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BASE/FLANGE PLATE DESIGN Date : 1-Dec-22
Order Number : SQ119506
1. The basic input data of the baseplate, see figure 1 below:
Pole shaft-governing reactions: M (moment) = 1114.7 kN.m
Fs (shear) = 56.5 kN
Fz (vertical) = 48.7 kN

Bottom pole shaft geometric: Pole bottom diameter, d = 770 mm

Base plate flat-flat diameter, D = 1050 mm
Base plate thickness, Tbp = 30 mm
Base plate yield stress, σbp = 330 MPa
Material capacity factor, φbp = 0.87

Anchor bolts geometric: Bolt circle diameter, Dbc = 930 mm

Bolt quantity, Qbt = 18
Bolt diameter, Dbt = 36 mm
Bolt length, Dlength = 1200 mm
Bolt effective area, As = 794 mm2
Bolt yield stress, σbt = 480 MPa
Material capacity factor, φbt = 0.77
Gussets geometric: Gussets height, Hg = 300 mm
Gussets width, Wg = 130 mm
Gussets thickness, Tg = 8 mm
Gussets yield stress, σg = 345 MPa
Material capacity factor, φg = 0.87
D1 = 80 mm

Figure 1
The quantity of bolts gives in figure 1 is not true.

2. Check anchor bolts:

a. Anchor bolt axis force:
Bolt force by the axis reaction, Fz:
FZ
N axis = = 2704.0556 N
Qbt

Maximum bolt force by the moment M:

M × X1 Distance from bolt to central axis:
N max = = 266360.84 N x y
 X i2 1 465.0 0.0
take axis Y as the centeral line of bending. 2 437.0 159.0
I is the number of quantity of bolts. 3 356.2 298.9
4 232.5 402.7
Combined maximun force in bolt: 5 80.7 457.9
N = N axis + N max = 269064.89 N

b. Anchor bolt shear force:

FS
TS = = 3137.5111 N
Qbt

c. Analysis Anchor bolt stress:

N
σ = = 338.9 MPa
AS
TS
τ = = 4.0 MPa
AS
2 2
 σ   τ 
  + 3 ⋅   = 0.918 < 1
 ϕbtσ bt   ϕbtτ bt 

Checking of anchor bolts: OK!

3. Check base plate:
From figure 2 right, we can get,
π
Lx = Dbc × = 162.3 mm
Qbt
Ly = 140.0 mm

Take the base plate as a 3-sides support elastic plate applied

with even distributed loading, the load in the plate is:

N
q= = 11.84 MPa
Lx × L y

Ly
= 0.9
Lx

So we can get the poisson ratio from the table right below for
the moment coefficients is:

M coef = M xo = -0.072376
Figure 2

The maximum force is: Ly/Lx Mx My Mox M ox Moxz

0.30 0.0143 0.0087 0.0223 -0.0396 -0.0447
N p1 = M xo × q × L2x = -22577.77 N
0.35 0.0174 0.0106 0.0267 -0.0443 -0.0450
0.40 0.0201 0.0122 0.0306 -0.0485 -0.0446
Analysis of base plate : 0.45 0.0226 0.0136 0.0338 -0.0522 -0.0437
As we know, 0.50 0.0248 0.0148 0.0363 -0.0556 -0.0426
0.55 0.0267 0.0157 0.0383 -0.0587 -0.0413
5N p
Tmin > 0.60 0.0284 0.0165 0.0399 -0.0615 -0.0401
σ 0.65 0.0299 0.0170 0.0411 -0.0640 -0.0389
so we can get: 0.70 0.0313 0.0174 0.0420 -0.0663 -0.0379
5 N p1 0.75 0.0325 0.0177 0.0426 -0.0684 -0.0370
σ = = 125.4 MPa 0.80 0.0336 0.0178 0.0431 -0.0703 -0.0363
Tbp2 0.85 0.0346 0.0178 0.0434 -0.0720 -0.0358
0.90 0.0355 0.0178 0.0436 -0.0735 -0.0354
< σ a = ϕ bpσ bp = 287.0 MPa
0.95 0.0363 0.0177 0.0437 -0.0748 -0.0351
1.00 0.0370 0.0175 0.0437 -0.0760 -0.0350
Checking the base plate: OK! 1.10 0.0382 0.0171 0.0437 -0.0781 -0.0351
1.20 0.0392 0.0166 0.0436 -0.0797 -0.0356
1.30 0.0399 0.0160 0.0436 -0.0809 -0.0363
1.40 0.0405 0.0155 0.0435 -0.0819 -0.0371
1.50 0.0409 0.0150 0.0434 -0.0825 -0.0380
1.75 0.0415 0.0141 0.0433 -0.0835 -0.0405
2.00 0.0418 0.0134 0.0433 -0.0839 -0.0430

