Base Plates for Axial Compression and Tension

Column
Column height: d = 268 mm
Column width bf = 450 mm
Column Flange: tf = 25.4 mm
Column web: tw = 0 mm

Base plate
Yield strength of base plate: Fy = 345 MPa Slab or pedestal
Base plate thickness: tp = 31.75 mm Pier width: PB = 600 mm
Base plate width: N = 500 mm Pier height: PN = 600 mm
Base plate height: B = 500 mm thickness pier: PH = 1000 mm
Concrete strength f´c = 28 MPa
The design Loads
Design compresion the column: Pu = 149.47 tonnef
Design Tension the column: Tu = 75.18 tonnef

1- CONCRETE CRUSH RESISTANCE

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A2
Base plate area: A1 = 2500 cm 2 ―― = 1.2
A1
Area projected on pedestal: A2 = 3600 cm 2
Dist. Efect. cantilever base plate in X: m = 123 mm
Dist. Efect. cantilever base plate in Y: n = 70 mm
Maximum design bearing stress Fp = 28.1 MPa
Concrete crush resistance ϕfp = 466.1 tonnef

2- CALCULATION OF THE THICKNESS OF THE UNSTIFFENED BASE PLATE

Dist. Efect. cantilever base plate: L = 123 mm

pressure due to reaction fpu = 7.19 MPa
Unstiffened Base plate thickness: treq = 62.0 mm

3- CALCULATION OF THE THICKNESS OF THE STIFFENED BASE PLATE

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 3- CALCULATION OF THE THICKNESS OF THE STIFFENED BASE PLATE

Distance between stiffeners Ss = 275 mm

Dist. Flange at the edge of the base plate hs1 = 116 mm
Dist. Flange at the edge of the base plate hs2 = 116 mm

3a.- bending of the plate in the compression interface between stiffeners:

Pattern of Lines of Fluence x1 = 101 mm

Pattern of Lines of Fluence x2 = 116 mm
m
Moment at the critical section MP1 = 3969 kgf ⋅ ―
m
m
Moment at the critical section MP2 = 3758 kgf ⋅ ―
m

3b.- bending of the plate in the compression interface at the base plate end

Pattern of Lines of Fluence x3 = 116 mm

m
Moment at the critical section MP3 = 3217 kgf ⋅ ―
m

3c.- bending of the plate in the tension interface between stiffeners:

Pattern of Lines of Fluence x4 = 77 mm

Pattern of Lines of Fluence x5 = 77 mm
m
Moment at the critical section MP4 = 1138 kgf ⋅ ―
m
m
Maximum moment at the critical section Mpr = 3969 kgf ⋅ ―
m
tpr
Stiffened base plate thickness: tpr = 22.4 mm ―― = 0.71
tp

4- CALCULATION OF THE RESISTANCE OF STIFFENER

4a.- Geometric Parameters stiffener

Width stiffener: b = 116 mm

Depth stiffener a = 175 mm
thickness stiffener ts = 12.7 mm
Plate strength without stiffeners: fpl = 11.5 MPa
Strength that the stiffeners take fs = 6.7 MPa
Stiffening afferent area: As = 311 cm 2
Strength of design resulting stiffener Ru = 21 tonnef

4b.- Resistance to compression of the stiffener

Effective length factor K = 0.65

Total stiffener area Ags = 1228 mm 2
Resistance to buckling Fe = 5698 MPa
Critical stress flexion buckling: Fcr = 336 MPa
Ru
Compression resistance ϕRnst = 37.9 tonnef ――― = 0.56
ϕRnst
5 – VERIFICATION OF ANCHORAGE RESISTANCE
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 Ru
――― = 0.56
ϕRnst

5 – VERIFICATION OF ANCHORAGE RESISTANCE

Loads:
An anchor bolt has a factored bolt tension Nua = 14.90 tonnef
An anchor bolt has a factored bolt shear Vua = 12.60 tonnef

Parameters Reinforcing bars :

Allowable stresses the Reinforcing bars fyr = 420 MPa
Reinforcing bars diameter da = 25.4 mm
Number reinforcing bars for anchor bolt: na = 2
Clear from the edge to reinforcing bar rec = 50 mm
Distance anchor bolt to reinforcing bar: g = 41 mm
Nut diameter dnut = 80 mm

