Design of Pinned Base Plate 1

Pin Base Plate Design:

Column load ,P 22 Kip 96 KN
Web of steel column,d 9.8 in 250 mm
Web Thk of steel column,tw 0.2 in 5 mm
Flange of steel column,bf 6.9 in 175 mm
Flange Thk of steel column,tf 0.2 in 6 mm
Yeild strength of base Plate,Fy 36 Ksi 248 MPa
Concrete compressive strength,f'c 3.0 Ksi 21 MPa
RCC Column Width,W 13.8 in 350.0 mm
RCC Column Length,L 13.8 in 350.0 mm

Calculation as per AISC

The area of plate should be to the larger of
Provided area of RCC column,A2 189.9 sq.in
Area of Base Plate , A1= (1/A2)(P/0.35f'c)2 2.2 sq.in
or P/0.7f'c 10.3 sq.in
or dbf 67.8 sq.in
Required Area of Base Plate,A1 67.8 sq.in
Plate dimensions determination
∆ = 0.5(0.95d-0.80 bf) 1.92 in
Required Length of base plate ,N=√A1 + ∆ 10.15 in 257.9 mm
Provided Length of base plate ,N 11.81 in 300 mm
Required Width of base plate ,B=A1 / N 6.89 in 175.0 mm
Provided Width of base plate ,B 9.84 in 250 mm
Provided Area of Base Plate ,A1 = B X N 116.3 sq.in
Bearing stress Check
Actual bearing pressure,fp=P/(BXN) 0.19 Ksi
The allowable bearing stress is,Fp=0.35f'c √(A2/A1) ≤ 0.7f'c 1.34 Ksi
Ratio 0.14 fp < Fp, OK
Determination of c
m=(N -0.95d)/2 1.2 in
n=(B -0.8b)/2 2.2 in
q=4𝑓𝑝𝑑𝑏𝑓/
(𝑑+𝑏𝑓) 𝐹𝑝
2
0.13
𝜆=(2(1−√(1−𝑞)))/√𝑞 ≤ 1.0
0 0.4
𝑛′=√𝑑𝑏𝑓/4
2.06
λn' 0.78
c = max(m,n,λn') 2.17
Determine the required plate thickness tp
Base Plate Thickness required, tp= 2c √(fp/Fy) 0.31 in 7.9 mm

Base plate Size Length,N Width,B Thickness,tp

12 in 10 in 0.3 in
300 mm 250 mm 12 mm

Ref : AISC ASD Construction Manual 9th Edition

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 Design of Pinned Base Plate 2

Pin Base Plate Design:

INPUT
Load
Column load ,P 314 Kip 1395 KN
Steel Col
Web of steel column,d 19.0 in 482 mm
Web Thk of steel column,tw 0.4 in 10 mm
Flange of steel column,bf 9.8 in 250 mm
Flange Thk of steel column,tf 0.6 in 16 mm
RCC Col
RCC Column Width,W 19.7 in 500.0 mm
RCC Column Length,NCS 29.5 in 750.0 mm
Base plate
Length of base plate ,N 21.65 in 550 mm
Width of base plate ,B 13.78 in 350 mm
Thickness of plate,tp 1.181 in 30 mm 0.29
Design Procedure LRFD
Strength Properties
Yeild strength of base Plate,Fy 50 Ksi 345 MPa
Concrete compressive strength,f'c 3.0 Ksi 21 MPa

Calculation as per Design Guide -1

Pedestal
Provided area of RCC column,A2 581.3 sq.in
Required Area of Base Plate,A1 189.3 sq.in
Effective A2 = ((B/N)*Ncs)Ncs 554.8 sq.in
Plate dimensions determination
∆ = 0.5(0.95d-0.80 bf) 5.08 in
Required Length of base plate ,N=√A1 + ∆ 18.84 in 478.5 mm
Required Width of base plate ,B=A1 / N 9.84 in 250.0 mm
Provided Area of Base Plate ,A1 = B X N 298.4 sq.in
A2/A1 1.86
Bearing stress Check
Actual bearing pressure,fp=P/(BXN) 1.051 Ksi
The allowable bearing stress is,Fp 2.259 Ksi
Ratio 0.47
Determination of c fp < Fp, OK
m=(N -0.95d)/2 1.81 in
n=(B -0.8b)/2 2.95 in
Pp 1037 Kip 673.907613678 414.7124
X 0.42
𝜆=(2√𝑋))/(1+√(1−𝑋)) ≤ 1.0
0.73
𝑛′=√𝑑𝑏𝑓/4
3.42
λn' 2.51
l = max(m,n,λn') 2.95

