Single-storey, one-way-spanning buildings

Some of the most important steel-framed buildings fall in the classification of single-storey, one-way-spanning structures. Types shown in Figure 5.1 include:

• Truss or lattice girder and stanchion frames; • Portals in various types of construction:

⚬ Universal beams; ⚬ Built-up tapered sections – lattice;

• Arches in single section or lattice construction.