H-Beams

Rolled steel with an H-shaped cross-section. Equal thickness in the two parallel flanges with no taper on the inside
surface. Classified into narrow, medium, and wide, based on the height and flange width.
 Wide Flange Series
 Medium Flange Series
 Narrow Flange Series

Shape/Dimensions

Wide Flange Series

Standard cross-section
Classification dimensions (mm) Cross-sectional Unit mass
(Height × Flange width) area(cm3） (kg/m)
H×B t1 t2 r

100×100 *100×100 21.59 16.9

6 8 8

125×125 125×125 30.00 23.6

6.5 9 8

150×150 150×150 39.65 31.1

7 10 8
175×175 175×175 51.43 40.4
7.5 11 13

200×200 63.53 49.9

200×200 8 12 13
*200×204 71.53 56.2
12 12 13

*244×252 81.31 63.8

11 11 13
250×250 250×250 91.43 71.8
9 14 13
*250×255 103.9 81.6
14 14 13

*294×302 106.3 83.4

12 12 13
300×300 300×300 118.5 93.0
10 15 13
*300×305 133.4 105.0
15 15 13

*344×348 144.0 113.0

10 16 13
350×350 *344×354 164.6 129.0
16 16 13
350×350 171.9 135.0
12 19 13

400×400 400×400 218.7 172.0

13 21 22

Reference

Classification Second moment Radius of gyration Section

(Height × Flange width) of area(cm4) of area(cm) modulus(cm3)

lx ly ix iy zx zy

100×100 378 134 4.18 2.49 75.6 26.7

125×125 839 293 5.29 3.13 134.0 46.9

150×150 1,620 563 6.40 3.77 216.0 75.1

175×175 2,900 984 7.50 4.37 331.0 112.0

4,720 1,600 8.62 5.02 472.0 160.0

200×200
4,980 1,700 8.35 4.88 498.0 167.0

8,700 2,940 10.30 6.01 713.0 233.0

250×250 10,700 3,650 10.80 6.32 860.0 292.0
11,400 3,880 10.50 6.11 912.0 304.0

16,600 5,510 12.50 7.20 1,130.0 365.0

300×300 20,200 6,750 13.10 7.55 1,350.0 450.0
21,300 7,100 12.60 7.30 1,420.0 466.0

32,800 11,200 15.10 8.84 1,910.0 646.0

350×350 34,900 11,800 14.60 8.48 2,030.0 669.0
39,800 13,600 15.20 8.89 2,280.0 776.0

400×400 66,600 22,400 17.50 10.10 3,330.0 1,120.0

Medium Flange Series

Standard cross-section
Classification dimensions（mm） Cross-sectional Unit mass
(Height × Flange width) area(cm3） (kg/m)
H×B t1 t2 r

200×150 194×150 38.11 29.9

6 9 8

250×175 244×175 55.49 43.6

7 11 13

300×200 294×200 71.05 55.8

8 12 13

350×250 340×250 99.53 78.1

9 14 13

400×300 390×300 133.30 105

10 16 13

450×300 440×300 153.90 121

11 18 13

482×300 141.2 111

500×300 11 15 13
488×300 159.2 125
11 18 13

582×300 169.20 133

12 17 13
600×300 588×300 187.20 147
12 20 13
594×302 217.10 170
14 23 13

692×300 207.50 163

700×300 13 20 18
700×300 231.50 182
13 24 18

792×300 239.50 188

800×300 14 22 18
800×300 263.50 207
14 26 18

900×300 *890×299 15 23 18 266.90 210

 900×300 305.80 240
16 28 18
*912×302 360.10 283
18 34 18

Reference

Classification Second moment Radius of gyration Section

(Height × Flange width) of area(cm4) of area(cm) modulus(cm3)

lx ly ix iy zx zy

200×150 2,630 507 8.30 3.65 271 67.6

250×175 6,040 984 10.40 4.21 495 112

300×200 11,100 1,600 12.50 4.75 756 160

350×250 21,200 3,650 14.60 6.05 1,250 292

400×300 37,900 7,200 16.90 7.35 1,940 480

450×300 54,700 8,110 18.90 7.26 2,490 540

58,300 6,760 20.30 6.92 2,420 450

500×300
68,900 8,110 20.80 7.14 2,820 540

98,900 7,660 24.20 6.73 3,400 511

600×300 114,000 9,010 24.70 6.94 3,890 601
134,000 10,600 24.80 6.98 4,500 700

168,000 9,020 28.50 6.59 4,870 601

700×300
197,000 10,800 29.20 6.83 5,640 721

248,000 9,920 32.20 6.44 6,270 661

800×300
286,000 11,700 33.00 6.67 7,160 781

339,000 10,300 35.60 6.20 7,610 687

900×300 404,000 12,600 36.40 6.43 8,990 842
491,000 15,700 36.90 6.59 10,800 1.040
Narrow Flange Series