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 Design of Pinned Base Plate 3

Determine the required plate thickness tp

Base Plate Thickness required, tp= 2c √(fp/Fy)(ASD) 0.451 in 11.46 mm
Mpl = fp*(l2/2) 4.58 Ksi
(1/Ω)Mn = (1/Ω)xFYxtp2/4 (ASD) or φMn = φFYxtp2/4(LRFD) 15.71 Ksi
Ratio 0.29
Base plate Size Length,N Width,B Thickness,tp
22 in 14 in 1.2 in
550 mm 350 mm 30 mm

Ref : AISC DESIGN GUIDE1,2ND ED

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Engr. Md.Nazmul Haq
 Anchor Bolt & Base Plate Design

Input
Load
Shear,V 49 kN 11.0 Kips
Uplift or Tension,T 398 kN 89.5 Kips
Moment,M 0 kN-m 0 kip-ft

Steel col dim

Web depth,d 482.0 mm 18.976 in
Web th, tw 10.0 mm 0.394 in
Flange width,bf 250.0 mm 9.843 in
Flange th,tf 16.0 mm 0.630 in
Anchor Bolt
Material F1554 GR36
Anchor Bolt dia 24.00 mm 0.94 in
AB C/C 165 mm
Total number of bolt 6
Number of Bolt per side 3
Base plate
Material A572 GR50
Consider shear for Base plate No
Thickness,tp 50.0 mm 1.97 in
Ratio 0.17 Ok
Washer
th 20.0 mm 0.787 in
Welded No
Design procedure LRFD

Result
Tension capacity Ratio 0.65 Ok
Shear capacity Ratio 0.15 Ok
Combined tension & shear capacity 1.22 Not Ok
Base Plate 0.17 Ok

AB Calculation
Tension only
Ω (ASD) 2
φ (LRFD) 0.75
Area of anchor bolt 452.4 sq.mm 0.701 sq.in
Ultimate capacity of anchor bolt 0.400 kN/sq.mm 58.0 ksi
Tension from moment (M/(d+tf)) 00 kN 0.0 Kips
Tension/bolt from moment 00 kN 0.0 Kips
Tension/bolt from uplift 66.3 kN 14.9 Kips
Tension demand/bolt 66.3 kN 14.91 Kips
Tension capacity/bolt LRFD 101.8 kN 22.88 Kips
Ratio 0.652
Shear only
Shear/bolt 08 kN 1.8 Kips
Shear capacity/bolt LRFD 54.3 kN 12.2 Kips
Ratio 0.150
Combined Tension & Shear check:
Shear stress,fv 0.045 kN/sq.mm 6.55 ksi
Lever arm,l 30.0 mm 1.181 in
Moment,Ml 245 kN-mm 2.168 kip-in
Z 2304 mm3 0.141 in3
Stress in the rod due to bending in shear,ftb =Ml/Z 0.106 kN/sq.mm 15.42 ksi
Axial stress in the rod due to uplift,fta 0.1466 kN/sq.mm 21.27 ksi
Total tensile stress,ft=ftb+fta 0.253 kN/sq.mm 36.69 ksi
Fnt = 0.75 Fu 0.300 kN/sq.mm 43.5 ksi

Fnv =0.4 Fu (threads included) 0.160 kN/sq.mm 23.2 ksi

Allowable tension,F'nt LRFD 0.208 kN/sq.mm 30.1 ksi
Allowable tension,Fnt/Ω LRFD 0.225 kN/sq.mm 32.6 ksi
Allowable tension(Minm) LRFD 0.21 kN/sq.mm 30.1 ksi
1.2

