Portal Frame Roof Detail

Steel roof rafter is illustrated with an ipe profile steel section.

Portal frame roof detail.

The primary steelwork consists of columns and rafters which form portal frames and bracing. It has become the most common structural form in pitched roof buildings because of its economy and versatility for a wide range of spans. Although the use of steel portal frames is well established in the uk there is no publication which defines best practice in this form of construction. Mar 24 2016 steel hangar portal frame roof eaves beam detail.

Steel hangar portal frame roof ridge detail this is a cad dwg drawing for a steel hangar portal frame roof ridge detail. Typical hangar portal frame edge eaves beam rain water gutter z purlins sandwich panel roof detail. In countries where this technology is highly developed the steel portal frame is the dominant form of structure for single storey industrial and commercial buildings. Within this major market sector the steel portal frame has become the most common structural form in pitched roof buildings because of its economy and versatility for a wide range of spans.