##  [Portal Frame](/portal-frame) 

  ##  [Portal Frame](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/portal-frame-0) 

  

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Definition

A framed structural system of beams and columns with rigid (moment-resisting) beam‑to‑column connections so that lateral and vertical loads are carried primarily by bending and shear in the connected members rather than by discrete bracing or shear walls.