Update history​​

Portal frame generator

  • The Canadian wind code has been implemented (as is indicated in the section Code implementation - Code regarding loads on structures -Wind loads)
  • Improvements in the application of the RSA (Portugal) and Eurocode 1 (Portugal) codes, as is indicated in the section Improvements in the application of the code relative to snow loads.

Eurocode 1 (Portugal) - EN 1991-1-4 (2005)
In the Portal Frame Generator, the user may select the town were the structure is to be built and the program will automatically assign the corresponding topographic altitude and climate zone.

RSA (Code for Safety and Loads for Buildings and Bridge Structures) -Portugal-
The snow accumulation effect has been implemented for this code in the Portal Frame Generator.

Wind Loads according to the National Building Code of Canada (NBC 05) Part 4.1.7
This wind code has been implemented in the Portal Frame Generator and contemplates a joint analysis of wind loading on all the frames introduced in the job.

We have recently implemented the following building codes:

  • Snow loading according to national building codes:
    • NBC05 (Snow loads generated according to the Canadian Building Code for use in the Portal Frame Generator)