Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 4: Detailed Design of Portal Frames 4 - 61 H (a) Passive earth pressure 1 1 Wrapped bar (b) Tie into floor slab, note wrapping to outer portion of bar to prevent damage to slab from differential settlement 1 2 1 Floor slab 2 Angle wrapped in tape to prevent corrosion (c) Angle tie between columns 2 1 1 Floor slab 2 High tensile bar with threaded end and coupler, wrapped in tape to prevent corrosion (d) Tie rod between columns Figure 11.6 Methods of providing resistance to horizontal forces at the foundations