Base plate Calculation for tension only

Ω (ASD) 1.67
φ (LRFD) 0.9
fy 345 MPA
Tension/bolt 66.3 kN
Tension/bolt (Considering shear) 78.0 kN
Beff 155 mm
Mstrip 5.14 kN-m/m
(1/Ω)Mn = (1/Ω)xFYxtp2/4 129 kN-m/m
φMn = φFYxtp2/4 194 kN-m/m
MPT = Mstrip/Beff 33 kN-m/m
Ratio 0.17
 Life line load capacity for 8mm wire
Client: Reckit Benckiser

Load calculation
Diameter of rope 8 mm
Breaking strength (from Mill certificate),Fu 40.2 kN
Allowable tensile capacity = Fu/2 20.100 kN
2049.6 Kg
Weight consideration per person 100 kg
Maxm person rope can hold 20 person
Design of Base plate (Combined Tension and Shear ) (Pinned Base)

Input
Web of steel column 250 mm 9.8 in
Web Thk of steel column 5 mm 0.2 in
Flange of steel column 175 mm 6.9 in
Flange Thk of steel column 6 mm 0.2 in
Tension force 26 KN 6 Kip
Shear 23 KN 5 Kip
Number of bolt 4 nos
Bolt to bolt distance(hor.) 120 mm 5 in
Yeild strength of base Plate,Fy 36.0 Ksi 345
Coefficient of friction between concrete & base plate,µ 0.7

Calculation
Tension in bolts due to shear loads,Tsf = V/(nxµ) 1.8 Kip
Design Tension per bolt,Tdesign = T+Tsf 3.3 Kip 4.33333333
Moment,My 7.5 in-kips
Effective width of Base Plate,beff 4.53 in 115.0 mm
Fby= 0.75 Fy(4/3) 36.0 Ksi
Required thickness,treq =√(6 My / beff Fby) 0.525 in 13.3 mm
1.67
40.5

Ref: Steel Design Guide Series 7,AISC

Small Moment Base Plate Design (Triangular Pressure Distribution Approach)
Input Data
Axial Load, Pa= 20.65 kN 4.65 kip
Moment, M= 20.86 KN-m 184.64 kip-in
Design Procedure LRFD
Column size
Web depth,dw 322.58 mm 12.70 in
Web thickness,tw 8 mm 0.31 in
Flange width,bf 309.88 mm 12.20 in
Flange thickness,tf 12 mm 0.47 in
Yield Strength of Steel, Fy = 248 kN/mm2 36 ksi
Yield Strength of Concrete, f'c= 28 kN/mm 2
4 ksi
Base plate size
Base Plate Length, N= 482.6 mm 19.00 in
Base Plate Width, B= 482.6 mm 19.00 in
Plate Cantilever Dimension
m = (N-0.95d)/2 88.1 mm 3.47 in
n = (B-0.95bf)/2 117.3 mm 4.62 in

Calculation as per AISC

Design Axial Load, Pa= 29.9425 kN 6.74 kip
Design Moment, M= 30.247 KN-m 267.72 kip-in
Eccentricity determination e and ekern :
e =M/P 1009.4 mm 39.74 in
ekern =N/6 80.4 mm 3.17 in Proceed With L
Base Pressure Determination for 1 inch Strip of Plate:
Due to Axial Compression, fpa(ax)= Pa/BN 0.02 ksi
Due to Applied Moment, fpa(b)= 6Pae/BN 2
0.234 ksi
Max Combined Pressure, fpa(max) = fpa(ax) + fpa(b)
m
0.25 ksi
Min Combined Pressure, fpa(max) = fpa(ax) - fpa(b)
m
-0.216 ksi
Determination of Pressure at Critical Bending Plane(m distance from fp(max)):
Pressure, fpa(m) = fpa(max) - 2fpa(m/N) 0.17 ksi
Determination of Mpl for Bending about Critical Plane at m and n:
About a Plane at m:
Moment, Ma pl= 1.35 k-in/in
About a Plane at n:
Moment, Ma pl=fpa(ax)(n2/2) 0.20 k-in/in
Moment, Ma crit= 1.35 k-in/in
Required plate thickness, ta(req) = 0.41 in
Provide plate thickness,tprov=treq+4mm 14.4 mm

