For this single-story commercial construction project in the United Kingdom, StructCAD Design & Engineering offered the design and engineering solutions.

The architect proposed a curving roof with a clear span of more than 30m and round columns for the project. The difficulty was in providing portal action where the CHS columns and curved beam connected. In addition to creating curved portal frames, our engineers created the steel connection detail specifically for this project.

This enabled the area to be open as envisaged while reducing steel usage by over 40% and avoiding the need for bracing.