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Connection Design Steel Base Plate bs5950 v2015 01 PDF
Connection Design Steel Base Plate bs5950 v2015 01 PDF
BS5950
Axial and Shear Base Plate Design
Utilisation Summary
BS5950
Base plate dimension, Dp (usually >= 2 sides x 100mm than column dimensions) 1680 mm
Base plate dimension, Bp (usually >= 2 sides x 100mm than column dimensions) 850 mm
Base plate area, Ap = Bp.Dp 1428000 mm2
Note only rectagular base plates are considered; Circular base plates are not considered;
Base plate required area, Areq 583333 mm2
Base plate size utilisation = Areq/Ap 41% OK
Base plate thickness, tp (usually <=55mm to avoid machining in bearing type, >= 85.0
max mm
(t, T))
Projection dimension, c Goal seek (A ef f , modif ied-A req) t o 0.0 by changing c 95.3 mm
Base plate effective area, Aeff, modified 583333 mm2
UC/UB section 583333 mm2
Column perimeter, Per col = 2.(D+2B-t)+4.( π .r i /2-2r i 4930 mm
Check fit D+2c <= D p 1616 mm Fit
Check fit B+2c <= B p 731 mm Fit
Check no overlap (D-2T)/2 >= c 693 mm No Overlap
2
583333 mm
A eff, modified = (if no overlap) A eff -max(0, D+2c-D p ).(B+2c)-max(0, B+2c-B
= (if overlap) min(D+2c, D p ).min(B+2c, B p N/A mm2
RHS/SHS section N/A mm2
Mean wall perimeter length = 2.(D+B-t-T) N/A mm
Check fit D+2c <= D p N/A mm N/A
Check fit B+2c <= B p N/A mm N/A
Check no overlap (D-2T)/2 >= c N/A mm N/A
Check no overlap (B-2t)/2 >= c N/A mm N/A
2
A eff, modified N/A mm
= (if no overlap) A eff -max(0, D+2c-D p ).(B+2c)-max(0, B+2c-B
= (if overlap) min(D+2c, D p ).min(B+2c, B p N/A mm2
CHS section N/A mm2
Check fit D+2c <= D p N/A mm N/A
Check fit D+2c <= B p N/A mm N/A
Check no overlap (D-2t)/2 >= c N/A mm N/A
A eff, modified = (if no overlap) A eff -max[0, π .(D+2c) 2 /4- N/A mm2
= (if overlap) π .min(D+2c, D p , B p ) 2 /4 N/A mm2
Require (Aeff, modified - Areq) --> 0 0 mm2 OK
Base plate thickness required, tpreq 52.8 mm
Base plate thickness utilisation = tpreq/tp 62% OK
Job No. Sheet No. Rev.
CONSULTING Engineering Calculation Sheet
E N G I N E E R S Consulting Engineers jXXX 3
Member/Location
BS5950
BS5950
1. The embedded length of bolt into concrete is usually 16 to 18 times the bolt diameter, d;
2. The bolt thread length is usually 100mm plus the bolt diameter, d;
3. The bolt grade is usually 4.6. The bolt is usually M20 for lighter construction, M24 for base plates up
to 50mm and M36 for base plates greater than 50mm;
4. The bolt clearance hole in the base plate is usually 6mm larger than the bolt diameter, d;
5. The diameter for the location tube (required for site tolerance for bolt placement) is usually 100mm
or 3 times the bolt diameter, d, whichever is greater;
6. The bedding space (required for grouting location tubes) is usually 50mm, but can be 25mm to
50mm for lightly loaded bases;
7. In base plates 700mm x 700mm and larger, a grout 50mm hole should be provided to allow trapped
air to escape and also for inspection; A grout hole should be provided for every 0.5m2 of base plate; If
grout is to be placed through the grout hole, then the diameter should be increased to 100mm;
Bolt classification
Steel grade (the lower grade of the connecting element(s))
Design shear strength of bolt, ps 375 N/mm2
Design bearing strength of bolt, pbb 1000 N/mm2
Design bearing strength of plate, pbs 460 N/mm2
Design tension strength of bolt, pt 560 N/mm2
Bolt diameter, d 30.0 mm
Bolt area, A 561.0 mm2
Plate thickness, tp 85.0 mm
Bolt hole factor, kbs 0.7
Edge distance, e 50.0 mm
Bolt shear and bearing capacity, MIN (Ps, Pbb, Pbs) 210.4 kN
Bolt shear capacity, Ps = ps.A 210.4 kN
Bolt bearing capacity, Pbb = d.tp.pbb 2550.0 kN
Plate bearing capacity, Pbs = kbs.d.tp.pbs <= 0.5kbs.e.tp.pbs 684.3 kN
Number of bolts, Nbolts 8
Total bolts shear and bearing capacity, ΣPbolts = Nbolts . MIN (Ps, Pbb, Pbs) 1683 kN
Resolved ULS shear force, V = √(Vx2+Vy2) 1061 kN
Base plate bolt design utilisation = V/ΣPbolts 63% OK
Note bolt shear capacity in concrete embedment need to be checked independently, as it will be
more onerous than the above steel on steel checks;