5a.- The design strength Anchorage

Separation between anchor rods: So = 185 mm
Distance to edge anchors to base plate cb = 65 mm
Nua
The design strength anchor rods: ϕRn = 39.7 tonnef ――= 0.38
ϕRn

5b.- The design strength Reinforcing bars:

Dist. anchor bolts from the edge Ca = 115 mm
Nua
Area reinforcing bars required: Areq = 387 mm 2 ――― = 0.38
ϕPcap
Tension capacity of reinforcing bars ϕPcap = 39 tonnef

5c.- Breakout
Ductility for breakout will be insured by lapping the bolt with the reinforcing bars.
The modification factors: ψt = 1.3 ψe = 1.0 ψs = 1.0
λ = 1.0 ψ = 1.4

Spacing of transverse reinforcement in Ld s = 100 mm

Transverse reinforcement Area Atr = 258 mm 2
The basic development length Ld = 960 mm
The development length with hook Ldh = 488 mm
Effective anchor embedment depth hef1 = 1038 mm
Effective anchor embedment depth with hook hef2 = 565 mm

5d.- Pullout
To insure ductility for pull-out and side-face blowout, the concrete strength must be greater than
Anchor bolt expected resistance Tesp = 50 tonnef
Bearing area Abgr = 4520 mm 2
Tesp
The Pullout strength ϕNpn = 100 tonnef ――― = 0.50
ϕNpn

5e.- Side - Face Blowout

Since C<0.4hef , side-face blowout must be checked.

Tesp
Side-face blowout strength ϕNsbg = 52 tonnef ――― = 0.95
ϕNsbg

Normally, side-face blowout would not need to be checked if ties are provided in the region at the
anchor bolt nut location such that the ties would cross the failure plane.

6 - DESIGN OF THE SHEAR LUG

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6 - DESIGN OF THE SHEAR LUG

Loads:
Resistance to friction ϕVnμ = 14.0 tonnef ACI 22.9 / NSR 10 - C.11.6
Shear Design load Vv = 61.6 tonnef

Geometry of the Shear Lug:

Yield strength of the Shear Lug: Fyp = 345 MPa
Thickness of the Shear Lug: tlug = 25.4 mm
Height of the Shear Lug: hlug = 150 mm
Width of the Shear Lug: blug = 300 mm
Embedment depth dlug = 100 mm
Bearing area Alug = 300 cm 2

6a.- Bearing strength of concrete check: (ACI 349 Ap. D, sec. D.4.6.2)
Vv
Bearing strength of concrete fc = 67 tonnef ―― = 0.91
fc

6b.- Shear strength toward free edge check: (ACI 349 Ap. D, sec. D.11.2)
Area of the failure plane Av = 2024 cm 2
Vv
Shear strength of the concrete reinforced ϕVnat = 73 tonnef ――― = 0.85
ϕVnat

6c.- Flexural design, thickness required for shear lug (AISC 360, Cap F. D, sec F.1.1)
Moment design on the shear lug Mlug = 6156 kgf ⋅ m
Plastic module cross-shaped plate shear lug Zlug = 616 cm 3
Plastic moment cross-shaped plate shear lug MP = 19.48 tonnef ⋅ m
treqs
Thickness required cross-shaped plate treqs = 9.34 mm ――= 0.37
tlug

6d.- Shear strength: (AISC 360, Cap G, sec. G.2.1)

Area of the failure plane Agv = 146 cm 2
Slenderness factor Fesb = 0.9
Vv
Shear strength plate shear lug ϕVn = 249 tonnef ――= 0.25
ϕVn

6e.- Welding design, (AISC 360, Cap J, sec J.2.4)

Welding resistance (70ksi): FEXX = 483 MPa
Thickness welding Dw = 16 mm
Welding design resistance ϕFw = 217 MPa

kgf
Forces design longitudinal unit welding fr = 6048 ――
cm
kgf fr
Welding design resistance ϕRns = 7517 ―― ―― = 0.80
cm ϕRns

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