I need a open discussion about portal bracing. can anyone explain what is the purpose of using of portal bracing ? ( Photo as reference given ). i have more discussion about it 1. Is it work for earthquake or wind load ?? 2. in staadpro, i can draw…

Hi, i did a portal frame model. However, staad pro analysis result shows that my column failed due to Clause EC 6.2.9 (2/3). i had try to put some restraints on the column as it is supported by the cladding but it couldnt help. Can someone help me to…

Hi, I am trying to use the automatic wind load generation tools in staad pro to distribute the wind loads to a large portal frame. I have tried a number of ways to distribute the loads. The only way I can get the one-way distribution that i would…

Hi, I want to calculate one portal frame manually and compare with staad pro result by moment distribution mathod or any other mathod. Please help me to solve this problem. I paste below text of staad pro editor code as you can directly get detail…