Standard cross-section
Classification dimensions（mm） Cross-sectional Unit mass
(Height × Flange width) area(cm3） (kg/m)
H×B t1 t2 r

*198×99 22.69 17.8

200×100 4.5 7 8
200×100 26.67 20.9
5.5 8 8

248×124 31.99 25.1

250×125 5 8 8
250×125 36.97 29.0
6 9 8

298×149 40.80 32.0

300×150 5.5 8 13
300×150 46.78 36.7
6.5 9 13

346×174 52.45 41.2

350×175 6 9 13
350×175 62.91 49.4
7 11 13

396×199 71.41 56.1

400×200 7 11 13
400×200 83.37 65.4
8 13 13

446×199 82.97 65.1

450×200 8 12 13
450×200 95.43 74.9
9 14 13

496×199 99.29 77.9

9 14 13
500×200 500×200 112.30 88.2
10 16 13
*506×201 129.30 102.0
11 19 13

596×199 117.80 92.5

10 15 13
600×200 600×200 131.70 103.0
11 17 13
*606×201 149.80 118.0
12 20 13

Classification Reference
(Height × Flange width)
Second moment Radius of gyration Section
of area(cm4) of area(cm) modulus(cm3)
 lx ly ix iy zx zy

1,540 113 8.25 2.24 156 22.9

200×100
1,810 134 8.23 2.24 181 26.7

3,450 255 10.40 2.82 278 41.1

250×125
3,960 294 10.40 2.82 317 47.0

6,320 442 12.40 3.29 424 59.3

300×150
7,210 508 12.40 3.29 481 67.7

11,000 791 14.50 3.88 638 91.0

350×175
13,500 984 14.60 3.96 771 112.0

19,800 1,450 16.60 4.50 999 145.0

400×200
23,500 1,740 16.80 4.56 1.170 174.0

28,100 1,580 18.40 4.36 1,260 159.0

450×200
32,900 1,870 18.60 4.43 1,460 187.0

40,800 1,840 20.30 4.31 1,650 185.0

500×200 46,800 2,140 20.40 4.36 1,870 214.0
55,500 2,580 20.70 4.46 2,190 256.0

66,600 1,980 23.80 4.10 2,240 199.0

600×200 75,600 2,270 24.00 4.16 2,520 227.0
88,300 2,720 24.30 4.26 2,910 270.0

1. When ordering, please specify actual dimensions(H×B×t 1/t2×length).

2. The sizes marked * are not constantly being rolled, so please inquire when ordering.
3. Please talk to us in advance about turnaround times and specifications (bending, shot blasting, etc.).
4. Standard length is 6 m or more with 500 mm pitch up to 24 m, but for orders over 15 m,
　 please talk to us before ordering.
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Steel Connection Designer - Base Plate

Create and customize a base plate connection

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This joint is created by welding a steel plate to the bottom end of the column, which is in turn
connected to the foundations through anchors. The joint can include several plates, stiffeners or
shear anchor.

Joint elements

You can customize each joint element using the available buttons from the Joint elements panel.
All changes made in every window can be viewed in real time. For example, you can define the
geometry of the plates and stiffeners, set the configuration of the anchors and customize the welds
(thickness, type and quality) for each part of the joint or add different elements.
Each parameter is illustrated by a corresponding image in the dialog box.
Another simple way to change the joint elements geometry is by modifying directly the dimension
line values available in the views. This way, the joint geometry will be much easier to define by
double-clicking on the editable dimension line values (without parentheses).
The dimension lines that contain values between parenthesis cannot be modified and correspond to
the greyed-out values that appear in the element dialog. For example, the user can change the
anchors positioning directly in the views for values that are not grayed-out in the anchors dialog.

