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    Default Timber Portal Frame

    Anyone ever attempted or seen this done?
    I thinking of using something like 200x45 Hyspan LVL beams joined with plywood gusset plates to build my shed, will have a span of about 7.5m
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    Not sure that LVL is suitable for columns with vertical load. The strength of the stuff is when it's used as a beam. It's pretty flexy when you turn it on it's side.
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    CSIRO used to have speccy charts for pole frame buildings etc that sound similat to your idea.
    ex # 1 inherited my set years ago
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    Used to do it in the old days with laminated beams, and steel plate gussets.

    You need an engineer, but the hispan people may have it nutted out already.

    cheers,

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