Feb 19, 2017
Hi,
As an introduction, here is how i see portal frame buildings from engineering point of view.
This is a nice example of one small minimalist house/cabin.
The main constructive bearing elements should be timber frames: rafters and columns connected with steel nailing plates.
And to design the dimensions of timber frame and connector plates, the whole building comes down to one simple structural system - three hinged portal frame.
I’ll try to analyze most of the cool cottages and houses, i’ll find from the other blogs, like that. How could them all be built using timber portal frames.