Base Plate size,

Length(mm) Width(mm) Thick(mm) LRFD
482.6 482.6 14.4

Ref: AISC Design Guide 1, 2nd Edition

Large Moment Base Plate Design (Triangular Pressure Distribution Approach)
Input Data
Axial Load, Pa= 20.65 kN 4.65 kip
Moment, M= 20.86 KN-m 184.64 kip-in
Design Procedure LRFD
Column size
Column Depth d = 250 mm 9.84 in
Column Web Thickness, tw= 5 mm 0.20 in
Column Flange Width bf= 175 mm 6.89 in
Column Flange Thickness, tf = 6 mm 0.24 in
Yield Strength of Steel, Fy = 248 kN/mm2 36 ksi
Yield Strength of Concrete, f'c= 21 kN/mm2 3.00 ksi
Base plate size
Base Plate Length, N= 300 mm 11.81 in
Base Plate Width, B= 250 mm 9.84 in
Area,A1 75000 mm2 116.250233 in2
Pedestal size
Pedestal Length, L= 350 mm 13.78 in
Pedestal Width, B'= 350 mm 13.78 in
Area,A2 122500 mm2 190 in2
A2/A1 1.63

Calculation as per AISC

Design Axial Load, Pa= 29.9 kN 6.74 kip
Design Moment, M= 30.2 KN-m 267.72 kip-in
Eccentricity determination e and ekern :
e =M/P 39.74 in
ekern =N/6 1.97 in
Proceed
Available bearing strength :
Maximum Allowable Bearing, fpa= 2.12 ksi
Determination of Bearing Length:
Base Plate Edge Distance From Anchor Bolt, bedge = 1.50 in 37.50 mm
N'= 10.31 in
A'= N/2-bedge 4.41 in
Bearing Length, A= 27.86 in
Bearing Length, A= 3.07 in
Bearing Length, A= 3.07 in
Determination of the Required Tensile Strength of the Anchor Rod:
Required Anchor Bolt Tension, Ta=(fpaAB)/2-Pa 25.29 kip
Number of Anchor Bolt in Tension side= 2.00 Nos
Required Anchor Bolt Tension per Bolt, Trod= 12.64 kip
Determination of Mpl for Bending about Critical Plane at m :
Length of Cantilever Portion Along N, m= 1.230 in
fpa(m)= 1.27 ksi
About a Plane at m:
Moment, Ma pl= 1.39 k-in/in
Due to Anchor Rod Tension :
Moment, Ma pl= 6.32 k-in/in
Critical Moment, Ma pl= 6.32 k-in/in
Required Plate Thickness, tp(req) = 0.88 in
Provide plate thickness,tprov=treq+4mm 26.44 mm
Base Plate size,
Length(mm) Width(mm) Thick(mm)
300 250 26.4

Ref: AISC Design Guide 1, 2nd Edition

Large Moment Base Plate Design (Uniform Pressure Distribution Approach)