Joint profile section

For the joint member (column), a drop-down list is available for selecting the desired “I” section or
creating a new parametric “I” section (laminated or welded). Steel class can be also set for each joint
member.
The angle of the main connection member (column) can be set by changing the End Point
from Absolute to Relative coordinates.
Member length can be defined in two different ways: as absolute (real length) or projected length.
The Presets command is used to save a defined geometry of a joint: keep all the characteristics for
anchors, shear lug, stiffeners, plates, foundation and later apply them for another column section.
Plates and stiffeners
The following options are available for configuring the base plate connection: Shim Plates, Base
Plate and Levelling Plate.
For each plate the user can customize the thickness, width, height, vertical and horizontal offset.
Additionally, the plate number parameter is available for Shim Plates.
For a base plate connection, the user can enable the available types of stiffeners (web stiffeners,
flange stiffeners, middle stiffeners and outer stiffeners), and set the thickness, width, height, number
of stiffeners, offset.
Chamfers
The user is able to set chamfers for any of the available stiffeners. When there are no stiffeners
enabled the chamfers dialog will be greyed and a message will be displayed in order to inform the
user that there are no stiffeners created.
 
Outer stiffeners chamfers

Flange stiffeners chamfers

The user can select the weld size, type and quality for beam web to base plate, beam flange to base
plate or any available stiffeners, only when they are enabled.

Welds
The weld for each element can be customized by changing the weld size, weld type (Fillet, Full
penetration or Partial penetration) and weld quality (Site, Shop or Shop continuous) that will further
influence the weld verification results.

 Beam Web To Base Plate

 Beam Flanges To Base Plate

 Outer Stiffeners
 Web Stiffeners
 Shear Anchor

The user can select the weld size, type and quality for beam web to base plate, beam flange to base
plate or any available stiffeners, only when they are enabled.
Shear Lug
 
The shear lug is an important base plate joint element that can transfer entirely the shear force to the
foundation. In the corresponding report, an entire verification chapter is assign for the shear lug
calculation, including the slenderness and geometry verification.

When the shear lug is enabled, the user can set the length and choose the type of the shear lug
(profiles, plates)
 
 

Anchors
 
Joint connectors (anchors) can be customized by changing the available option: anchors definition,
positioning, holes and plates type.
The anchor standard can be set by using the drop-down list. This selection will influence the rest of
the options available: anchor material, anchor set (nut/washer number), anchor length and anchor
diameter.
The positioning tab will configure, for each group of connectors, the number and the distances
depending on the selected bounds.

The positioning tab will configure, for each group of connectors, the number and the distances
depending on the selected bounds.
 
 

Foundation
The concrete class and the geometry of the foundation can be modified and also a supplementary
grout thickness can be set, including the grout type.
Design assumptions
After defining the joint elements, the users have the possibility to choose the material for each
element according to different standards and set the following steel design assumptions: steel
corrosion, control of the shear plane for anchors (threaded/ unthreaded), weld design method, T-
stub method and tensioned zone limit and give values for the safety factors that will influence the
calculation results.
Definition of load cases and combinations
Users have the possibility to define load cases, load combinations and add values for the loads (N -
axial force, M – bending moment, V- shear force). The sign convention is displayed in
the Loads dialog for each joint type. Below is an example of Loads dialog for a base plate joint.
It is possible to set manually the combination coefficient or automatically generate combinations
according to the Eurocode 0.
The users can add different load cases from the available list. Also, the envelope load case doesn’t
require any combination, because it is interpreted as a special load case that has the meaning of a
combination which consists only of the maximum value of the efforts. For example, the user can
define an envelope case that can provide the maximum axial force, maximum shear force or
maximum bending moment.
Calculation results
For the calculation of connections, BD Steel Connection uses Eurocode 3 international design
standards, for all the connection components verification: anchors, welds, end plates, stiffener
plates, etc. and parts of the connected elements, beams web and flanges.
The module can generate a report which contains a range of chapters that describe the calculation
theoretical formula, the calculation results and work ratio for each verification.

From a list, the chapters to be included in the report can be chosen. Here is an example of the main
verification chapters that appear in the generated report.
For each verification, the Calculation results tab displays: the work ratio, resistance, effort and
combination. Above is an example of calculation results for a moment end plate.

Errors and warnings may appear in the console during this stage, whenever there are failed
verifications, hole distances conditions that are not satisfied, or other joint design problems.
The Generate command available in the ribbon creates the report in .doc or .pdf file. With
the Preview command, users can generate a report by selecting one of the available templates, or
creating a new report using the Report Designer.
Generic detail view
The user can obtain a generic connection drawing (elevation and sections), which can further be
exported and adjusted in other CAD software.

The Drawing Settings dialog is used for customizing the drawing. Here, the user can set the page
layout and the title blocks, disable different views (sections/elevation) in the drawing, change the
section symbols and the scale for each view. The print margins can be set when printing the
generated drawing.
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