HASSAN ISLAND, KSA

DESIGN OF CONNECTION BETWEEN TIMBER PILE AND FOUNDATION

BOLTED TIMBER TO STEEL CONNECTION DESIGN

TEDDS calculation version 1.0.10

Main timber member details

Main timber member depth; hm = 250 mm
Number of timbers in main member; Nm = 1
Strength class C18 timber
Connected steel plate details
Connected steel plate thickness; bc = 6.0 mm
Connected steel plate depth; hc = 275 mm
Number of steel plates connected; Nc = 1
Connection details
Angle of connected member; α = 0°
Load applied to connected member; F = 10.000 kN
Duration of Loading; Medium term
Member service class; 3
Bolting details
Bolt diameter; φb = 16 mm
Number of rows of bolts; Nrows = 1;
Number of bolts per row; Nconns = 3; (75 mm centres)
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Total number of bolts; Ntotal = Nconns × Nrows = 3
The bolts are aligned with the main member
Number of interfaces; Nint = (Nm + Nc) – 1 = 1
Check main member
Effective width of timber; bt = 125 mm
From BS 5268 : Part 2 : 2002 ..... Table 70
Basic bolt shear load parallel to loading; Fbasic = 5.863 kN
Modification factors
Steel to timber; K46 = 1.25
Moisture content; K56 = 0.70
Bolts in line with grain; K57 = 0.94
Capacity of bolted connection
Capacity of connection; Fm = Ntotal × Fbasic × K46 × K56 × K57 × Nint = 14.467 kN
PASS - Connection capacity exceeds applied load
Minimum bolt spacings
Loaded end spacing; Send_l = 7 × φb = 112 mm
Unloaded end spacing; Send_u = 4 × φb = 64 mm
Loaded edge spacing; Sedge_l = 4 × φb = 64 mm
Unloaded edge spacing; Sedge_u = 1.5 × φb = 24 mm
Minimum bolt spacing; Sbolt = 4 × φb = 64 mm
Washer details
Minimum washer diameter; φw = 3 × φb = 48 mm
Minimum washer thickness; tw = 0.25 × φb = 4.0 mm

COLUMN BASE PLATE DESIGN (BS5950-1:2000)

TEDDS calculation version 1.0.09;

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20 mm thick base plate

Base plate reference; TIMBER TO FOUNDATION;

Design forces and moments
Axial force; Fc = ;51.0; kN (Compression)
Bending moment; M = 15.0 kNm; (about major axis)
Shear force; Fv = 8.0 kN
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Column details
Column section; CHS 250x6.0 (Grade S275)
Dia; D = 250.0 mm
thickness; T = 6.0 mm
Design strength; pyc = 275 N/mm2
Column to base plate weld; 6 mm FW;
Baseplate details
Steel grade; S275

Depth; Dp = 400 mm
Breadth; Bp = 400 mm
Thickness; tp = 20 mm
Design strength; pyp = 265 N/mm2
Holding down bolt and anchor plate details
Total number of bolts; 4 No. M16 Grade 8.8
Bolt spacing; sbolt = ;320; mm
Edge distance; e1 = 40 mm
Anchor plate steel grade; S275
Anchor plate dimension (square); bap = 50 mm
Anchor plate thickness; tap = 12 mm
Design strength; pyap = 265 N/mm2
Embeddment to top of anchor plate; E = 325 mm
Characteristic strength of concrete; fcu = 50 N/mm2
Concrete compression force and bolt tension force
Plate overhang beyond face of flange; L1 = (Dp - D)/2) = ;75.0; mm
Effective width of plate; Bpc = min(Bp, B + 2×L1) = ;400.0; mm
Distance from bolts to compression edge; h = Dp - e1 = 360 mm
Assuming a rectangular compression block of width bpc, length x and intensity 0.6fcu then:-
From static equilibrium; M = 0.6fcuBpcx(h-x/2) - Fc(h-Dp/2)
Rearranging the quadratic equation; 0.3fcuBpcx2 - 0.6fcuBpchx + Fc(h-Dp/2) + M = 0
Factor a; a = 0.3 × fcu × Bpc = 6000.0 N/mm
Factor b; b = -0.6 × fcu × Bpc × h = -4320000.0 N
Constant c; c = Fc × (h-Dp/2) + M = 23160000.0 Nmm
Depth of compression block; x = [-1.0×b - √(b2 - 4×a×c)]/(2×a) = 5.4 mm
Compression force in concrete; Cf = 0.6 × fcu × Bpc × x = 64.8 kN
Tension force in bolts; Tf = Cf - Fc = 13.8 kN
Therefore the bolts are in tension
Compression side bending
Moment in plate; mc = 0.6 × fcu × x × (L1 - 0.8×swf - x/2) = ;10938
Nmm/mm;
Plate thickness required; tpc = √(4 × mc/pyp) = 12.8 mm
Tension side bending
Lever arm; m = L1 - e1 - 0.8×swf = 30.2 mm
Moment in plate; mt = Tf × m = 417353 Nmm
Distance from bolt cl. to face of column; Lf = L1 - e1 = 35.0 mm
Effective plate width; Bpt = min(Bp, sbolt×(Nbolt/2-1) + 2×Lf) = 390.0 mm
Plate thickness required; tpt = √(4 × mt/(pyp×Bpt)) = 4.0 mm
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Plate thickness
Plate thickness required; tp_req = max(tpc, tpt) = ;12.8 mm;
Plate thickness provided; tp = 20 mm
PASS - Plate thickness provided is adequate (0.642)
Flange weld
Tension capacity of flange; Ptf = B × T × pyc = ;412.5; kN

