hokie,
Thanks - that's what I thought. I just wanted to make sure that we didn't have standardized terms for these that I wasn't aware of. (I knew not to use "hip" - it's just the literal translation of the German)
Hi hokie66,
Thanks a lot for the explanation. Here's my question though: when we say "single leg portal" we're referring to the one leg that doesn't have a pinned top. Now, the Germans (this is starting to sound like a Simpsons episode) refer to the other supports to define them, which...
BigH: I'm terribly sorry about the double post. I'm new to the forums and didn't know it was such a big deal. I just thought that the question concerned both civil and structural engineers, which is why I posted it on both forums. I will refrain from doing this again in the future - thanks...
Hi everyone,
I'm a civil engineer who recently ran into a couple of interesting types of portal frames used in Germany. I've been trying to figure out if these are used in the US at all, and what they are called, but all my colleagues have been equally stumped. I have attached a very simple...
Hi everyone,
I'm a civil engineer living in Los Angeles and recently ran into a couple of interesting types of portal frames that are used in Germany. I have been trying to figure out if these are used in the United States at all, and what they are called, but all my colleagues have been...
