CLIENT:

PROJECT:
PREPARED BY: WHM
REVIEWED BY:
PURPOSE: Design base plate for steel column.
UNITS: kip 1000 lbf ksi
kip
in
2
psi
lbf
in
2
k kip ksf
kip
ft
2
psf
lbf
ft
2
pcf
lbf
ft
3
plf
lbf
ft

ASSUMTIONS:
Concrete Pier Properties: Steel Column Properties:
f
c
3.0 ksi := b
f
10.34 in := d 11.10 in :=
X
1
36 in := Y
1
36 in := F
y
36 ksi := P
a
525 kip :=
A
2
X
1
Y
1
:= A
2
1296 in
2
=
CALCULATION:
Required Plate Area:
A1
P
a
0.70f
c
:= A1 250.0 in
2
=
A2
1
A
2
P
a
0.35 f
c

2
:= A2 192.90 in
2
= A
1
if A1 A2 > A1 , A2 , ( ) := A
1
250.00 in
2
=
Estimate Plate Size:
0.5 0.95 d 0.8 b
f
( ) := 1.14 in = Input plate size:
N A
1
+ := N 16.95 in = N 17 in :=
B
A
1
N
:= B 14.7 in = B 15.0 in :=
Bearing Stress:
Fp 0.35 f
c

A
2
N B
:= Fp 2.37 ksi = F
p
if 0.7 f
c
Fp < 0.7 f
c
, Fp , ( ) := F
p
2.10 ksi =
f
p
P
a
B N
:= f
p
2.06 ksi = F
p
2.10 ksi =
I "Bearing ok" =
Calculate Bearing plate Thickness:
m
N 0.95 d
2
:= m 3.23 in = n
B 0.8 b
f

2
:= n 3.36 in =
a if m n > m , n , ( ) := a 3.36 in =
t
p
a
f
p
0.25 36 ksi
:= t
p
1.61 in = Use 1-5/8" plate.
file baseplate[1].mcd page 1 01-12-2006