PORTAL METHOD FOR WIND LOADS

ASSUMPTIONS:
1. An inflection point is located at the middle of each member of the
frame.
2. On each story of the frame, interior columns carry twice as much
shear as exterior columns.

6V1 = 9.464 kN
V1 = VEI = VHL = 1.58 kN
2V1 = VJF= VGK = 3.16 kN

6V2 = 9.464 kN + 6.249 kN

V2 = VAE = VDH = 2.62 kN
2V2 = VBF= VCG= 5.24 kN
@I

∑FX = 0:
FIJ = 9.464 - VEI
FIJ = 9.464 – 1.58
FIJ = 7.88 kN

∑MEI = 0:
VIJ(1.45) + FIJ(1.55) = 9.464(1.55)
VIJ = [9.464(1.55) – 7.88(1.55)] / 1.45
VIJ = 1.70 kN

∑FY = 0:
FEI = VIJ
FEI = 1.70 kN

@J

∑FX = 0:

FJK = FIJ - VFJ

FJK = 7.88 – 3.16
FJK = 4.72 kN

∑MFJ = 0:
VJK(1.55) + FJK(1.55) + VIJ(1.45) = FIJ(1.55)
VJK = [7.88(1.55) – 4.72 (1.55) – 1.7(1.45)]/(1.55)
VJK = 1.57 kN

∑FY = 0:
FFJ = VJK - VIJ
FFJ = 1.57 – 1.70
FFJ = 0.13 kN ↑

@K

∑FX = 0:
FKL = FJK - VGK
FKL = 4.72 – 3.16
FKL = 1.56 kN

∑MGK = 0:
VKL(1.4) + FKL(1.55) + VJK(1.55) = FJK(1.55)
VKL = [4.72(1.55) – 1.56(1.55) – 1.57(1.55)] / 1.4
VKL = 1.76 kN

∑FY = 0:
FGK = VJK - VKL
FGK = 1.57 – 1.76
FGK = 0.19 kN ↓

@L

∑FY = 0:
FHL = VKL
FHL = 1.76 kN
@E

∑FX = 0:
FEF = 6.249 + VEI - VAE
FEF = 6.249 + 1.58 – 2.62
FEF = 5.21 kN

∑MAE = 0:
VEF(1.45) + FEF(1.6) = 6.249(1.6) + VEI(3.15)
VEF = [6.249(1.6) + 1.58(3.15) – 5.21(1.6)] / 1.45
VEF = 4.58 kN

∑FY = 0:
FAE = VEF + FEI
FAE = 4.58 + 1.70
FAE = 6.28 kN

@F

∑FX = 0:
FFG = FEF + VFJ - VBF
FFG = 5.21 + 3.16 – 5.24
FFG = 3.13 kN

∑MBF = 0:
VFG(1.55) + FFG(1.6) + VEF(1.45) = FEF(1.6) + VFJ(3.15)
VFG = [5.21(1.6) + 3.16(3.15) – 3.13(1.6) – 4.58(1.45)]/1.55
VFG = 4.28 kN

∑FY = 0:
FBF = VFG + FFJ - VEF
FBF = 4.28 + 3.16 – 4.58
FBF = 2.86 kN

@G

∑FX = 0:
FGH = FFG + VGK - VCG
FGH = 3.13 + 3.16 – 5.24
FGH = 1.05 kN

∑MCG = 0:
VGH(1.4) + FGH(1.6) + VFG(1.55) = FFG(1.6) + VGK(3.15)
VGH = [3.13(1.6) + 3.16(3.15) – 1.05(1.6) – 4.28(1.55)] / 1.4
VGH = 5.83 kN

∑FY = 0:
FCG = VFG + FGK - VGH
FCG = 4.28 + 3.16 – 5.83
FCG = 1.61 kN

@H

∑FY = 0:
FDH = FHL + VGH
FDH = 1.76 + 5.83
FDH = 7.59 kN