4

2
w kN/m

C
5

f
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span/eaves height
Figure 3.1 Pinned base portal frame with uniform load
0.2

rise/span
0.1

0
0.06
0.0650.055 0.07 0.075
Mp required for leg

(a) (b)

(c)

Figure 3.2 Elasticanalysisdiagramsa)Horizontalforceatbase,b)Momentintherafter,

c)Momentinthecolumn