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Base Plate Design - Eurocode 3 - 2005

Material Strength Properties
fcu : 45 MPa
Bolt Grade : 8.8
Bolt fy : 640 MPa
Bolt fu : 800 MPa
fy Baseplate : 350 MPa
fu Baseplate : 350 MPa
fy Column : 350 MPa
fu Column : 350 MPa
tu Weld : 500 MPa

Column Section
O1 323.9x10.0

Base Plate Design Data:

Plate Shape : Rectangular
Height : 500 mm
Breadth : 500 mm
Thickness : 16 mm
Hole Protrusion : 150.5 mm

Weld Properties
Size :6 mm Fillet Weld

Bolt Properties
Diameter : 24 mm
Anchor Length : 400 mm
Compression not allowed in bolts

Bolt End Plate Properties

Bolt Resistance Forces

Bolt Netto Cross Section

0.75 . p. d 2
An =
4
0.75 ×p×24 2
=
4
= 339.292 mm2

Tension Resistance Table 3.4

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k 1. A n. f u
Tr =
Ym2. 1000
.9 ×339.29 ×800
=
1.25 ×1000
= 195.431 kN

Tension Resistance Concrete DD_CEN_TS_1992-4-2 6.2.5(1)

k cr . f ck. hef 1.5

NRk =
1000
7.7 × 45 ×400 1.5
=
1000
= 413.225 kN

6 . (A_end - A_bolt ). f ck. Yucr

NRk =
1000
6 ×(1 017.9 - 452.39 )×45 ×1
=
1000
= 152.688 kN

Shear Resistance Table 3

0.6 . An. f u
Vr =
Ym2. 1000
0.6 ×339.29 ×800
=
1.25 ×1000
= 130.287 kN

Shear Resistance 6.2.2 (7)

(0.44 - 0.0003 . f yb). f ub. As

Vr =
Ym2. 1000
(0.44 - 0.0003 ×640 )×800 ×339.29
=
1.25 ×1000
= 53.852 kN

Compression Resistance 13.3.1

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0.9 . An. f u
Cr =
1000
0.9 ×339.29 ×516.13
=
1000
= 157.606 kN

Find Effective Compression Area

Effective Distance from Edge of Section

f yp
cMax = tp.
2
3 . . f ck. Ym0
3
350
= 16 ×
2
3 × ×45 ×1
3
= 31.552 mm

Calculation Sheet for Load Case : ULS

Factored loads
P: 294.656 kN
Mz : 6.505 kNm
Mx : 5.804 kNm
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Find Equilibruim
The actual number of Grid Point used for calculation is 1137

Moment balancing
Sum Of Moments around X-axis = 0.0 kNm
Sum Of Moments around Y-axis = 0.0 kNm

Axial Force balancing

Sum Of Forces in Y-direction = 0.0 kN

The Shear Resistance in the Bolts Resists the Following Forces:

Forces in X-direction
Moments around Y-axis
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Forces in Z-direction

Calculating Factors of Safety in Concrete

StrainMax
FOS =
Strain
.0035
=
.00021231
= 16.485

Calculating Factors of Safety in Critical Bolt

Welds
Since unit values are used for the length and size of the weld, the capacity
of this layout is given in kN/mm
Design shear strength 4.4

fu
f vw.d =
3 bw. gM2
.
350
=
3 ×.8 ×1.25
= 202.073 MPa

Design resistance per unit length 4.3

f vw.d. a . Size
Fw.Rd =
1000
202.07 ×.707 ×6
=
1000
= 0.8572 kN/mm

Capacity of 6mm weld is 0.857kN/mm

Resistance
FOS =
Force
.85719
=
.29051
= 2.951

Calculation Sheet for Load Case : SLS

Factored loads
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P: 193.754 kN
Mz : 4.205 kNm
Mx : 3.794 kNm

Find Equilibruim
The actual number of Grid Point used for calculation is 1137

Moment balancing
Sum Of Moments around X-axis = 0.0 kNm
Sum Of Moments around Y-axis = 0.0 kNm

Axial Force balancing

Sum Of Forces in Y-direction = 0.0 kN
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The Shear Resistance in the Bolts Resists the Following Forces:

Forces in X-direction
Moments around Y-axis
Forces in Z-direction

Calculating Factors of Safety in Concrete

StrainMax
FOS =
Strain
.0035
=
.00013514
= 25.899

Calculating Factors of Safety in Critical Bolt

Welds
Since unit values are used for the length and size of the weld, the capacity
of this layout is given in kN/mm
Design shear strength 4.4

fu
f vw.d =
3 . bw. gM2
350
=
3 ×.8 ×1.25
= 202.073 MPa

Design resistance per unit length 4.3

f vw.d. a . Size
Fw.Rd =
1000
202.07 ×.707 ×6
=
1000
= 0.8572 kN/mm

Capacity of 6mm weld is 0.857kN/mm

Resistance
FOS =
Force
.85719
=
.29051
= 2.951