Force in tension flange; Ftf = M/(D - T) - Fc × (B×T)/A = ;48.3; kN

Flange weld design force; Ff = min(Ptf, max(Ftf, 0 kN)) = 48.3 kN
Weld force per mm; fwf = Ff/B = ;0.193; kN/mm
Transverse capacity of 6 mm fillet weld; pwf = 1.155 kN/mm; (Cl. 6.8.7.3)
PASS - Flange weld capacity is adequate (0.167)
Longitudinal capacity of web weld
Weld force per mm; fwwl = Fv /(2×(D-2×t)) = ;0.017; kN/mm
Longitudinal capacity of 6 mm fillet weld; pwwl = 0.924 kN/mm; (Cl. 6.8.7.3)
PASS - Longitudinal capacity of web weld is adequate (0.018)
Holding down bolts
Force per bolt; Fbolt = (2×Tf)/ Nbolt = 6.9 kN
Tensile area per bolt; At_b = 157.0 mm2
Tensile strength; pt_b = 560 N/mm2
Tension capacity (cl. 6.6); Pt_b = 0.8 × pt_b × At_b = ;70.3; kN;
PASS - Bolt capacity is adequate (0.098)
Anchor plates
Force per anchor plate; Fap = Fbolt = 6.9 kN
Bolt hole diameter in anchor plate; dh = 18 mm
Anchor plate bearing area; Aap = bap2 - π×dh2/4 = 2246 mm2
Bearing capacity; Pap = 0.6 × fcu × Aap = 67.4 kN
PASS - Anchor plate bearing capacity is adequate (0.103)
Bearing pressure on anchor plate; fap = Fap / Aap = 3.1 N/mm2
Width of bolt head (across flats); dbh = 24.0 mm
Maximum cantilever length; lap = bap/2 × √(2) - dbh/2 = 23.4 mm
Bending moment in plate; map = fap × lap2/2 = 0.8 Nm/mm
Bending capacity; mcap = pyap × tap2/4 = 9.5 Nm/mm
PASS - Anchor plate bending capacity is adequate (0.088)
Holding down bolt anchorage
Note - the following calculation to check the holding down bolt anchorage into the foundation assumes that
the edges of the foundation are sufficiently far from the anchor plates to not affect the punching shear
perimeter.
Tension force to be resisted; Ft = Tf = 13.8 kN
Nominal cover to top reinforcement; cnom = 75 mm
Effective depth of HD bolts; LHD = E - cnom = 250 mm
Shear strength of concrete; vc = 0.34 N/mm2
Effective shear perimeter; PHD = 2 × [(bap + 2×1.5×LHD) + (sbolt × (Nbolt/2 - 1) + bap +
2×1.5×LHD)]
PHD = 3840 mm
Pull-out capacity of tension bolts; Pt = vc × PHD × LHD = 326.4 kN
PASS - Holding down bolt anchorage is adequate (0.042)
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Shear transfer to concrete
Assumed coefficient of friction; µ = 0.30
Available shear resistance; Pv = Cf × µ = ;19; kN
PASS - Frictional shear capacity is adequate (0.411)