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F e l i x V. Ga r d e , J r .
Design Approaches.
Force transfer.
The required thickness for an axially loaded base plate from two design approaches is,
√︄
𝑓𝑝
𝑡 𝑝 = 1.5 (largest of 𝑛, 𝑚, or 𝜆𝑛′ )
𝐹𝑦
where,
𝑛 = (𝐵 − 0.8𝑏 𝑓 )/2
𝑚 = (𝑁 − 0.95𝑑)/2
1 √︁
𝑛′ = 𝑑𝑏 𝑓
4 √
2 𝑋
𝜆= √ ≤ 1.0; conservatively 𝜆 = 1.0
1 + 1 − 𝑋
4𝑑𝑏 𝑓 𝑃𝑢
𝑋= ≤ 1.0
(𝑑 + 𝑏 𝑓 ) 𝜙 𝑐 𝑃 𝑝
2
When 𝜆 > 1.0, the plate is heavily loaded and the simple cantilever method is
appropriate.
Design a square base plate with 𝐴36 steel for a 𝑊10 × 60 column with a service dead
load of 175 kips and a service live load of 275 kips. The concrete 28-day strength, 𝑓𝑐′ is
3, 000 psi. The base plate rests on a 12 ft × 12 ft concrete footing.