TY - JOUR AU - Patel, Wolfgang TI - Experimental Strain Gauging for Steel Portal Frames: Analysis and Design JO - Open Access Journal of Engineering Applications PY - 1977 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 273 EP - 286 AB - It is widely recognised that much of the behaviour observed in tropical climates is governed by steel portal frames. The approach adopted combines conventional theory with optical microscopy to handle the irregular geometries encountered in tropical climates. Overall, the new procedure is found to be 33% more economical than the method in current use. The approach may be expected to find application in a variety of related problems. KW - steel portal frames KW - optical microscopy KW - numerical analysis KW - linear programming KW - fermentation SN - 3105-7004 DO - 10.55555/oajea.1977.0101.013 UR - https://journal.bsaps.com/article/5380 ER -