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Thread: Timber Portal Frame
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18th July 2007, 05:01 PM #1Novice
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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 7.5mLive a little today before you die forever tomorrow
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18th July 2007, 05:13 PM #2
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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18th July 2007, 07:53 PM #3
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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18th July 2007, 09:15 PM #4
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.
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