a frame, usually of steel, consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
Examples of 'portal frame' in a sentence
portal frame
The higher enclosure consists of a concrete portal frame structure.
Jawerth, David, Hedqvist, P. 1963, 'Palacio de los deportes, Estocolmo', Informes de la Construccionhttp://informesdelaconstruccion.revistas.csic.es/index.php/informesdelaconstruccion/article/view/4699/5480. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study aims to perform a model updating procedure on a portal frame structure which consists of bolted joints.
Izham M.H.N., Abdullah N.A.Z., Zahari S.N., Sani M.S.M. 2017, 'Structural dynamic investigation of frame structure with bolted joints', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179001043. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the other, a treble portal frame, resting on two intermediate slender supports, hinged at their base, was preferred.
Rendel, Palmer y Tritton, Ingenieros, Alex Gordon y Partners, Arquitectos 1965, 'Puentes de carretera de montaña, Inglaterra', Informes de la Construccionhttp://informesdelaconstruccion.revistas.csic.es/index.php/informesdelaconstruccion/article/view/4417/5106. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Portal frame structures are widely used in industrial building design but unfortunately are often damaged during an earthquake.
Jianguo Ding, Wei Zhuang, Pingxin Wang 2014, 'Study on the Seismic Response of a Portal Frame Structure Based on the Transfer MatrixMethod of Multibody System', Advances in Mechanical Engineeringhttp://ade.sagepub.com/content/6/10.1155_2014/614208.full.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)