4. Check gussets:
Take the gusset as a short cantilever beam:
a. Gussets stress check:
Check shear stress :
N σg
τ = = 112.1 MPa < ϕ gτ g = ×ϕg = 173.2 MPa
H g × Tg 3
Check normal stress :

120000 mm3 M = N × D1 = 21525.191 N.m

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M
σ = = 179.4 MPa < ϕ gσ g = 300 MPa
W
Checking the base plate: OK!
b. Gussets welding check:
Here below is the welding parameter:
Fillet welding size
Hf = 8 mm
Welding design stress
σf = 200.1 MPa
Scaled factor for welding strenght βf = 1.22
i, Horizontal Welded calclation:
N
σ hw = = 177.2 MPa < σf = 200.1 MPa
2
2× × β f × H f × (W g − 20)
2
Checking horizontal welding: OK!
ii, Vertical Welding calclation:
Check shear stress :
N
τ vw = = 84.9 MPa
2
2× × H f × (H g − 20)
2
Check normal stress :
2
× H f × (H g − 20)
2
M
Wvw = 2 = 73916 mm3 σ vw = = 145.6 MPa
6 2 × Wvw
Combined stress:
2
σ 
σ v =  vw  + τ vw
2
= 146.5 MPa < σf = 200.1 MPa
 βf 
Checking Verrical welding: OK!
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ANCHOR BOLT CALCULATIONS
Date 01-12-2022
(ASCE/SEI 48-11 & BSEN 50341-1:2012)
Revision 0
Allowable Tension Force in the Anchor Bolt : As per Clause 6.2.2 & 6.2.3 of ASCE/SEI 48-11
Max. Ultimate Tensile Force in the Bolt (T) 269065 N Results :
Max. Ultimate Shear Force (V) 56475 N AB Capacity OK
Number of Anchor bolts (N) 18 Anchorage OK
Diameter of Anchor Bolt (Ф) 36 mm
Type of Anchor Bolt Plain
Bolt Strength Grade Designation 6.8
Ultimate tensile strength of AB steel (Fub) 600 N/mm²
Grade of Concrete M25
Charecteristic Strength of Concrete (Fck) 25 N/mm²
Bonding stress into concrete (Fbd) 1.20 N/mm²
Pitch of the bolt (P) 4.0
Gross Area of the Bolt (Ag) = (pi()/4)*Ф2 1017.88 mm2
2
Stress area of threaded part (As) = (pi()/4)*(d-0.9382P) 816.72 mm²
Shear Force in Each Bolt (Vb) = V/N 3138
Actual Shear Stress in the Bolt (fv) = Vb/Ag 3.08 N/mm²
Permissible Shear Stress (Fv) = 0.35*Fub 210.00 N/mm² Shear Plane through Threads
Permissible stress due to Tension and Shear (Ft (V)) =Ft*SQRT(1-fv/Fv)2 449.95 N/mm²
Resistance/Capacity of Anchor Bolt due to Tension & Shear(R) = (Ft (V))*As 367485 N
Anchor Bolt with Ring Plate Pull Out Strength Calculations (Table K.2 of BSEN 50341-1:2012)
Total length of Anchor Bolt (L) 1200 mm
Upper threaded length of AB (Lp) 225 mm
Ring width (RW) >=3*Dia of the bolt 108 mm
Ring thickness Rt = 0.15*Ring Width 17.00 mm
AB length ring to ground level (lo) = L- Lp-Rt - Ф 922 mm
Add anchorage length due to ring (Lb-lo) 1225.00 mm
Total length=Bolt length+length due to ring (Lb) 2147.00 mm
Resistance of AB in anchorage (Fa, Rd) 291384 N