Steel Buildings in Europe

Title APPENDIX D Worked Example: Design of portal frame using elastic analysis 44 of 44 4 - 125 9. Deflections The horizontal and vertical deflections of the portal frame subject to the characteristic load combination, as per Expression 6.14 of EN 1990 are as follows: 20 mm 16 mm 240 mm Appendix A of this document provides typical deflection limits used in some European countries. These limits are only intended to be a guideline. The requirements for a given portal frame design must be agreed with the client.