Input Data
Total axial load of column, Pa = 336 KN 75 Kip
Total Bending Moment, Ma = 3100 KN-m 27435 Kip-in
Steel column size
Depth of column, d = 860.0 mm 33.9 in
thk. of column web, tw = 20.0 mm 0.8 in
Width of flange of column, bf = 650.0 mm 25.6 in
thk. of flange of column, tf = 30.0 mm 1.2 in
R.C.C column size
Required width of RCC column, Wf = 850.0 mm 33.5 in
Required length of RCC column, Lf = 1200.0 mm 47.2 in
Base Plate size
Width of base plate, B = 750.0 mm 29.5 in
Length of base plate, N= 1075.0 mm 42.3 in
Yield stress of steel, Fy = 248 MPa 36 Ksi
Specified concrete strength, fc' = 24 MPa 3.5 Ksi
Anchor bolt edge distance 75.0 mm 3.0 in
Design Procedure ASD
Anchor Bolt
Dia of anchor bolt 60.0 mm 2.362 in
Number of threads,n 8
Anchor bolt nos 1
Ultimate capacity of AB 58 Ksi
Calculation As per AISC
Design Axial Load, 75 Kip 336 KN
Design Moment 27435 Kip-in 3100 KN
Area of chosen base plate, A1 = B x N = 806250.0 sq.mm 1249.7 sq.in
Area of RCC column, A2 = Wf x Lf = ### 1581.0 sq.in
e =M/P 363.45 in
fp(max) = 1.34 Ksi
q max = 39.5 Kips/in
e cric = 20.2 in
Proceed
m=(N -0.95d)/2 5.08 in
n=(B -0.8bf)/2 4.53 in
Outer AB centre to Flange center,x 1.9 in
f 18.2 in
(f + N/n)2 = 1550.0 sq.in
2pa(e+f)/qmax 1458.7 sq.in
OK
Bearing Length
Y1= 48.9 in
Y2= 29.8 in
Y= 29.8 in
Bolt Tension
Ta = qmaxY-P 1102.1 Kip

Thickness (considering bearing stress) t p(req) = 1.79 in

Thickness (considering anchor bolt tension force) t p(req)= 3.59 in
Maxm Thickness required t p(req) = 3.59 in

Base plate,
in 29.53 42.32 3.59
mm 750 1075 91

Anchor bolt calculation

Area of anchor bolt(Threaded part)Ats=π/4*(D-.974/n)2 3.940 sqin
Area of anchor bolt(Rod only)Ab=π/4*(D)2 4.383 sqin
Anchor bolt tension/bolt 1102.1 Kip
Anchor bolt nominal tensile capacity,Rn=0.75FuAb 190.6 Kip
Design tensile strength,ФRn 95.3 Kip
Design tensile strength,ФRn=ФFuAts(ACI 318-08,App D) 171.41 Kip
Not OK
Small Moment Base Plate Design (Uniform Pressure Distribution Approach)

Input Data:
Total axial load of column, Pa = 1112 KN 250 Kip
Total Bending Moment, Ma = 73 KN-m 649 Kip-in
Steel column size
Depth of column, d = 322.6 mm 12.7 in
thk. of column web, tw = 8.0 mm 0.3 in
Width of flange of column, bf = 309.9 mm 12.2 in
thk. of flange of column, tf = 12.0 mm 0.5 in
R.C.C Column size
RCC column length, Lf = 482.6 mm 19.0 in
RCC column, Wf = 482.6 mm 19.0 in
Base plate size
Length of base plate, N= 482.6 mm 19.0 in
Width of base plate, B = 482.6 mm 19.0 in
Yield stress of steel, Fy = 248 MPa 36 Ksi
Specified concrete strength, fc' = 28 MPa 4 Ksi
Design procedure ASD

Calculation as per AISC:

Design Axial Load, Pa 1112 kN 250 kip
Design Moment, Ma 73.385 kN-m 649 kip-in
Area of chosen base plate, A1 = B x N = 232902.76 mm2 361 in2
Area of RCC column, A2 = Wf x Lf = 232902.76 mm2 361 in2

Eccentricity & bearing pressure determination :

fp= 0.953 ksi
fp(max) = 1.35901377810007 ksi
q= 18.1 kips/in
q max = 26 kips/in Bearing pressure ok
e= 2.60 in
e cric = 4.66 in
Proceed design for small moment
Bearing Length, Y = N-2e 13.8 in
m=(N -0.95d)/2 3.47 in
n=(B -0.8b)/2 4.62 in

Required plate thickness tp,(when Y ≥ m or n) 1.38 in

Required plate thickness tp,(when Y < m or n) Not Applicable in
Base plate size,
Length Width Thick
19 19 1.38
482.6 482.6 35

Ref: AISC Design Guide 1, 2nd Edition