of the
    Dome,like 2v,3v,4v etc
    Materials used in construction

    There are options when building the geodesic dome ,you can
    choose to cover the triangular panels with either plastic ,
    wood,drywall or plastic,you get decide the material according to
    the different categories geodesic domes.
    But the most common material
    used to build a geodesic dome is steel as thri connect the
    network of the beams/struts together.
    Advantages Disadvantages
    Geodesic dome is a stable and The unusable space inside of a
    easy construction which is very geodesic dome.
    strong.there are ideal for almost
    any type of spaces. The financing and rescale.
    The even distribution of weight
    throw out the structure makes it Building a geodesic dome needs
    stable during earthquakes and very skilled labours.
    similar hazards.
    Very quick and easy assembly Geodesic knowledge is greatly
    ,making them less labor intensive required for such building.
    It have a aerodynamic shape
    which protects them strong wind
    or storms.
    Thank you…...

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